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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.
About the role:
As a Senior Category Specialist, you will support the Mechanical Equipment AP1000 category team. You will support and be accountable for bid and proposal efforts, sourcing strategies and implementation, including development of important suppliers to deliver the best value to the AP1000 project. You will work with other category professionals and managers to use category spend globally, with a focus on cost efficiencies, product quality, innovation and the most effective supply chain models. Further, the category lead will develop and implement new products, processes, standards or operational plans to have impact on the achievement of functional results. You will improve total cost, quality, delivery, and reliability to reach organizational goals. You will report to the Manager, Category Management - AP1000 Equipment Category, 100% Remote Role.
Key Responsibilities:
Primary relationship owner for suppliers for Mechanical Equipment AP1000 projects
Interface between Energy Systems project team (project management, engineering) and supply chain.
Managing the segmentation of assigned spend into subcommodity groups, in collaboration with other category leads and managers, to create levers to achieve
Develop an overall category strategy to meet organizational goals by improving Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while securing supply continuity through identifying and mitigating current and potential risks and opportunities in the commodity strategy.
Lead the execution of the category strategy through preferred supplier list (PSL), "right-sizing" non-preferred suppliers, and rewarding preferred partners with business awards tied to Long Term Agreements (LTA) with year over year improvements in cost, delivery, quality, service, and profitability.
Review analysis from Power BI and other tools to create insights into the drivers of assign commodity and possible effects to spend and cost projections to use as levers with our supply base.
Conduct regular business reviews (SRM) with important and strategic suppliers with teams and senior leadership.
Create presentations for supplier relationship management reviews, commodity strategies, risk mitigation proposals, 4-Blockers, and supplier/commodity gap analysis.
Create a plan to deliver annual our results against metrics of payment terms, on-time delivery, productivity, inflation, and other metrics as determined by Procurement Leadership.
Research, track, and communicate industry trends, best practices, applicable indices, and competitive offerings to identify opportunities for innovation, competitive advantage, and increased overall productivity
Develop a productive working relationship with peers on other teams: Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Procurement
Negotiate Westinghouse preferred terms and conditions with supply base
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
4+ years of experience in category management or supply chain
Experience with SAP & Ariba
We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $76,400 to $95,500 per year.
#-LI-Remote Why Westinghouse? Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
- 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
- Paid Vacations and Holidays
- Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
- Educational Reimbursement Program
- Employee Referral Program
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
While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com. Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities Get connected with Westinghouse on social media:
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Sep 30, 2025