Capital Project Category Lead (Power Development) I, II, III

Job Title: Capital Project Category Lead (Power Development) I, II, III

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

Job Purpose

This position(s) will partner with strategic business function leaders to ensure desired outcomes for the Power Development, Capital Projects, and/or Power Generation Organizations. The role may be assigned to multiple business units to leverage end-to-end value across an assigned portfolio of spend, with a focus on renewables and/or power generation. The Category Lead will support the identification, development, and execution of projects by leading commercial efforts for project planning, development of commercial strategies, sourcing of contracts and agreements, and for supplier relationship management/performance through the commercial contract management processes. The position will support projects that are operating within Entergy’s Project Delivery System (PDS, stage gate process) and will utilize procurement & supply chain processes to support the delivery of safety, cost, quality, schedule, and customer satisfaction measures. Assignments of increasing scale and complexity will be provided commensurate with the demonstrated technical, professional, inter-personal and leadership skills. The Category Lead operates autonomously but may require supervision or assistance in areas where the knowledge or experiences of the Category Lead have not been fully developed.

Key interfaces could be with the Capital Projects, Power Development, and Power Generations Organization’s: Project Managers, Financial Business Partners, SPO designees, and jurisdictional project leaders. Other key interfaces will be with various Procurement & Supply Chain departments (e.g., Category Management, Supplier Diversity, Supplier Sustainability), Tax, Finance, Operations, Risk Management, Safety, Legal, Continuous Improvement.

Key Tenants of Success

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure SC engagement
• Actively engage and collaborate with external and internal initiatives across the supported organizations and Supply Chain
• Actively promote strong safety behaviors and ensure the team always puts safety first
• Utilize key tools, programs, and proactive field visits to assure standards are met and understood
• Perform storm role duties as assigned through the Storm Assignment Management System (SAMS)
• Collaborate with the business units and other stakeholders to support the deployment of capital funds in line with Entergy’s strategies
• Develop commercial strategies and contract plans aligned to project needs; maximize leverage through aggregation opportunities across similar scopes of work; maximize value through optimization of price, contract terms, performance standards, and service levels
• Ensure alignment of project behaviors to contract requirements
• Manage compliance to contract provisions and administer contract change orders in collaboration with the project manager and the change order process
• Execute contract governance and provide oversight of supplier performance management, including claims management and dispute management/resolution
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with suppliers based on the highest ethical business practices as set forth in the Standards of Conduct and Integrity and Entergy's Supply Chain Polices
• Develop and manage advanced market intelligence tools to proactively monitor commodity trends, supply base evolution, and industry benchmarks.
• Build and maintain detailed supplier profiles and segmentation models to inform category strategies and sourcing decisions.
• Create should-cost models and perform cost-driver analysis to strengthen negotiation positioning and support accurate financial evaluation.
• Generate high-quality reporting and dashboards that provide insights into supplier performance, category health, risks, opportunities, and value capture.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to communicate insights and influence strategic decision-making across New Gen capital project portfolios.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education, Experience and/or Certification

Cap Project Category Lead I:Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Finance or other related discipline strongly preferred and 0–3+ years of combined supplier contracting, capital projects, renewable energy, or other related supply chain experience OR, in lieu of a degree, minimum 4+ years of supplier contracting, capital projects, renewable energy, or other related supply chain experience.
Energy or renewable project contracting and procurement experience preferred but not required.

Cap Project Category Lead II: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Finance or other related discipline and minimum 3+ years of combined supplier contracting, capital projects, renewable energy, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 7+ years of supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience.
Minimum 1+ years’ energy industry experience in renewable projects contracting and procurement

Cap Project Category Lead III: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Finance or other related discipline and minimum 5+ years of combined supplier contracting, capital projects, renewable energy, or other related supply chain experience OR in lieu of a degree, minimum 9+ years of supplier contracting, capital projects, or other related supply chain experience. Minimum 2+ years’ energy industry experience in renewable projects contracting and procurement

Preferred:

• MBA or other relevant advanced degree
• Certification from an industry accreditation organization such as ISM, ASCM, etc.

Knowledge/Skills

Technical

• Understanding of Entergy’s business model, capital projects, and key interfaces across the business and SC
• Skillful application of commercial management processes (plan, strategy, source and perform); including supplier diversity, supplier sustainability, contractor safety, etc…
• Skillful application of market intelligence to assess supply market status and evolution
• Knowledge of Entergy’s policies and processes and their application to contracts
• Skillful in creating capital project contracting strategies and methodologies (e.g., EPC, Fixed Price, T&M); and the ability to advise/influence on best strategy for given situations
• Skillful in creating negotiation strategies and leading negotiations for complex contracts within a capital project environment
• Knowledge of business and SC operations within Entergy; including how Entergy buys and pays (HEBAP); experience and knowledge of supply chain systems and processes
• Skillful in developing detailed RFx price breakdowns and deconstructing vendor pricing models to support financial analysis and bid comparison

Professional

• Skillful application of project management principles to ensure systematic, thorough completion of each assignment, identifying critical pathways and risks to delivery
• Skillful application of commercial skills and financial acumen to capital projects, understanding the key business drivers and impact to Entergy on outcomes

• Ability to coach other supply chain personnel in capital projects technical tools and techniques
• Skillful at internal and external stakeholder communications; operates independently with stakeholders
• Skillful at building broad relationships and effective networks with all stakeholders
• Strong communication skills in presenting concise/relevant information to stakeholders

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Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

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As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.