Category Sourcing Leader
Date: Feb 4, 2025
Location: Newark, NJ, US
Company: PSEG
Requisition: 80482
PSEG Company: PSEG Services Corp.
Salary Range: $ 88,400
- $ 140,000
Work Location Category: Hybrid Flexible
PSEG operates under a Flexible Work Model where flexible work is offered when job requirements allow. In support of this model, roles have been categorized into one of four work location categories:
Onsite are roles that have specific onsite requirements and are typically onsite daily.
Hybrid fixed are roles that are a blend of onsite work/in-person interactions with some ability to work remotely and require employees to live within a commutable distance and be onsite fixed days each week.
Hybrid flexible are roles that can be performed remotely but require some level of onsite work/in-person interactions on a regular basis, require employees to live within a commutable distance and, since business needs vary by position and may change over time, managers will set expectations and flexibility regarding where and when work is performed.
Fully remote are roles that can be performed remotely, require employees to live in approved states and will have purpose-driven in-person interactions on occasion.
We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That’s why you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer a retirement program, 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement and a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year (including vacation, scheduled holidays, and floating holidays).
PSEG offers a unique experience to our more than 12,000 employees – we provide the resources and opportunities for career development that come with being a Fortune 500 company, as well as the attention, camaraderie, and care for one another you might typically associate with a small business. Our focus on combatting climate change through clean energy technology, our new net zero climate vision for 2030 and enhanced commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; and supporting the communities we serve make this a particularly exciting time to join PSEG.
Job Summary
Sourcing professional with primary responsibility for managing the strategic equipment and materials acquisition plan that optimizes total cost solutions for select category groupings of non-fuel external supplier spend. Categories generally encompass annual spend of approximately $30-75 million. This position supports the development and implementation of multi-year strategic plans, aligned to operational goals that identify maximum value contribution to Enterprise. Responsible for identifying, developing and implementing category plans with spend in both specific lines of business and across Enterprise. A Category Leader will manage several equipment and material sub-categories.
This position is an individual contributor role.
Job Responsibilities
• Develops and oversees supplier management initiatives to drive continuous improvement in all PSEG/supplier contracts. Manages supplier performance tracking and joint improvement processes. Develops and executes supplier development plans and key strategic alliances.
• Supports the creation of multi-year strategic commodity plans (for up to 10 specific commodities) based on profiling of category spend history and forecasts, performing marketplace review and analysis, identification of business partner needs, evaluation of resource availability, and prioritization of sourcing opportunities.
• Leads sourcing process activities of strategic sourcing teams, requests for proposals and bid evaluations, with direct oversight of team performance.
• Establishes and executes measurement and tracking plan to monitor business partner and supplier compliance to negotiated agreements. Reports non-compliance activities and effects corrective action where necessary.
• Quantifies, validates and reports cost reductions and other qualitative results from individual sourcing activities in support of the strategic commodity plan.
• Interfaces with business strategists across all business units to develop client needs assessments and establish sourcing strategies that are in alignment with organizations business plans and goals.
Job Specific Qualifications
• BS/BA Degree, preferably in business, finance, supply chain, or relevant field and a minimum of 3 years of procurement, category management, contract management, or strategic sourcing experience. In lieu of a degree, 7 years of procurement, category management, contract management, or strategic sourcing experience
• Candidate must demonstrate experience/familiarity with material and service category management, contract management, and supplier management
• Strong analytical, market analysis and cost modeling skills
• Team facilitation, presentation and team leadership skills
• Must have experience with and the potential to lead large complex work teams and projects across business units
• Strong change management (people and process) skills and business partner relationship skills
• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to make clear and concise presentations in front of large audiences
• Thorough knowledge of contract terms and strong negotiation skills
• Strong computer skills: Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Candidate ability to obtain Nuclear Unescorted Access
Desired:
• Masters in business, finance, supply chain, or scientific field.
• Knowledge of SAP, Ariba, MS Office including Access, Microsoft Project, Lean Six Sigma, e-sourcing and e-procurement application a plus
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If you are a current PSEG employee and if you are offered an opportunity with PSEG Long Island, you will be treated as a new hire. Please note that as a new hire to the Long Island subsidiary, your benefits will change and generally will be consistent with other similarly situated PSEG Long Island new hires. Similarly, for PSEG Long Island employees who accept job opportunities with PSEG or any of its subsidiaries (other than PSEG Long Island), their benefits would change and generally be consistent with other similarly situated new hires of that company.
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