Williams
Mgr Supply Chain - Category Management
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Mgr Supply Chain - Category Management
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Williams
Do something that means something at Williams. This isn’t just a job - it’s an opportunity to
explore and discover your passion
with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours.
As a Manager, Supply Chain Category Management, you’re a key partner to engineering, projects, operations, finance, and legal—working together to keep critical supply categories like steel, valves, rotating equipment, E&I, coatings, and logistics on track. You stay ahead of market trends and adjust sourcing strategies to ensure continuity and cost-effectiveness. You lead RFx processes and negotiate pricing, delivery schedules, warranties, performance guarantees, and risk mitigation terms. You build should‑cost and total‑cost models to guide sourcing decisions and collaborate with legal to finalize master goods and service agreements. You manage supplier performance through scorecards and reviews, setting corrective actions and resolving delivery issues as they arise. You proactively identify risks, coordinate with project teams to secure alternates, and track savings and cash flow impact with finance. Along the way, you coach others on analytics and supplier communications while aligning future negotiations and critical deliveries.
Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.
Responsibilities/Expectations
Optimizes total cost of ownership, mitigates risk, collaborates with internal partners and critical suppliers
Leads supplier negotiations, optimizes inventory and handles spend to mitigate risk in operations and/or projects efficiently and competitively
Ensures supply chain policies are developed, implemented and carried out
Responsible for the company's procurement, inventory, transportation and logistics programs
Demonstrates a focus on continuous improvement to simplify processes, increase efficiencies and enhance business continuity plans
Ensures all goods/services procured meet quality and safety requirements as set forth by the organization
Coordinates workforce planning and career development for direct employees
Lead all aspects of effective communication with and support of operations, project execution, business development, and accounting
Owns the strategic direction for key supply categories, ensuring alignment with business priorities and long-term project requirements
Applies analytical frameworks to define category segmentation and build sourcing plans that support both capital projects and operational continuity
Drives competitive sourcing processes and supplier selection for critical, high-impact categories, ensuring optimal value and performance
Maintains market intelligence to proactively adjust strategies in response to economic shifts, supply disruptions, and geopolitical developments
Other duties as assigned
Education/Years of Experience
Required: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Construction, Accounting, Business, Engineering or Energy Management and a minimum of seven (7) years of progressive experience in related function
Preferred: Bachelor's degree and a minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in related function; ISM Certification
Other Requirements
Demonstrates enterprise awareness and safety as the utmost priority
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills, with emphasis in Excel and PowerPoint
Develops and applies strategy and tactics to resolve sophisticated supply chain problems
Global awareness of commodity and supply chain impacts, enterprise perspective
Exhibits change management, leadership and interpersonal skills
Preferred: Significant leadership experience; may be formal or informal
Preferred: Detailed knowledge of procurement processes and procedures
Preferred: Proficiency in data analytics and Power BI
Demonstrates a strong safety mindset and clear decision-making while effectively communicating across technical and commercial audiences
Utilizes ERP and market analysis tools to manage supply across sites and suppliers, with flexibility for travel and cross-functional collaboration
Preferred: Proven record leading high-value negotiations and supplier relationships
Preferred: Understands technical requirements for pipeline infrastructure and balances cost, quality, risk, and delivery across capital and operational contexts
Leads and manages the Supply Chain Center of Excellence within the Supply Chain function in the Operational Excellence & Support Group. Leads and manages a center-led department that sets, updates, and maintains an enterprise-wide playbook of policies, procedures, standards, processes, systems, and tools related to contracting for services and procurement of goods and materials to support and implement Williams¿ development, execution, and operational excellence strategies.
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Mgr Supply Chain - Category Management
role at
Williams
Do something that means something at Williams. This isn’t just a job - it’s an opportunity to
explore and discover your passion
with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours.
As a Manager, Supply Chain Category Management, you’re a key partner to engineering, projects, operations, finance, and legal—working together to keep critical supply categories like steel, valves, rotating equipment, E&I, coatings, and logistics on track. You stay ahead of market trends and adjust sourcing strategies to ensure continuity and cost-effectiveness. You lead RFx processes and negotiate pricing, delivery schedules, warranties, performance guarantees, and risk mitigation terms. You build should‑cost and total‑cost models to guide sourcing decisions and collaborate with legal to finalize master goods and service agreements. You manage supplier performance through scorecards and reviews, setting corrective actions and resolving delivery issues as they arise. You proactively identify risks, coordinate with project teams to secure alternates, and track savings and cash flow impact with finance. Along the way, you coach others on analytics and supplier communications while aligning future negotiations and critical deliveries.
Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.
Responsibilities/Expectations
Optimizes total cost of ownership, mitigates risk, collaborates with internal partners and critical suppliers
Leads supplier negotiations, optimizes inventory and handles spend to mitigate risk in operations and/or projects efficiently and competitively
Ensures supply chain policies are developed, implemented and carried out
Responsible for the company's procurement, inventory, transportation and logistics programs
Demonstrates a focus on continuous improvement to simplify processes, increase efficiencies and enhance business continuity plans
Ensures all goods/services procured meet quality and safety requirements as set forth by the organization
Coordinates workforce planning and career development for direct employees
Lead all aspects of effective communication with and support of operations, project execution, business development, and accounting
Owns the strategic direction for key supply categories, ensuring alignment with business priorities and long-term project requirements
Applies analytical frameworks to define category segmentation and build sourcing plans that support both capital projects and operational continuity
Drives competitive sourcing processes and supplier selection for critical, high-impact categories, ensuring optimal value and performance
Maintains market intelligence to proactively adjust strategies in response to economic shifts, supply disruptions, and geopolitical developments
Other duties as assigned
Education/Years of Experience
Required: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, Construction, Accounting, Business, Engineering or Energy Management and a minimum of seven (7) years of progressive experience in related function
Preferred: Bachelor's degree and a minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in related function; ISM Certification
Other Requirements
Demonstrates enterprise awareness and safety as the utmost priority
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills, with emphasis in Excel and PowerPoint
Develops and applies strategy and tactics to resolve sophisticated supply chain problems
Global awareness of commodity and supply chain impacts, enterprise perspective
Exhibits change management, leadership and interpersonal skills
Preferred: Significant leadership experience; may be formal or informal
Preferred: Detailed knowledge of procurement processes and procedures
Preferred: Proficiency in data analytics and Power BI
Demonstrates a strong safety mindset and clear decision-making while effectively communicating across technical and commercial audiences
Utilizes ERP and market analysis tools to manage supply across sites and suppliers, with flexibility for travel and cross-functional collaboration
Preferred: Proven record leading high-value negotiations and supplier relationships
Preferred: Understands technical requirements for pipeline infrastructure and balances cost, quality, risk, and delivery across capital and operational contexts
Leads and manages the Supply Chain Center of Excellence within the Supply Chain function in the Operational Excellence & Support Group. Leads and manages a center-led department that sets, updates, and maintains an enterprise-wide playbook of policies, procedures, standards, processes, systems, and tools related to contracting for services and procurement of goods and materials to support and implement Williams¿ development, execution, and operational excellence strategies.
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