Thank you for considering a career at Port Houston. We appreciate your interest in joining our team. By applying, you are taking an important step toward advancing your career with an organization committed to excellence.

Port Houston offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a diverse, inclusive work environment. Joining our team means embarking on a fulfilling career path with opportunities for growth and impact.

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Position Summary: 

Provide procurement, analytical, technical, and financial expertise in support of overall procurement operations. Will assist with managing Port-wide procurement processes and will leverage tools and resources to ensure expenditures are optimized. 

Key Responsibilities/Duties:  

• Collaborate Port-wide to evaluate and optimize expenditures
• Take a leadership role in managing port-wide procurement spend reporting and analysis
• Research market and pricing data to develop analytics to assist in the development of purchasing strategies to optimize procurements
• Engage internal and external stakeholders in strategic sourcing process; influence stakeholders to understand the mission, value, and process of supply management; partner to create shared sourcing solutions, specific deliverables and clear expectations
• Determine business requirements and analyze sourcing solutions; interpret patterns and trends from internal and external data and present summary reports to enable effective decision-making that adds value and mitigates risk
• Build sourcing project pipeline by reviewing expiring contracts, tracking and analyzing department spend and presenting recommendations to stakeholders
• Develop strategy for category spends; identify and define sourcing options based on the application of the strategic sourcing process
• Participate in effective change management and champion new supply management processes and procedures throughout the organization
• Perform data extraction from multiple information systems (e.g., JD Edwards, BuySpeed, Excel, Crystal, etc.) to analyze and report on procurement trends and cost-saving opportunities
• Review and analyze procurement strategies through historical data, business needs, and consolidated or leveraged pricing
• Act in accordance with Port Houston core values (respect, excellence, accountability, diligence, and you)
• Perform other duties as required 

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance or related major in a public or accredited private academic institution required
• 3+ years of related experience in a similar role required
• Certified Public Purchasing Officer preferred
• Certified Texas Procurement Manager preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Behaviors:

• Working knowledge of procurement, strategic sourcing processes and assigned categories of spend
• Strategic thinker, with sound knowledge of strategic purchasing methods
• Expertise in developing cost-benefit analysis
• Excellent analytical, mathematical, and computer skills
• Excellent planning and forecasting abilities
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including ability to listen to business partners and understand their expectations and requirements
• Customer service focus, with ability to build relationships and foster teamwork
• Change management and leadership skills necessary to effectively resolve conflicts
• Ability to prepare business cases and explain and/or support the recommended course of action
• Must possess an advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Key Competencies Required:

• Analytical Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Focus Upon Quality
• Customer Service
• Planning and Prioritizing Pragmatic Decision Making
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills 

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Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but due to open office environment noise level may occasionally be high.  To apply, please go to porthouston.com/careers.  Only applications submitted through the Port Houston Careers website will be acknowledged.  Port Houston is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the U.S. Government.

Disclaimer:

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

We appreciate your interest in Port Houston. Port Houston is an equal employment opportunity employer. Port Houston’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Port Houston also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Application must be completed in full.