Job Title: VP, Strategy & Performance

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, Inc.-ESI (OLD) 

Job Summary/Purpose

This role reports to the Chief Supply Officer and will serve as a key member of the P&SC leadership team.  Leveraging a holistic view of the organization, the overall focus is to drive strategy and enablement initiatives that define how P&SC should be utilized to enable and influence Entergy’s Path to Premier. 

Responsibilities include P&SC strategic planning, portfolio management, projects and delivery, financial and performance management, supplier diversity and stakeholder management.  Additional responsibilities include performance & analytics, technology management, business controls and compliance, third-party risk management and supplier relationship management.  This role will also provide strategic leadership of Entergy’s indirect procurement vertical for Entergy’s corporate functions.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Continuous Improvement focus on strategy enablement and delivery of the P&SC initiatives.
• Establish and lead teams to execute and share performance & analytics, technology management, business controls and compliance, third-party risk management, supplier relationship management within Entergy's P&SC organization.  
• Strategic development and implementation of diverse and local spend strategies to enable Entergy’s path to premier journey.
• Develop, lead and execute vendor strategies focusing on diverse spend management, local spend management. Enable and execute the supplier sustainability strategy.
• Category Management of indirect procurement vertical 
• Support the Corporate organizations including HR, Finance, Legal, Technology and Business Services, and the Integrated Customer Organization.   
• Performance accountability in leading, driving and enabling execution of the path to premier efforts for the P&SC organization.
• Focus on spend and savings, process and tools, and organization capability development.
• Cross functional collaboration to develop, manage and execute f P&SC stakeholder communications and all organizational change management.
• Partner with Entergy Corporate Communications in understanding and communicating P&SC concepts, initiatives, and challenges to internal and external audiences.
• Optimization of Source-To-Pay for the measurement, assurance, and improvement of business processes across the P&SC organization. 
• Ensures the necessary tools, systems, improvement methodologies, and improvement program delivery mechanisms are in place to support the latest RACI and operate effectively.
• Incident Response:  Perform incident response/storm duties as assigned.
• Special Projects as needed

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

• Bachelor’s degree though advanced degree preferred. Business, Supply Chain Management other technical area of study preferred

Minimum experience required of the position

• 12 years of relevant experience

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

• 12 + years of diverse problem solving experience, with a track record for driving successful strategic, organizational and operating model change
• Experienced team leader that can build partnerships, influence senior stakeholders and facilitate strategic decision-making, while developing a team of future leaders
• Proactive and entrepreneurial self-starter, with excellent time management and prioritization skills with the ability to multi-task and juggle competing priorities with ease and under pressure
• Significant, hands-on experience contracting and overseeing service provider performance

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position                                                                                                          

• PMP or PgMP (preferred)
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (desired)

Primary Location: Texas-The Woodlands Texas : The Woodlands || Louisiana : New Orleans 
Job Function: Professional
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Relocation Option:
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Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 116681
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

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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, sex, 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. 

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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). Equal Opportunity and Pay Transparency.

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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.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.