Job Details

Investment Recovery Specialist

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

Note: This is a hybrid position requiring in-office work 3 days a week and can be based out of our offices in New Orleans or Hammond, LA, Jackson, MS, Little Rock, AR, or The Woodlands, TX. Those outside of these areas will need to relocate for this opportunity. Relocation assistance is not available for this posting.

Job Summary/Purpose

Coordinate Investment Recovery activities for Transmission & Distribution, Nuclear, Fossil, and corporate utilizing various avenues to sell surplus/obsolete assets on the secondary markets. Includes management of scrap contracts for metal waste and for disposal of FLEET assets through auction and private treaty sales. This position will require overtime to meet demands and deadlines.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Develop strategies to sell assets through contracted IR companies who specialize in development of secondary market channels.
• Develop & maintain positive, productive relations with all customer/partner groups.
• Monitor & manage system compliance with Investment Recovery Policy.
• Manage Storm Clean Up contract process and ensure all contracts are current each storm season.
• Participate in industry conferences seeking to improve the Investment Recovery process and build out industry contacts.
• Manage contractual relationships with key IR vendors for asset sales, auction and scrap recovery.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position: Prefer a BS/BA degree in Supply Chain, business, accounting, finance or engineering/technical discipline, other directly pertinent experience may be considered.

Minimum experience required of the position:

• Investment Recovery Spec: 1-3 Years of Industrial Material Sales or Supply Chain related experience
• Investment Recovery Spec Sr: 3-6 Years of Industrial Material Sales or Supply Chain related experience

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position: Experience / familiarity with materials in a utility T&D and generation environment. Basic understanding of sales processes including marketing (private treaty, auction, sealed bids), sales documentation, payment processing (MAR) and inventory control. Ability to communicate with customers and suppliers using both verbal and written means on sales activities and demonstrate the ability to make presentations in front of a diverse audience. Some negotiation skills and ability to develop job scope for key Investment Recovery contracts. Proficient customer/buyer interface skills. Some knowledge of storm recovery processes and possess the ability to manage storm contractors in the field on IR recovery efforts. Strong computer skills using MS Toolkit.

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required of the position: Certified Manager of Investment Recovery (CMIR) certification is desired but not required.

Primary Location

Louisiana-Hammond Arkansas: Little Rock || Louisiana: Hammond || Louisiana: New Orleans || Mississippi: Jackson || Texas: The Woodlands

Job Function

Professional

FLSA Status

Professional

Relocation Option

No Relocation Offered

Union Description/Code

NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings

1

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Additional Responsibilities

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

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