Supply Chain Specialist III / SR - Upstream

Supply Chain Specialist Sr.

Williams is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected under applicable discrimination law.

Do something that means something at Williams. This isn't just a job - it's an opportunity to explore and discover your passion with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours.

As a Supply Chain Specialist Sr., you will apply fundamental judgment and evaluation to support our procurement processes while you build and maintain internal customer and vendor relationships to meet the business need! Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you'll quickly learn and grow with us.

Responsibilities / Expectations :

• Performs multifaceted tasks and projects of diverse complexity requiring the application of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria
• Leads procurement or contracting efforts by presenting contracting / resourcing ideas, strategies for negotiation, problem solving sessions, and identifies external environmental trends
• Handles requisition traffic and procures quality materials / equipment in accordance with established purchasing policies and procedures
• Coordinates communication between internal customers and vendors
• Reviews contract, purchasing and outsourcing candidates to decide on the most favorable contract pricing arrangement
• Initiates and participates in contract risk assessments (e.g., reviews of non-standard contracts) with corporate legal and risk management groups
• Analyzes and reports on market conditions and identifies competitive opportunities to initiate competitive bid process; coordinates and facilitates pre-competitive meetings and provides input to bid awards
• Monitors industry and market trends to assist with business decision making
• Finds opportunities to implement outstanding strategic purchasing methodology to the organization
• Identifies competitive opportunities in daily procurement activities using established purchasing guidelines
• Mentors and coaches others
• Applies influence without authority in moderate to complex project meetings and with management, with no assistance from supervisor
• Other duties as assigned

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Other Requirements :

Why Choose Williams?

We are committed to providing our employees with competitive compensation and benefits as part of your Total Rewards package to help protect your current and future physical, emotional, and financial health. We generally offer health benefit programs to our employees and their families that are competitive and flexible enough to meet your needs, and retirement benefits to allow you to invest now for financial security when you retire. With rich learning and development programming and a high internal mobility rate, you are not just applying to a job with Williams; you are embarking on an exciting career!

Williams has a long history of making a significant difference in the communities where we live and work, and we strive to cultivate an environment of employee inclusion, innovation and passion that values all voices and opinions. We help each other succeed and great things happen when people from a diverse set of backgrounds come together. Together, we make clean energy happen.

Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.