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    Category Manager Associate III - Pittsburgh, United States - Duquesne Light Company

    Duquesne Light Company
    Duquesne Light Company Pittsburgh, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Engineering / Architecture
    Description

    Position Summary:

    The Category Manager as directed by the Manger, Procurement will be responsible for developing and executing category plans for the strategic sourcing of various spend categories within Engineering and Construction. Responsible for cross functional sourcing and contracting activities to leverage Duquesne Light Company's services and materials spend.

    Key Responsibilities:

    Creates, implements, and manages multi-year category sourcing strategies for assigned categories to generate value for the company.

    Leads cross-functional strategic sourcing teams that include representation from the end user community.

    Analyzes spend data and identify opportunities to increase spend opportunities with diverse suppliers (including local and regional).

    Partners with internal stakeholders to understand current and future business needs, as well as external resource requirements, in order to create and execute project pipeline.

    Influences key internal stakeholders to engage sourcing as a key partner in order to drive cost out of their 3rd party suppliers.

    Drives a measurable reduction in year over year total cost of ownership for assigned categories.

    Administers the RFP Process to completion.

    Manages supplier qualification, contract development, and implementation, purchase or blanket orders, compliance, and ongoing supply management processes.

    Conducts regular reviews of supplier scorecards and operational metrics to drive continuous improvement of suppliers.

    Leverages e-sourcing and spend analysis tools to drive incremental year over year cost savings.

    Provides external industry benchmarking to better assess strategy and solutions within procurement.

    Drives process improvements to create efficiencies in sourcing procedures.

    Education/Experience Requirements:

    A minimum of a 4-year undergraduate college degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or Finance; Master's degree preferred;

    A minimum three (3) years' experience in sourcing various materials or services.

    Preferred:

    Advanced knowledge of contract terms and conditions

    Exceptional ability to engage cross functional teams and influence decision making process.

    Must be able to navigate a complex organization structure to solve problems.

    Advanced contract negotiation skills

    Demonstrated experience with successfully developing and executing multi-year sourcing category strategies.

    Strong analytical skills required.

    Strong knowledge of the strategic sourcing process and practical application of the process to sourcing projects

    Strong influencing, project management and change management skills.

    Excellent teamwork skills

    Must be able to work within all functions and levels of an organization.

    Experience in increasing supplier diversity spend.

    ERP system experience: Maximo experience strongly preferred.

    Familiarity with the Power Advocate Energy Intelligence Platform a plus or web-based tools, such as e-Sourcing, Spend Analytics, Contract Management.

    Travel:

    Periodic travel to service area facilities and job sites may be required. External travel is expected to be less than 10%.

    Hybrid Work

    Position follows our hybrid work model, with a minimum of two days working in the office and the remaining days working remotely. Reporting location and frequency may be subject to change based on job role and department needs.

    Storm Roles

    All Non-Union Employees will serve in storm roles as appropriate to their role and skillset. Please be sure to discuss storm roles with the hiring manager for this position, as duties can vary across the Company. Examples of storm roles could include but aren't limited to duties such as: working with operations for service center support or with the communications, customer service or government affairs teams to respond to public and customer requests for information, etc.

    Data Governance

    Utilize data to make business decisions as appropriate for the position, support data stewardship activities and partner with IT on underlying data needs.

    Scope

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    Decision Impact

    Problems and issues faced are vague. Draws on past experience on a regular basis. Accountable for some direct level of reasoning, critical thinking and decision making

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