To provide a continuous flow of purchased and inventoried goods and services at an economic price and of optimum quality and quantity, in an effort to support the Cooperative’s mission and sustained viability.

ESSENTIAL AND MARGINAL FUNCTIONS:

Supply Chain

• Direct, coordinate, supervise, and add value to the Cooperative’s purchasing processes.
• Develop, maintain, and ensure compliance with the Cooperative’s Supply Chain Management Guidelines.
• Develop, maintain, troubleshoot, and provide training on the Materials Management/Purchasing module of the Cooperative’s ERP system.
• Hands-on purchasing activities including requests for quotes, requests for proposals, purchase orders, change orders, expediting, and resolving invoice and/or receiving discrepancies.
• Plan, forecast, and budget for purchasing activities.
• Assist the Warehouse Manager in the planning, forecasting, and budgeting of inventory activities.
• Provide assistance in the Cooperative’s scrap and salvage process.
• Negotiate and manage vendor relationships to obtain the fairest and most acceptable prices for goods and services with adherence to contractual terms and conditions.
• Maintain professional relationships with key sources outside the Cooperative.
• Provide assistance and guidance for the acquisition of goods and services to internal customers including research and source selection.
• Provide monthly purchasing metrics for the Board report.
• Represent the Cooperative on national and statewide organizations, as necessary.

Insurance Risk Management

• Manage the Cooperative’s Property and Liability Insurance Risk Management program:
• Submit policy renewal applications and supporting documents to broker or insurers.
• Maintain annual insurance policy summaries for AEPCO and SSWC.
• Answer internal insurance coverage questions.
• Coordinate and schedule loss control meetings with broker and insurers.
• Participate in the annual G&T insurance survey to obtain benchmarking metrics.
• Provide monthly risk activities for the Board report.
• Present a summary of the Insurance Risk Management program to the Board’s Risk and Audit Committee, as required.
• Manage the administration of Certificates of Insurance, the maintenance of updated vehicle records, and the filing of vehicle claims.

Compliance

• Manages changes and evidence related to NERC procedures and controls for delegated requirements.
• Manages changes and evidence related to NERC RSAWs including the narrative and evidence of the compliance for delegated requirements.
• Performs primary interviewee functions related to NERC compliance audits for delegated requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Management, Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or related field.
• Thorough understanding of supply chain management practices including procurement, warehousing, logistics, and database management.
• 5 to 10 years relevant experience.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with major ERP systems; SAP experience desired.
• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) through the Institute for Supply Management, preferred.
• Experience with Corporate Insurance Programs.
• Any equivalent combination of related education, training, and/or experience can be substituted for requirements listed above.

About Arizona G&T Cooperatives

We are Member-owned, not-for-profit electric generation and transmission (G&T) cooperatives. Working together, our employees fulfill the joint mission of providing reliable, affordable power to electric coops across the Southwest. Arizona G&T Cooperatives provide power to more than 160,000 electric meters and 400,000 people in Arizona, California and New Mexico through six Class A Member distribution cooperatives. One of 63 G&T electric coops in the nation, we own and operate Apache Generating Station near Cochise, east of Benson. The plant has a combined gross generating capacity of 605 megawatts. We also purchase power to meet member energy needs during peak summer energy use. Our transmission system operates and maintains more than 622 miles of electric power transmission line and 27 substations reaching out from our Apache Generating Station, across Arizona to the northwestern corner of the state. We also operate more than 30 telecommunications towers used for phone and data relay services by our member cooperatives and customers.

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