CenterPoint Energy, Inc

Manager, Supply Chain Digital Enablement

CenterPoint Energy, Inc • $108K — $130K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, information systems, or related discipline.
  • 6+ years of relevant experience in supply chain, procurement, or digital procurement enablement.
  • Experience with digital procurement platforms such as Coupa, SAP S/4HANA, and Ariba.
  • Strong knowledge of ERP and P2P systems functionality, design, and integration.
  • Experience in procurement analytics, reporting, data governance, process management, and leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategy and continuous improvement of digital procurement systems like Coupa and SAP S/4HANA.
  • Oversee system design, master data integrity, user access, and platform governance.
  • Partner with transformation programs to design and deploy future-state Supply Chain processes.
  • Drive automation initiatives that enhance compliance and reduce manual efforts.
  • Develop and execute analytics and reporting to support sourcing and spend management.
  • Establish data governance standards for procurement data accuracy and compliance.
  • Mentor and develop a team on digital procurement and data governance.

Benefits

  • Paid training from day one
  • Flexible work schedule with paid holidays and vacation
  • Transit subsidies included
  • Access to fitness discounts and on-site wellness center
  • Professional growth opportunities including tuition reimbursement
  • 401(k) plan with matching contributions and additional company contributions.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Provides leadership, technical direction, and hands-on expertise for the digital enablement of Supply Chain, driving adoption and optimization of digital procurement platforms (Coupa, SAP S/4HANA, and Ariba) across the procure-to-pay (P2P) lifecycle. Leads a team of professionals responsible for system administration, P2P process enablement, automation, and data governance. Serves as a key contributor to CenterPoint Energy's Velocity S/4HANA transformation, ensuring Supply Chain digital solutions are designed, configured, and adopted to deliver efficient, compliant, and data-driven buying behavior. Accountable for enablement goals, system performance, process standardization, and analytics that support sound decision-making across the organization.

Essential Functions

  • Leads the strategy, configuration, and continuous improvement of digital procurement systems, including Coupa, SAP S/4HANA, and Ariba, to enable efficient and compliant end-to-end procure-to-pay (P2P) processes.
  • Serves as the Supply Chain functional lead and system administrator for procurement platforms, overseeing system design, master data integrity, user access, and platform governance.
  • Partners with the Velocity S/4HANA transformation program to design, test, and deploy future-state Supply Chain processes, ensuring a clean-core, fit-to-standard approach and successful business adoption.
  • Drives process automation and digitization initiatives that reduce manual effort, eliminate compliance gaps in buying channels, and embed proactive controls into everyday buying behavior.
  • Leads the development and execution of Supply Chain analytics and reporting, delivering dashboards, KPIs, and insights that support sourcing, spend management, and operational decisions.
  • Establishes and maintains data governance standards for procurement data, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance across systems and reporting.


Essential Functions Continued

  • Bridges the gap between how P2P should be designed and how it is used day-to-day, standardizing enablement and transactional activities to reduce rework and audit findings.
  • Maintains ownership of digital enablement policies, procedures, standard work instructions, and training materials, and oversees Supply Chain intranet and supplier portal content.
  • Partners with IT, Finance, internal stakeholders, and external vendors/contractors to gather requirements, prioritize enhancements, and manage platform releases and change management.
  • Ensures adherence to purchasing policies, internal controls, and SOX requirements within all digital procurement processes and system configurations.
  • Develops and implements enablement tools (e.g., scorecards, adoption metrics, process performance models) to measure and improve system and process effectiveness.
  • Leads, mentors, and develops a team (including employees and contractor resources), setting goals, managing performance, and building organizational capability in digital procurement and data governance.


Education Description

  • Requires a Bachelor's degree, preferably in supply chain, business, information systems, or a related discipline.


Experience

  • 6+ years of relevant experience in supply chain, procurement, or digital procurement enablement, including demonstrated experience administering or implementing digital procurement platforms (e.g., Coupa, SAP S/4HANA, Ariba).
  • Strong knowledge of ERP and P2P systems functionality, design, and integration, with direct experience in system configuration, process design, and adoption.
  • Demonstrated experience in procurement analytics, reporting, data governance, process management, leadership, and staff development.
  • Experience supporting large-scale ERP or digital transformation programs (e.g., SAP S/4HANA) strongly preferred.


We want you to know
Being a part of the CenterPoint Energy team is more than a career alone. It's an opportunity to make a positive impact. You will be an integral part of enabling everyday life and the pursuit of possibilities for the customers we serve and the communities we share. The vital services we provide are at the core of making our world work, and by sharing your energy with us, we'll create a better tomorrow together.

What we bring to you
  • Competitive pay
  • Paid training
  • Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
  • Transit subsidies
  • Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
  • Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
  • Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
  • 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution


Job Type: Full Time
Posting Start Date: 09/16/2026
Posting End Date: 09/30/2026

About CenterPoint Energy, Inc

CenterPoint Energy is a domestic energy delivery company. The Company’s business segments include Electric Transmission and Distribution, Natural Gas Distribution, Competitive Natural Gas Sales and Services, Interstate Pipelines, Field Services and Other Operations. The Company serves metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. The company also owns a 58.3% interest in a midstream partnership it jointly controls with OGE Energy Corp. with operations in natural gas and liquids-rich producing areas of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.

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Learn more about CenterPoint Energy, Inc
Size
9,418 employees
Market Cap
$19.2 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
-$773 million
Founded
1866
5 Year Trend
+2.1%
Revenue
$7.4 billion
NASDAQ
CNP
* Ladders Estimates

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