DIRECTOR -SUPPLY CHAIN MGMT
El Paso Electric Company

Job Info

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COMPANY OVERVIEW

El Paso Electric Company is a regional electric utility providing generation, transmission, and distribution service to more than 443,000 retail and wholesale customers in a 10,000 square mile area of the Rio Grande Valley in West Texas and Southern New Mexico. We invite you to visit our website to learn more about our 120-year history, discover our plans for transforming the energy landscape, and encounter great opportunities with El Paso Electric.

DATE POSTED:JUNE 11, 2021 CLOSING DATE: JUNE 25, 2021

GRADE LEVEL: 57

DEPARTMENT: Supply Chain Management

STARTING SALARY: $123,200 – $172,100 Salary is commensurate with experience.

JOB PURPOSE

Under the general direction of the Sr. Director – Support Services and Supply Chain Management, is responsible for directing, coordinating, and overseeing Supply Chain Management operations which includes Procurement Contracts, Supplier Diversity & Investment Recovery, and Materials Management. This position establishes policies, processes and procedures for business purchases and inventory management. Oversees hourly, professional staff, and supervisory personnel. Accountable for budgeting and organizational structure decisions for the section, as well as, managing external business relations with strategic partners.

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Supply Chain Management, Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration. Master’s degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE
10 or more years of experience

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate with or without a reasonable accommodation that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

1. 10 years’ experience in a related Supply Chain Management field.
2. Demonstrated leadership experience as a supervisor, manager, and/or director with progressive leadership roles.
3. Comprehensive knowledge and skills in Supply Chain Management concepts and practices including purchasing, contracts, materials services, inventory management, strategic sourcing, and development of strategic alliances.
4. Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Supplier Diversity initiatives including Federal, State, and local reporting requirements.
5. Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of budgeting and financial management practices and procedures.
6. Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Integrated Supplier Services as they relate to the utility industry.
7. Proven experience with establishing or maintaining an effective vendor management process, to include vendor managed inventory, free stock, vending machines, and other operational improvement initiatives performed by vendors.
8. Proven ability to develop and align departmental direction with Company’s vision, mission, strategic plan, and strategic goals.
9. Proven ability to develop employees and the next generation of leadership and staff.
10. Effective verbal and written communication skills.
11. Proven ability to maintain effective working relationships with officers, managers, fellow employees, and the public.
12. Proven ability to maintain a strong sense of propriety concerning confidential matters.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Plans, directs, and oversees all functions of the Supply Chain Management organization.
2. Oversee implementation of Strategic Alliance Agreements and Strategic Sourcing initiatives.
3. Oversees developments relative to purchasing, contracts management, inventory management, and materials management and makes recommendations designed to improve departmental processes and procedures, realize efficiency gains, reduce costs, and/or improve quality of the services rendered.
4. Oversees the implementation of processes improvements that support company-wide efforts to eliminate non-value-added activities.
5. Develops key Supply Chain strategies, performance measurements, and benchmarking programs to support continuous improvements efforts, leverage cost reduction opportunities, and strive for the optimal combination of delivery, quality, quantity, and price.
6. Establish and maintain an effective Vendor Management process.
7. Responsible for the annual SBA reports to the GSA.
8. Responsible for the annual HUB reports to the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
9. Responsible for ensuring contractual agreements are structured in accordance with company policy and in compliance with legal guidelines and contracting principles.
10. Monitors supplier relations and coordinates supplier performance measurements with respective business units.
11. Directs Materials Management activities to achieve accurate demand planning, inventory accuracy, and supplier coordination while balancing customer service goals with appropriate inventory control measures.
12. Provides leadership to managers, supervisors, and employees.
13. Communicates effectively across the organization to ensure Supply Chain Management requirements are provided and adhered to.
14. Maintain valid driver’s license and comply with the Company’s Driving Policy.
15. Responsible for ensuring the enforcement of and compliance with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and code of ethics, as well as all applicable laws, rules, and regulations to include employment, safety, and environmental.
16. Perform other related tasks that are not included but are within the context of the duties defined.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

1. The incumbents in this classification are subject to inside environmental conditions, protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
2. May work non-standard hours.
3. May require travel to Company work sites.
4. May require out of town travel.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

1. Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently, or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
2. Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
3. Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
4. Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
5. Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
6. Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
7. Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
8. Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
9. Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
10. Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
11. Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
12. Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
13. Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
14. Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
15. Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape and temperature or texture by touching with skin, i.e., fingertips.
16. Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
17. Hearing: Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
18. Repetitive motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

If interested in applying for this position, you must apply on-line by 5:00 PM, JUNE 25, 2021. (Please scroll back up to the “Apply Now” button)

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