Senior procurement specialist

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Job Summary

This role is responsible for maintaining accurate contract data, supporting purchase order creation, and resolving invoicing exceptions using contracting and purchasing tools. The candidate will lead sourcing events, analyze spend and bid data to estimate cost savings, and work with stakeholders to define requirements and drive supplier selection through scorecards and total cost of ownership assessments. Managing supplier relationships and collaborating with Category Managers as needed are key elements of this position.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

Contracting & Procurement

• Draft and negotiate contracts, SOWs, etc. in Vistra's contracting tool, including managing the redlining process

• Facilitate internal stakeholder & legal review, resolving non-standard contract terms

• Manage contract documents on an ongoing basis

• Support PO creation and resolution of invoicing exceptions

Sourcing

• Lead sourcing events in support of Power Uprates

• Analyze spend and bids and develop cost savings estimates

• Work with key stakeholders to gather business and technical requirements (scope of work)

• Drive supplier selection process using score cards & assessing total cost of ownership

Supplier Management

• Manage supplier relationships

• Align with or get guidance from Category Managers, as needed

Education, Experience & Skill Requirements

• 5+ years of contracting/sourcing experience

• Demonstrated expert knowledge and ability to work with complex contract language (I.e., crafting customized language and KPIs)

• Experienced in negotiation preparation and tactics

• Demonstrated problem-solving and strong analytical skills

• Strong written and oral communication; ability to persuade others

• Ability to work with and manage confidential information

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills (CPM, CPSM, JD)

Key Metrics

• Value delivered to the organization through multiple value levers (price savings, cost avoidance, etc.) as measured on an annualized and NPV basis

• Major Project improvement (a)Timely procurement of equipment, supplies and services (b) Accurate data in contracting and purchasing systems (c) Manage contracts and relationships

• Managing own- and third-party safety performance by leveraging learning events to identify corrective actions

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations

Perry, Ohio

Ohio

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Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.

Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.

Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers' needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.

As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country's energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company's sustainability report at .

Vistra's hardworking team is committed to its purpose, "lighting up lives, powering a better way forward" and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com ( .

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It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at [email protected] to make a request.