Williams is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected under applicable discrimination law.
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 the Director of Supply Chain, you will lead and develop sourcing and procurement activities to support key business objectives. You will ensure the effective execution of standards, controls, policies, procedures, and performance metrics for managing third-party spend across the company. Providing vision and strategy for all goods procurement activities, you will drive consistency in procurement for operating and capital expenditures. By analyzing market and delivery trends, you will develop innovative procurement technologies and processes. Collaboration with Operating Areas and Project Execution teams will be essential to drive bottom-line value through a service-oriented approach.
Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
- Defines, develops, and implements comprehensive procurement strategies and processes for OPEX and CAPEX goods, ensuring alignment with cost, quality, and delivery objectives
- Leads the consolidation, strategic planning, and execution of all company commodity purchases, including pipe, valves, fabricated equipment, fleet, compression, and power
- Oversees the continuous improvement of procurement policies, procedures, and programs, focusing on enhancing organizational value and operational efficiency
- Conducts business analysis with key stakeholders to ensure procurement initiatives are aligned with business priorities and objectives
Education:
- Required: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Construction, Energy Management, or a related field, and a minimum of ten (10) years' related experience in supply chain, operations, commercial, project management, construction management, or a related role
Other Requirements
- Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills
- Skilled in financial analysis for operating and capital expenditures
- Experienced in project management lifecycle
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to assess and mitigate risk from a company, project, financial and contractual perspective
- Strong business acumen, strategic thinking and planning abilities that are data driven and results oriented
- Outstanding leadership and team building skills
- Preferred: Procurement/strategic sourcing
- Preferred: Commercial negotiations
About Tulsa:
Our corporate headquarters is located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, the 2nd largest city in Oklahoma and the 47th most populous in the U.S.
Tulsa is known as the Mother of "The Mother Road" - Route 66, and boasts impressive art deco architecture, the #1 city park in the U.S. (The Gathering Place) and is a great venue for live music. It's an easy place to get in and out of, with more than 20 non-stop flight destinations offered at Tulsa International Airport. Tulsa is listed on CNN Travel's best destinations to visit in 2022!
Tulsa is not only a great place to live, but it's affordable. According to the 2019 Economic Report from Tulsa's Future, the cost of living is 8 percent below the U.S. average. There is no place like T-Town. Check out visittulsa.com to learn more!
Why Choose Williams?
We are committed to providing our employees with competitive compensation and benefits as part of your Total Rewards package to help protect your current and future physical, emotional, and financial health. We generally offer health benefit programs to our employees and their families that are competitive and flexible enough to meet your needs, and retirement benefits to allow you to invest now for financial security when you retire. With rich learning and development programming and a high internal mobility rate, you are not just applying to a job with Williams; you are embarking on an exciting career!
- Competitive compensation
- Annual incentive program
- Hybrid work model - one work from home day each week for most office-based roles
- Flexible work schedule for most field-based roles
- 401(k) with company matching contribution and a fixed annual company contribution
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Generous company-paid life insurance and disability benefits
- A consumer-driven health plan option with the potential for a generous company contribution to a Health Savings Account
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid time off, including floating and company holidays
- Wellness Program with annual rewards
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Robust employee learning and development
- High internal mobility (we promote from within)
- Parental leave (we provide up to 6 weeks for each parent)
- Fertility coverage and adoption benefits
- Domestic partner benefits
- Educational reimbursement
- Non-profit donation matching contributions and time off to volunteer
- Employee resource groups
- Employee assistance programs
- Technology to make our work more productive and collaborative
- Regular employee engagement surveys and feedback processes
Williams has a long history of making a significant difference in the communities where we live and work, and we strive to cultivate an environment of employee inclusion, innovation and passion that values all voices and opinions. We help each other succeed and great things happen when people from a diverse set of backgrounds come together. Together, we make clean energy happen.
Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.
For more information, please visit https://www.williams.com/careers/total-rewards/.
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