Procurement Specialist ( I ​/ II

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Arizona Public Service generates reliable, affordable and clean energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.

Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity.

Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise:
Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.

• Manages and executes operational procurement activities in support of the buying requirements of category or Business Unit.
• Adheres to strategic supply chain category strategies, targets and schedules in order to achieve goals and objectives for cost management, inventory management, supplier management including supplier diversity and process improvement.
• Manages Business Unit partnerships to deliver excellent customer service.
• Executes Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process in an efficient and cost effective manner while supporting continuous process improvement and customer satisfaction.
• (II) Identifies procurement efficiencies and executes supply chain category strategies, targets and schedules in order to achieve goals and objectives for cost management, inventory management, supplier management including supplier diversity and process improvement.
• (II) Analyzes costs, negotiates legal contracts and identifies strategies and solutions to help Business Unit partners to better manage costs with supplier engagements and vendor services.
• A four-year Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain or other job-related discipline from an accredited college or university AND two (2) years experience in Materials or Services positions.
• In lieu of Bachelor's Degree, six (6) years of significant, closely related Materials/Services/Supply Chain experience required.

Level II -

• A four-year Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain or other job-related discipline from an accredited college or university AND three (3) years of procurement experience in materials or services positions.
• In lieu of bachelor's degree, seven (7) years of procurement experience in materials or services positions required.

Preferred Special Skills, Knowledge or

Qualifications:

• Exposure to strategic supply chain management.
• Experience using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems.
• Strong analytical, verbal and written communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• II Proficiency in using analytical software tools such as Microsoft Excel and Access.

Nuclear Requirements:

• Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to serve as a member of the Emergency Response Organization (ERO) and will be expected to fulfill their obligation as an ERO member.
• Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to support a refueling or short-notice outage.
• This includes line roles and responsibilities as necessary to execute outage activities.
• These are conditions of employment at PVNGS.

• Serves as primary contact with Business Unit partners and suppliers/contractors/subcontractors to ensure a continuous flow of quality materials/services/labor to meet or exceed service levels at the lowest total cost.
• Owns tracking of inbound/outbound shipments to ensure they are complete, correct and on-time.
• Develops strategies for inventory optimization.
• Manages stock planning parameters to appropriately predict future inventory needs and produce plans for buying.
• Utilizes MRP system for determining necessary resources (goods and services) to meet Business Unit schedules.
• Collaborates with Inventory Management and warehouse supervisors to identify and resolve inventory discrepancies, as necessary.
• Executes P2P process for goods and…