Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG)

Category Sourcing Leader

Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/BA in business, finance, supply chain, or relevant field, or 7 years of related experience
  • Minimum of 3 years in procurement, category management, contract management, or strategic sourcing
  • Experience with material and service category management
  • Strong analytical skills including market analysis and cost modeling
  • Ability to facilitate teams and lead presentations effectively
  • Experience in leading complex work teams and projects
  • Strong change management and relationship-building skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage supplier initiatives to improve supplier performance
  • Create multi-year strategic commodity plans based on spend data and forecasts
  • Lead sourcing activities and manage proposal evaluations
  • Monitor compliance with negotiated agreements and report non-compliance
  • Quantify and report cost reductions from sourcing activities
  • Collaborate with business strategists to align sourcing strategies with business goals

Benefits

  • Hybrid work location
  • Involvement in emergency restoration efforts beyond regular duties
  • Comprehensive drug and alcohol testing program including pre-employment
  • Support for career development opportunities at PSEG
Full Job Description
Requisition: 84034

PSEG Company: PSEG Services Corp.

Salary Range: $ 93,600 - $ 148,200

Work Location Category: Hybrid

Job Summary

At this time, only current PSEG employees are being considered.

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

  • Develop and oversee supplier management initiatives to drive continuous improvement in all PSEG/supplier contracts. Manage supplier performance tracking and joint improvement processes. Develop and execute supplier development plans and key strategic alliances.
  • Support the creation of multi-year strategic commodity plans (for up to 10 specific commodities) based on profiling of category spend history and forecasts, perform marketplace review and analysis, identify business partner needs, evaluate resource availability, and prioritize sourcing opportunities.
  • Lead sourcing process activities of strategic sourcing teams, request for proposals and bid evaluations, with direct oversight of team performance.
  • Establish and execute measurement and tracking plan to monitor business partner and supplier compliance to negotiated agreements. Report non-compliance activities and effect corrective action where necessary.
  • Quantify, validate and report cost reductions and other qualitative results from individual sourcing activities in support of the strategic commodity plan.
  • Interface 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Must meet and maintain nuclear requirements for Unescorted Site 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.


Some positions at PSEG require access to information covered by the Department of Energy's regulation 10 CFR 810 (Part 810). If applicable, the successful applicant must prove they are: (1) a citizen or national of the USA; OR (2) a lawful permanent resident of the United States (Non-Conditional Permanent I-551 / Green Card / Permanent Resident Card holder); OR (3) a citizen, national, or permanent resident of a "Generally Authorized" destination on the attached list not also a citizen, national, permanent resident of any country not listed; OR (4) a "Protected Individual" under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3)).

As an employee of PSEG, you should be aware that during emergency restoration efforts, you may be required to perform functions outside of your routine duties and on a schedule that may be different from normal operations.
For all roles, PSEG's drug and alcohol testing program includes pre-employment testing, testing for cause, and post-incident/accident testing.
Employees who are hired or transfer into a federally regulated role (including positions covered by USDOT, PHMSA, or NRC regulations) are subject to random drug and alcohol testing, inclusive of marijuana. Although numerous states throughout the country have legalized marijuana/cannabis products recreationally and medically, the use of these products are prohibited for employees in federally regulated roles. Please note that the use of CBD products may result in a positive drug test for THC/Marijuana and such use is not a legitimate medical explanation for a positive result.

If you are a current PSEG Long Island (PSEGLI) employee and offered an opportunity with PSEG or any of its subsidiaries other than PSEGLI, you will be treated as a new hire. Please note that as a new hire to PSEG, your benefits will change and generally will be consistent with other similarly situated PSEG new hires. Similarly, for PSEG employees who accept job opportunities with PSEGLI, your benefits will change and generally be consistent with other similarly situated new hires of PSEGLI.

About Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG)

PSEG is a diversified energy company. Established in 1903, the company has long had a key role in fueling New Jersey's economy and supporting the state's quality of life. Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) is New Jersey's largest provider of electric and gas service – serving 2.2 million electric customers and 1.8 million gas customers or nearly three out of every four people in the state. PSEG also owns and operates a diverse fleet of power plants with more than 13,000 megawatts of generating capacity located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions and has solar energy facilities throughout the United States. Another member of the PSEG family of companies, PSEG Long Island, operates the electric transmission and distribution system of the Long Island Power Authority, with 1.1 million customers. PSEG has approximately 12,700 employees, who are carrying forward a proud tradition of dedicated service over more than 100 years.

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12,684 employees
Market Cap
$30.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.9 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
+1.6%
Revenue
$9.6 billion
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