Category Specialist
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- Date: Oct 25, 2026
- Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408
Requisition ID: 94679
NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!
Position Specific Description
Our Operating Fleet Sourcing Department within the Engineering, Construction & Supply Chain Business Unit is seeking a Senior Category Specialist to join the team in Juno Beach, FL. This role possesses significant visibility to senior leadership, often providing recommendations and creating the strategy for large areas of spend for the company.
An individual in this role will have the opportunity to leverage cutting edge digital tools and artificial intelligence to assist them in their job duties and responsibilities. This role sits at the intersection of analytics and strategy, requiring an individual who can form a hypothesis, pressure-test it, and execute with conviction.
The Category Specialist will operate with a high degree of ownership, bringing both analytical rigor and commercial creativity to a function that rewards critical thinking and measurable results. This role owns end-to-end category strategy and continually develops and executes a variety of value levers.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities
- Ability to interpret spend and market data, forecast demand and industry trends, and translate analyses into clear recommendations and measurable value-including cost reduction, cost avoidance, and rebate opportunities
- Proven experience planning and delivering end to end category initiatives, managing timelines, dependencies, and risks while maintaining a consistent intake to award cadence.
- Strong financial acumen with the ability to connect category strategies to P&L impact, business risk, and operational outcomes.
- Ability to build strong partnerships with stakeholders across business units, leadership, and suppliers by translating business objectives into sourcing strategies and driving cross functional alignment.
- Deep supplier management experience including market mapping, developing strategic partnerships, executing RFx events, evaluating bids, negotiating pricing/terms/SLAs, and managing performance scorecards and corrective actions.
- High proficiency with analytical tools and the ability to convert complex datasets into clear, actionable insights.
Job Overview
This role supports the category management function with source-to-pay activities and oversees sourcing related activities to ensure alignment with category strategies. Employees in this role regularly meet with Business Units (BUs) to collect requirements and feedback and identify trends, risks, and opportunities for categories in scope. This role meets with stakeholders on strategy development and regularly participates in cross-functional meetings.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Defines and manages category sourcing strategy
- Conducts market and spend analysis
- Supports procurement with source-to-pay activities
Meets with Business Units to collect requirements and feedback
Participates in cross-functional meetings and initiatives
Required Qualifications
- High School Grad / GED
- Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
- Experience: 3+ years
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree
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- Employee Type: Full Time
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