Job Specifications
Job Title: Contract Specialist I - III
Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid
Legal Entity: Entergy Services, Inc.-ESI (OLD)
Job Summary/Purpose
The Contracts Specialist utilizes and applies significant supply chain and contracting knowledge and experience to contract for complex services, with variable scopes of work, across a diverse portfolio of Information Technology (IT) sub-categories and business functions, including Hardware, Information Security, IT Professional Services, Software, Telecom, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The role is responsible for developing, leading and negotiating complex IT contracting strategies, recognizing and integrating relevant market conditions for. Key interfaces for this position are internal business customers and business units such as Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Tax, Finance, Risk Management, Safety, Human Resources and Legal, and external suppliers.
Job Duties/Responsibilities
Safety/Human Performance:
Actively promote strong safety behaviors and ensure the team always puts safety first.
Utilize key tools, programs, and proactive field visits to assure standards and behaviors.
Monitor and influence suppliers to proactively identify any safety concerns.
Incident Response:
Perform storm role duties as assigned through the Storm Assignment Management System (SAMS) and/or the nuclear Emergency Response Organization (ERO).
Work Processes:
Apply the principles and practices of plan, strategize, source and perform to each request.
Pre-award contract development and post-award contract administration; create and lead the RFx bid process; develop negotiation strategies, optimal pricing methodology, establish KPIs when appropriate, and warranty protection.
Perform detailed market and financial analyses to determine potential business risk associated with a supplier or contract; coordinate with Credit Risk as required.
Identify and evaluate new and current sources of supply, including diverse suppliers, to ensure the most competitive and advantageous offering to Entergy is achieved.
Work with Legal, Tax, and Risk Management to ensure any deviations from standard contract language are within Entergy’s Legal and Risk tolerance levels.
At times process Purchase Orders and complete other works assignments as necessary to ensure the success of the Procurement organization.
Value Creation:
Deliver and document savings to Entergy through competitive bidding, direct negotiations, cost avoidance, etc.
Partnership/Relationships:
Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure SUPPLY CHAIN is addressing contractual needs pro-actively and in the most beneficial way for Entergy.
Work with stakeholders to analyze and develop company position on claims and disputes.
Establish/maintain relationships with suppliers/partners, based on the ethical business practices as set forth in the Standards of Conduct and Integrity and Entergy's supply chain Polices.
Process and Reporting Compliance:
Ensure all requirements for savings, local-owned businesses spend, document retention, bidding, contractor safety and other areas of compliance are met.
Communications:
Maintain open communications between stakeholders and within supply chain to ensure that prompt, thorough, accurate, pertinent and complete information is provided.
Minimum Requirements - Education/Experience
Contract Specialist, I: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, or other related discipline OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 4+ years of supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience
Contract Specialist, II: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, or other related discipline and minimum 2+ years of combined supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 6+ years of supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience
Contract Specialist, III: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, or other related discipline and minimum 5+ years of combined supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 9+ years of supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience
Senior Contracts Specialist: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, or other related discipline and minimum 9+ years of combined supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 13+ years of supplier contracting, vendor management, or other related supply chain experience
Preferred Education/Experience
Prior IT contracting experience in support of the energy industry
supply chain Certification from an industry accreditation organization such as CPSM, APICS, etc.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Technical
Advanced understanding of