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.
Mgr Supply Chain – Category Management – Day in the Life
As Manager, Supply Chain Category Management, you partner with engineering, projects, operations, finance, and legal to keep critical categories on track. You scan market moves across steel, valves, rotating equipment, electrical and instrumentation, coatings, and logistics, then adjust sourcing plans. You lead RFx and negotiate pricing, delivery, warranties, performance guarantees, and risk. You build should‑cost and total cost views to inform awards, then close with legal on master goods and service agreements. You run supplier reviews, read scorecards, set corrective actions, and troubleshoot delivery issues. You flag risks early and line up alternates with project teams, log savings and cash impact with finance, coach the team on analytics and supplier communications, and align tomorrow’s 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:Develops and maintains category strategies aligned to corporate goals and project needs
Segments categories and sets sourcing roadmaps for projects and operations
Leads sourcing events, evaluations, and supplier awards for high-value categories
Negotiates contracts and service agreements across price, delivery, warranties, and risk
Partners with engineering and operations to align sourcing to standards and specs
Connects suppliers with technical experts to optimize materials and equipment
Supports value engineering to balance cost, quality, safety, and performance
Monitors global supply markets, cost drivers, tariffs, and emerging risks
Builds alternate sourcing and contingency plans for critical items
Implements supplier scorecards and drives accountability on KPIs
Resolves supplier disputes and delivery issues with root cause actions
Collaborates with finance to quantify savings and track realization
Drives adoption of digital procurement tools and analytics
Mentors and develops team members
Other duties as assigned
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
Demonstrates outstanding organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications
Demonstrates strong safety mindset and clear decision making
Communicates with clarity across technical and commercial audiences
Uses ERP and supply chain systems plus market analysis tools
Works across sites and suppliers with some travel
Preferred: 10+ years in supply chain, category management, or technical leadership in midstream
Preferred: Proven record leading high-value negotiations and supplier relationships
Preferred: Understands technical requirements for pipeline infrastructure equipment and materials
Preferred: Balances cost, quality, risk, and delivery across capital and operating context
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/.
Education Requirements:Skill Requirements:
Competency Requirements:
Top Skills
What We Do
Williams has been around for more than a century, but our work has never been more important. Our employees impact people’s lives every day, fueling the clean energy economy with large-scale energy infrastructure that connects natural gas supplies to markets with growing demand for cleaner fuel.
We handle 30% of the natural gas in the United States that is used every day to heat our homes, cook our food and generate our electricity. Williams works closely with customers to provide the necessary infrastructure to serve growing markets and safely deliver natural gas products to reliably fuel the clean energy economy. With interstate natural gas pipelines and gathering & processing operations throughout the country, we reliably deliver value to our employees, investors, customers and communities by running our business with authenticity and a safety-driven culture, leading our industry into the future.
Our employees are our most valued resource and the driving force behind our reputation as a safe, reliable company that does the right thing, every time. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours.
.jpg)
