AP1000 Category Specialist

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace. 

This position is responsible for performing key activities to assure supply continuity across specific commodities. This position takes direction from the GSCS Manager and works cross-functionally to deliver cost, quality, delivery, and reliability to reach organizational goals. Support for monitoring active projects, updating status, eliminating roadblocks, and escalating issues as appropriate. This role requires partial alignment with US business hours. Candidates may need to adjust their schedule to accommodate regular meetings or collaboration with US-based stakeholders. 

Responsibilities:

• Supports WBS 1, 2, 3 (Structures & Mechanical Modules) Category Team for Energy Systems Business Unit (AP1000, AP300, eVinci, LDES) 
• Supports efforts to develop nuclear qualified suppliers in Poland (and other locations in Europe) and acts as primary liaison between the Category Team and European suppliers – includes travel as needed (10-20%), generarally within Poland, but international on occasion
• Provides support, when needed, to Poland AP1000 project team for supply chain related activities outside of WBS 1, 2 and 3.
• Conducts business analysis of spend from PowerBI and other tools. Provides insights into the drivers of spend history and implications to future spend projections.
• Tracks business performance against metrics of payment terms, on-time delivery, productivity, inflation, price variance, commodity changes, and other business critical metrics to share with Procurement Leadership.
• Supports Category Managers in development of various program presentations including supplier relationship management, transformation progress, QBRs, Deep Dives, weekly High/Low lights reviews, and preferred supplier analysis.  
• Day to day support across CM team solving business issues and analysis, as needed.
• Perform competitive analysis with RFI, RFP, and RFQ development including assess results, document recommendations, and assist in communication of results to vendors and internal stakeholders
• Enters and Manages Purchase Orders in SAP
• Works closely with leadership to develop analytic tools to support Category Strategy, Category Leadership, and Procurement initiatives.
• Research, track and communicate industry trends, best practices, applicable indices, and competitive offerings to identify opportunities for innovation, competitive advantage, and increased productivity
• Track receipts and payment price of certain commodities regularly to ensure critical supplier invoices are paid on time.
• Develops a productive working relationship and collaborates with peers on other teams: Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Procurement

Requirements:

Key Competencies:

• Quantitative Analysis: skillful in using quantitative analysis to understand business issues.
• Influence: can influence and persuade other people, even without direct authority.
• Recognition of Opportunity: recognizes new opportunities and acts to take advantage of them.
• Assertiveness: able to defend a point of view and to confront others appropriately when necessary; unafraid to take controversial positions and challenge the conventional wisdom or status quo.
• Creative Thinking: able to think creatively, generating new ideas and approaches to situations.
• Written Communication: a good writer; expresses ideas and positions clearly.
• Cross Cultural: Able to interact effectively with people of different cultures and backgrounds.
• Technical Expertise: extensive knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Multi-Tasker:  Ability to prioritize multiple stakeholders and competing priorities to meet critical business needs in timely manner

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required -BA/BS degree required preferably in business or engineering 
• 2+ years of experience 
• Advanced level of Polish and English Proficiency, any additional language proficiency is a plus
• Proficient with SAP software  
• Proficient with Excel and PowerPoint; PowerBI, MS Access, Project, and Visio experience is a plus

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system: 

• Safety and Quality 
• Integrity and Trust 
• Customer Focus and Innovation 
• Speed and Passion to Win 
• Teamwork and Accountability 

Westinghouse offers great benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being.  

Benefits offered in Poland include:

• Stable employment
• Outstanding and supportive atmosphere of collaboration in the team and in Westinghouse group
• Attractive remuneration with bonuses
• Hybrid model of work, flexible working time
• MyBenefit Cafeteria
• Life insurance
• Private Medical Care
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
• Charity initiatives
• Parking space for employees
• Employee referral program

You can learn more about Westinghouse by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com. 

Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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