Procurement Specialist (Category Management)

Brief Description of Sunnova

Sunnova (NYSE: NOVA) is an industry-leading adaptive energy services company focused on making clean energy more accessible, reliable, and affordable for homeowners and businesses.

At Sunnova, we embrace diverse perspectives, vibrant creativity and forward-thinkers who share our zeal for a sustainable future. A career with us means pushing beyond traditional limits, exploring new horizons, collaborating with like-minded peers, and transforming the energy industry for the better.

If you're excited about being a part of the fastest-growing segment of the energy industry, we encourage you to apply!

THE PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST POSITION

Sunnova Energy is searching for a Procurement Specialist to assist managing Sunnova’s distribution partners and other indirect categories of spend; workflow tasks within the department; create and interpret reports describing distribution efficiency; and develop positive working relationships internal stakeholders as well as with third party vendors.

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST RESPONSIBILITIES

•Support Sunnova’s supplier relationship management with Sunnova’s distribution partners and other suppliers within indirect procurement.

•Assist in development of category strategies where needed.

•Develops Requests for Quotes (RFQ) bid tabs.

•Work closely with Buyers to ensure equipment availability through Sunnova distribution channels.

•Quarterly pricing updates to distribution partners price list.

•Participate in Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR’s) with Sunnova distribution partners and/or vendors as required.

•Assist as needed with inventory reconciliation process.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

•Bachelor’s Degree.

•2-4years’ experience in Supply Chain Management or related field.

•Efficiency using Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

•Legally authorized to work in the US for ANY employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

•3+ years with Procurement / Supply Chain experience including, but not limited to, sourcing, managing relationships, and negotiating pricing/agreements.

•Developing and executing category strategies.

•Ability to use Microsoft Word’s redlining functionality.

•Salesforce ERP and other related software experience.

•Distribution & logistics experience.

•Ability to use advanced Excel functionality to gain insights or for stakeholder reporting (Pivot Table, VLOOKUP, conditional formatting & searches).

•Deep understanding of the procure to pay process. 

•Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

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WORKING CONDITIONS

•Your choice to be fully remote or a hybrid schedule of 3 days each week in an open office and work from home the other 2 days.

•No travel required.

•No driving responsibilities required for position except to commute to office.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

•Extended period of time working at a computer workstation.

BENEFITS

Sunnova offers a generous employee reward package that includes:

•Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, healthcare flexible spending account, and 401(k) with employer match.

•Competitive compensation & annual bonus

•Paid time off, including 11 holidays and Paid Parental Leave

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

We appreciate the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI), and we are looking to hire real people.  If you use AI for any part of the job application process, we highly encourage that you review any AI generated content to ensure your personality and unique capabilities are highlighted. We reserve the right to disqualify candidates that we reasonably believe solely relied on AI generated content in the application process.

If you are selected for a position, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test (and medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process.