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LG&E and KU Energy LLC · 2 months ago

Supervisor - Sourcing

Louisville, Kentucky

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

PPL Corporation is one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, committed to creating sustainable value for its customers and communities. The Supervisor - Sourcing will lead a professional team responsible for sourcing electric and gas goods and services, ensuring internal customer satisfaction and overseeing daily sourcing activities across multiple business areas.

EnergyRenewable EnergySolar

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Continued responsibility to source full complement of key assigned material and service categories in support of designated business area operations, Utility capital projects, maintenance, or other initiatives

Supervise the day-to-day activities of the professional buying staff and the support staff to ensure internal customer satisfaction, even workload distribution and backup support during times of vacation, extended illness or absence

Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across utility categories to drive cost savings, supplier performance, and long-term value creation, while ensuring alignment with regulatory and operational requirements

Develop, implement, and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure sourcing effectiveness, supplier compliance, and category performance, using data-driven insights to inform continuous improvement

Act as a primary contact for the Company business area leaders regarding the acquisition of materials and services in support of daily operations, capital projects and transformation management and initiatives

Provide direction, guidance and coaching to subordinates and prepare performance reviews of professional staff that report to them. This will also include providing feedback to external parties on contracted staff performance

Interface with the respective Managers and the senior leadership team in the Supply Chain organization to plan and implement strategic initiatives

Identify and coordinate the planning for or acquisition of materials and services with other Supply Chain teams and supervisors/leaders for company business line operations that are located across states and jurisdictions to drive collaboration and identification of efficiencies, savings, material standardization and consistency in operations across the Company

Assess the skills of the Sourcing professional and support staff to ensure that the proper type and level of training is identified with the team members and provided as part of the individual’s personal development plan

Interface and plan effectively with project management, engineering, operations, IT, budgeting, and logistics' staff to lead collaboration and optimize joint processes and ensure all material and services procured to support project execution. This will also include support for joint data and information sharing, along with system and technology implementation and enhancement projects that will lead to process changes and benefits derived across these areas of the business. Drive excellence, process improvement and innovation

Build ongoing vendor relationships, manage supplier risk and performance, and implement efficient sourcing strategies, ensuring optimal supplies and services are available at the lowest total cost of ownership. Also, perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking

If applicable, in-person supervision of employees to ensure compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act wage and hour issues as well as to monitor compliance with safety rules

Physical presence in the office/on-site on a planned basis to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among direct reports and co-workers operating in a hybrid work environment. For remote staff members, ongoing direct engagement and tracking of performance to ensure high performance levels

Promote, execute and track goals and results of supplier diversity and corporate sustainability initiatives in sourcing awards and company spend with diverse suppliers and prime business partners

May be assigned an emergency and storm restoration role. This is a special assignment that comes into play during storms and other emergencies when the company needs to restore power or respond to other issues affecting customer service. This role may necessitate the need to work after-hours, outside of your normal schedule

Serve as an advocate for effective change management and support organizational goals for benefits derived from system and process integrations across all operating companies and business areas supported

All other duties and projects as assigned by Management

Qualification

Sourcing experienceData analyticsNegotiation skillsSupervisory experienceBachelor’s Degree

Required

Bachelor's Degree required

A minimum of five years of sourcing or related experience, including experience with negotiation of commercial Terms and Conditions

Preferred

Previous supervisory experience

Strong skills in data analytics

Company

LG&E and KU Energy LLC

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Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve a total of 1.2 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States.

Founded in 1990

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

1001-5000 employees