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Job Summary

The Senior Category Manager is responsible for initiating, developing, integrating and managing strategic, commercial and contractual activities in support of Vistra’s objectives. This position will execute category strategies as well as have responsibility for commercial implementation and on-going management from inception to project completion. The position will liaison between all departments, including but not limited to development, finance, risk, tax, technology services and operations to ensure identified value is realized and retained. The position will leverage and develop new and existing supplier relationships ensuring maximum value is achieved on behalf of Vistra. The position is expected to demonstrate broad-based and effective knowledge of all aspects of the sourcing and procurement processes, as well as optimize process efficiency using continuous improvement methodologies, tools and project management skills.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:

•Develop and implement key category strategies for high impact, usage and/or spend areas

•Develop and maintain key supplier relationships for category responsibilities.

•Develop performance metrics and hold suppliers accountable for deliverables.

•Initiate, plan and execute strategic business reviews for key categories.

•Collaborate effectively, deliver timely information and provide recommendations

•Develop and maintain key stakeholder relationships to ensure that centrally driven strategies align with business objectives.

•Support and promote Vistra’s Supplier Diversity program through outreach and supplier development activities.

•Track performance within each spend category and measure value directly attributed to budgets along with other forms of value creation

•Influence teams through fact-based discussions, including developing clear and concise business cases

•Conduct market analysis to maintain insights related to commodities and other supply chain relevant topics including supplier health, ESG and adverse media.

•Set up projects including stakeholder identification, team formation and resource planning

•Drive best practices across all Vistra segments for assigned sourcing categories

•Build and nurture teaming environment with supply chain colleagues through excellent communication, open collaboration and exceptional behavioral modeling

•Oversee, mentor and provide tools that support the execution of sourcing strategies

Education, Experience, and Skill Requirements:

•7+ years Category Management experience

•Demonstrates expert knowledge and ability to develop and execute category strategies for complex categories including ability to lead cross-functional teams to develop new category management approaches

•Expert at sourcing as demonstrated by ability to independently run large complex (multi-site, multi cultural, high risk) OPEX and CAPEX sourcing projects

•Expert negotiator that can lead large cross-functional negotiation teams and negotiate across multiple negotiation points

•Demonstrates expert knowledge and ability to work with complex contract language including the ability to craft proposed legal language

•Expert knowledge of all total cost methods including ability to develop complex should-cost models, business case development and ability to execute value analysis/value engineering

•Expert at managing projects and associated activities including leveraging critical path analysis to optimize resource

•Recognized as capable of working effectively across multiple business units, ability to craft /deliver presentations to senior executives and deliver innovative solutions that support Supply Chain and company goals

•High school diploma or equivalent

•Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills

Key Metrics:

Budgetary improvements realized through commercial, reliability and productivity levers through recurring and standalone projects

Improved operational performance including transactional automation, process improvements, relationship development and issue resolution

Mentoring, nurturing and promoting the inclusion of small and diverse businesses through competitive and growth opportunities

Manage supplier risk and performance including safety through regular business reviews and learning events to identify corrective actions

Job Family

Supply Chain

Company

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations

Irving, Texas

Texas

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Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.

Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.

Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.

As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/ .

Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3967404-1&h=3533293724&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com) .

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_It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws._

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at [email protected] to make a request.