Duquesne Light Company · 1 month ago
Sr Category Manager I
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
7+ years expDuquesne Light Company, headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, is a leader in providing electric energy and has been in the forefront of the electric energy market. The Sr. Category Manager will develop and execute category plans for strategic sourcing across various spend categories, partnering with internal stakeholders to drive savings and improve productivity.
Electrical DistributionEnergyEnergy Efficiency
Responsibilities
Strategic procurement business partner, interfacing at various levels of the company
Establish, build, and manage strong external vendor relationships, including negotiations
Create, implement, and manage multi-year category sourcing strategies for assigned categories to generate value and where appropriate, innovation opportunities for the company
Continually sensing of internal customers and supply markets for changes that may impact the sourcing strategy
Partner with internal stakeholders to understand current and future business needs, as well as external resource requirements, in order to create and execute project pipeline
Lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams that include representation from the end user community
Drive a measurable reduction in year over year total cost of ownership for assigned categories
Analyze spend data and identify opportunities to increase spend opportunities with diverse suppliers (including local and regional)
Influence key internal stakeholders to engage procurement as a key partner in order to drive cost out of their 3rd party suppliers
Conduct regular reviews of supplier scorecards and operational metrics to drive continuous improvement of suppliers as part of a Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program
Manage supplier qualification, RFP, supplier selection, contract development, implementation, purchase or blanket orders, compliance, and ongoing supply management processes
Contract resolution to ensure accurate supply of materials and/or services
Provide external industry benchmarking to better assess strategy and solutions within procurement
Champion standards and process improvements to create efficiencies in sourcing procedures
May engage in peer coaching and mentoring for category manager associates
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Finance or related discipline required
Seven (7+) or more years' experience in sourcing various materials or services required
Demonstrated experience with successfully developing and executing multi-year sourcing category strategies
Strong knowledge of the strategic sourcing process and practical application of the process to sourcing projects
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
Strong analytical skills required
Knowledge of total cost of ownership (TC) and clean sheet methodologies
Strong project management and change management skills
Must be able to work within all functions and levels of an organization
Advanced knowledge of contract terms and conditions
Experience in increasing supplier diversity spend
ERP system experience: Maximo experience strongly preferred
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
Familiarity with the Power Advocate Energy Intelligence Platform a plus or web-based tools, such as e-Sourcing, Spend Analytics, Contract Management
Company
Duquesne Light Company
Duquesne Light Company Provides energy services to southwestern Pennsylvania.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2004-06-14IPO
Leadership Team
Mark E. Kaplan CPA
Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Matthew Ankrum
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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