Procurement Senior II - Houston, TX

Procurement Senior II (#26-73123) – Houston, Texas, United States

Leads complex purchasing activities and develops sourcing strategies that align with project objectives. Strengthens organizational efficiency by negotiating favorable terms and driving improvements in procurement processes.

• Manage the sourcing of indirect products and services, including negotiating and redlining IT contracts.
• Negotiate and redline indirect services contracts as needed.
• Manage the sourcing of other indirect services as needed.
• Champions innovation in procurement practices and leads efforts to enhance systems and tools for managing supplier performance.
• Ensures service is reliable and cost‑efficient in alignment to various energy supply agreements.
• Ensures that purchasing activities align with organizational standards for risk management, quality, ethical sourcing, environmental responsibility, and legal compliance.
• Identifies key suppliers and leads initiatives to strengthen relationships, reduce risk, and drive ongoing performance improvements.
• Provides strategic guidance on purchasing plans that support business goals and meet regulatory and customer expectations.
• Resolves complex issues related to contracts, delivery timelines, and product or service quality to maintain smooth operations and ensure supplier accountability.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Typically requires a 4-year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

• Typically requires 8 years of related experience.

• Commercial Negotiation – The planning, reviewing, analysis and other activities that a buyer and seller conduct to reach an agreement.
• Contract Management – Streamlining the creation, execution, storage or renewal of contracts, with a focus on compliance, often via software or other automated means.
• Cost Optimization – Analyzes, plans and manages costs for cost efficiency and expense reduction.
• Purchase Order Management – An internal procurement process adopted by organizations to ensure that each and every purchase is necessary, justified and optimized for costs.
• Quality Management – Quality management ensures that an organization, product or service is consistent. It has four main components: quality planning, quality assurance, quality control and quality improvement.
• Regulatory Compliance – Ensuring an organization's adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines and specifications relevant to its business processes.
• Strategic Sourcing/Procurement – The identification, evaluation, and selection of suppliers and the negotiation of contracts and agreements to ensure the timely and cost‑effective acquisition of goods and services.
• Supplier Evaluation – Assesses suppliers' performance against supply chain requirements.
• Supplier Management – Identifies, acquires, and manages resources and suppliers that are essential to the operations of an organization.

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Work a combination of onsite and remote days each week, typically 4 days per week onsite.

Procurement/Supply Management

Full-time

Note:

The Company strives to ensure that employees are paid equitably and competitively. Starting salaries may vary based on factors such as relevant experience, qualifications, and education.

Sempra Infrastructure offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond base salary. This position is eligible for an annual performance‑based incentive (bonus) as well as merit‑based recognition. Company benefits include health and welfare (medical, dental, vision), employer contributions to retirement benefits, life insurance, paid time off, as well as other company offerings such as tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, and employee assistance programs.

Houston Center of Excellence-TXHS

$ - $ / year

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