Section Manager-Supply Chain Indirect Ops Services

Overview

Come join us at Con Edison as a Section Manager where you will lead a skilled team responsible for daily operations and maintenance, ensure the safe and reliable delivery of electric and gas services, manage budgets and schedules, develop talent through coaching and performance feedback, coordinate with engineering and field crews to resolve operational challenges, implement process improvements to boost efficiency and reduce risk, and represent the section to internal and external stakeholders. You will use data to drive decisions, enforce regulatory and company standards, and foster a safety-first culture while delivering measurable results.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Ensure employee, customer, public, and site safety are always considered in procurement strategy, and contribute proactively to maintaining the Companys safety-focused culture, including through purposeful field visits with the team.
• Maintain rigorous adherence to Company policies & procedures governing procurement.
• Conceptualize multiple pathways to deliver on internal customers procurement needs before the needs emerge downstream.
• Motivate and coach internal customers to think proactively about their procurement needs, assisting them in crafting scopes of work that are fit for purpose.
• Collect, parse, and analyze relevant datasets to drive informed decision-making at the outset of the procurement journey.
• Seek and apply real-time feedback from internal customers and suppliers to adjust procurement strategies for improved procurement outcomes.
• Deliver cost savings for internal customers through procurement outcomes.
• Address issues that arise with vendors constructively to ensure continuity of business operations and compliance with policies & procedures.
• Incorporate Third-Party Risk Management data in contract negotiations to mitigate risks and lower total cost of ownership.
• Teach team members by example and through proactive coaching and mentoring to drive performance improvement. Build a cohesive, high-performing team to meet deadlines and deliver on initiatives.
• Solicit and consider the perspectives of team members while also respectfully questioning their assumptions.
• Motivate and coach internal customers to think proactively about their procurement needs, assisting them in crafting scopes of work that are fit for purpose.
• Use Company-approved applications or leverage new technology to create and unlock efficiencies and reduce procurement cycle time.
• Increase inclusion of small business to advance supply chain risk mitigation strategies and expand economic impact
  
  

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or an equivalent field and 8 years of relevant work experience.
  
  

Relevant Work Experience

• Minimum of eight years of relevant work experience, required.
• Three or more years of proven experience managing people and teams, required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, required.
• Demonstrates proficiency in Oracle EBS, possesses extensive project management experience, and consistently exhibits strong leadership skills, required.
• Supply Chain experience at operations level, preferred.
• Experience using Agile, Scrum, or Rapid Results in project management or product development, preferred.
• Knowledge of the procurement process, preferred.
  
  

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Ability to build strong customer relationships
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Develops and delivers effective presentations
• Ability to lead/manage others
• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents
• Ability to represent the company with external constituents
• Instills commitment to organizational goals
• Well organized, detail oriented and flexible to handle multiple assignments
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, etc.
  
  

Licenses and Certifications

• Driver's License Required
  
  

Physical Demands

• Sit or stand to answer a phone for the duration of the workday
• Sit or stand to use a keyboard, mouse, and computer for the duration of the workday
  
  

Additional Physical Demands

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory and meet with suppliers as needed.