Strategic Alliances Analyst (Vendor Management) Job at Entergy
Posting End Date: 05/29/2023
Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid
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**This position may be filled as an Analyst I, II, III, Sr, or Sr Lead, depending on candidate qualifications**
JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE
This role will be responsible for providing vendor management related support to the Grid Modernization and Power Delivery program strategic partners. This person will support key partner relationships and assure the attainment of financial and operational targets, and delivery of contractual obligations. This role will help implement governance processes for managing our key partners and will be responsible for the day to day tracking, monitoring and reporting of partner related metrics and contract performance measures.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides industry expertise and applies best practices to project work based on experience.
- Strong experience in vendor management, contracting, and contracting strategy is preferred. Experience in assessing vendor performance to contracts, tracking, monitoring and reporting on SLAs, KPIs, and various contract performance measures.
- Works with internal and external stakeholders to gather, track and report on relevant metrics for Grid Modernization and Distribution Plan program.
- Identifies and implements process improvement opportunities to drive continuous improvement in the process of outsourced management and outsourced management trends.
- Works with Supply Chain to support key outsourced partner relationships and contracts, including evaluating penalties, incentives, change requests, while working with key stakeholders to ensure that their requirements are met.
- Conducts and participates in regular business reviews with our partners, including performance penalties and rewards.
- Develops internal standards, templates for working with partners to ensure strong performance management
- Works with project managers, schedulers, project control managers, and cost analysts to provide, track and monitor partner/project financials.
- Maintains awareness of project schedules and commitments based on contractual obligations (e.g. deliverables, milestones) to provide support to meet project schedules.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum education required of the position
Bachelor's Degree in a technical or business related field required or equivalent work experience, Master's Degree is a plus. MBA preferred. Vendor management experience preferred. Data and financial analysis experience is desirable. Utility industry experience a plus.
Minimum experience required of the position
Analyst I: 0-2 years of professional experience.
Analyst II: 2-4 years of professional experience.
Analyst III: 4-6 years of professional experience.
Analyst, Sr: 6-8 years of professional experience.
Analyst, Sr Lead: At least 8 years of professional experience.
Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position
- Analytical skill set with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Strong planning and organizational skills as well as attention to detail.
- Proven ability to achieve numerous goals in a timely manner, exercising good judgment and sound decision-making skills.
- Proven ability to work in a very dynamic, fast-paced entrepreneurial organization with minimum supervision.
Any certificates, licenses, etc., required for the position
Desired – PMP or CPA
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Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT-NBU
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 111232
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT-NBU
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 111232
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.
EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click
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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.
Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).
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The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
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.
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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