Category Strategy & Leadership
•Develop and own the multi-year global category strategy for Energy, Utilities, and Facilities spend, aligning sourcing plans with enterprise cost, risk, and sustainability objectives.
•Own global productivity and savings targets for the category, partnering closely with business stakeholders to identify sourcing needs, align priorities, and drive execution against goals.
•Present category strategy, performance, and risk updates to senior leadership and steering committees.
Energy & Utilities Management
•Own and manage approximately $200M in annual global Utilities spend, with full accountability for category strategy, cost performance, and supplier outcomes.
•Track global and regional energy markets (electricity, natural gas, fuel) and build layered/hedged purchasing strategies to manage price volatility and supply risk.
•Lead sourcing and contracting for renewable energy and self-generation opportunities (PPAs, on-site solar, energy attribute certificates) in support of corporate decarbonization goals.
•Oversee utility billing and spend visibility, and drive energy-efficiency/demand-management initiatives with site operations and engineering.
Facilities Category Management
•Lead global sourcing, RFx events, and contract negotiations for facilities-related goods and services, ensuring favorable commercial terms and SLAs.
•Develop supplier segmentation and consolidation strategies to maximize leverage and drive total cost of ownership reduction across regions.
Regulatory Compliance & ESG Leadership
•Monitor and interpret evolving global, regional, and local regulatory requirements affecting energy, utilities, and facilities operations, ensuring organizational compliance.
•Own category-level ESG data, supplier scorecards, and reporting inputs to corporate sustainability disclosures, providing regular ESG updates to executive leadership.
Team Leadership & Supplier Management
•Lead, coach, and develop a global team of 4–6 category and sourcing professionals across multiple regions.
•Own supplier relationship management for strategic energy, utilities, and facilities suppliers, including performance reviews and risk management.
•Prepare and monitor category budgets, define KPIs/SLAs, and lead change-control processes, escalating material risks to global procurement leadership.