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It’s an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our work plays a critical role in communities we serve across Idaho and Oregon, and we’re working hard to provide our customers with safe, reliable, and affordable energy they depend on. While this position is based at Idaho Power’s downtown Boise location, we offer both flexible schedules and the opportunity to work up to 40% remote, after a period of demonstrated proficiency.\nWhat does a Contracting Agent do for us?\nThey proactively lead stakeholders in the development of internal customer service and goods contracts of moderate risk and/or complexity. They lead the competitive bidding process, negotiate and prepare contract documents. They also meet business unit cost objectives with focus on best value to Idaho Power.\nIn addition to the meaningful work we do, we offer work-life balance, competitive pay and benefits, an employee incentive plan, and both a 401k employer-match and a pension plan, making Idaho Power one of the best employers in the state.\nA COMPETITIVE CANDIDATE WILL HAVE\nKnowledge of:\nContracting practices, terms, and conditions\nDeveloping and writing a statement of work\nNegotiation techniques and supplier management practices\nCompetitive bidding processes\nContracting strategies and principles for a wide range of service/goods industries\nERP and EAM systems\nBusiness Acumen\nPreferred:\nCommodity-specific experience, to include operations and/or technology\nSkills in:\nExcellent time management, decision making, and analytical skills\nEffective problem solving, critical thinking, and negotiation skills\nVerbal, written, and professional communication, including effective listening\nHighly organized, able to manage and coordinate multiple projects, including competing priorities with\nfrequent interruptions\nFocusing on quality with strong attention to detail\nBuilding and establishing effective working relationships to build trust and foster collaboration\nMicrosoft 365, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and OneNote\nAbility to:\nBe results-oriented\nLead and/or collaborate on project teams with diverse stakeholders\nInitiate action independently to manage work and customer relationships, as needed with planning &\nOrganizing abilities leading to effective recommendations and decision making\nCommunicate and interact effectively, both verbally and written, with a variety of audiences (including highly technical personnel and senior business leaders)\nWork collaboratively in a team environment\nMaintain customer focus and deliver a high degree of customer service\nLeverage procurement strengths to mentor peers and junior Contracting Agents\nWork well with others, maintains focus on achieving a common goal\nPrioritize and effectively apply time management techniques to perform multiple tasks\nBe flexible to changing priorities to ensure proper completion of tasks associated with work portfolio\nGather information, identify linkage and trends, apply findings to assignments, and develop alternatives\nWork in a fast paced, dynamic environment and maintain composure while dealing effectively with a\nDiverse customer base and constructively work under stress and pressure when faced with demanding work and aggressive deadlines\nMay be required to work extended hours in the event of large emergencies, i.e. fires, outages, etc.\nEmbrace change and accept complex challenges with initiative\nAsk difficult questions and solve difficult problems\nBe accessible after normal business hours for responding to leadership and customer requests\nMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS\nEducation:\nBachelor's degree\nOR\nAn equivalent combination of education and experience\nPreferred:\nBachelor's degree in business, supply chain or related field\nExperience:\n4 or more years related work experience\nLicenses & Certifications:\nValid driver's license with an acceptable driving record based on driving requirements for the position\nPreferred:\nIndustry recognized certifications\nPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS\nThis position requires working at a desk/computer for extended periods of time. 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