Category Manager III

4 weeks ago

Pittsburgh, United States Duquesne Light Full time

Duquesne Light Company, headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, is a leader in providing electric energy and has been in the forefront of the electric energy market, with a history rooted in technological innovation and superior customer service. Today, the company continues its role as a leader in the transmission and distribution of electric energy, providing a secure supply of reliable power to more than half a million customers in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Duquesne Light Company is committed to creating a culture of inclusion. We value and respect the unique differences and experiences of our employees. We believe that our differences lead to better collaboration, innovation and outcomes. We want you to join our team

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

Primary focus is on daily deliverables, outputs and reporting. Typically accountable for managing one's own time and work flow. Responsible for using prescribed guidelines to analyze situations and solve problems. Work activities are typically of moderate to complex in nature requiring the incumbent to draw on previous knowledge to perform role. Continues to build knowledge base but has a solid foundation to act independently the majority of the time. Still draws on experts and managers when needed but less frequently.

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

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Duquesne Light Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of the employment relationship, without discrimination because of race, age, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity or status as a Vietnam era or special disabled veteran or any other unlawful basis, as defined by applicable law, and fostering a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and retaliation. This policy affects decisions including, but not limited to, hiring, compensation, benefits, terms and conditions of employment, opportunities for promotion, transfer, layoffs, return from a layoff, training and development, and other privileges of employment. An integral part of Duquesne Light Company's commitment is to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws concerning equal employment and affirmative action.

Duquesne Light Company is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at HR@duqlight.com and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation.

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