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(Agile1)Category Leader, Expert

Mindlance

Oakland, CA

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$90–$93 Per Hour
SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Alliance/Partner Management, Analysis Skills, Best Practices, Business Administration, Category Development, Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), Contract Creation, Contract Law, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT), Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Diversity, Expense Management, Industry/Trade Analysis, Information Technology & Information Systems, Information Technology Software, Institute for Supply Management (ISM), Leadership, Lean Six Sigma, Licensing, Market Research, Market Trend Analysis, Microsoft Access Database, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Word, NCR Teradata, Negotiation Skills, Oil and Gas, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Risk Analysis, Rumbaugh OMT (Object Modeling Technique), SAP ECC (fka SAP R/3 and SAP ERP), Scorecarding, Six Sigma Certification, Sourcing Strategy, Strategic Planning, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Tort Law, Total Cost of Ownership, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Relations
LOCATION
Oakland, CA
POSTED
7 days ago

Top three qualifications or attributes HM will prioritize when reviewing initial resumes: Experience in Category management for IT Sourcing. Experience in Contract creation. Experience with high dollar negotiations.
Top skill sets HM will be looking for in a candidate (technical expertise & soft skills)? See above and job description
Conducts and documents market research and supplier risk analysis to verify the financial health of existing and potential suppliers
Creates and maintains category plans.
Develops and review performance data with suppliers. Works with suppliers to drive ongoing value discovery.
Develops and sustains mutually beneficial strategic relationships with tier 1 and 2 IT software and hardware suppliers.
Leads cross-functional team through strategic sourcing process and development/execution of negotiation strategies for mid-complexity spend categories
Leads the development of category strategies of medium complexity
Maintains awareness of industry and market trends through ongoing research
Subject matter expert for particular commodities or services

Skills:
Develops and manages one or more sourcing spend categories and manages on a dlegated portion of Tier 1 and 2 Software and hardware contracts.
Develops strategic category plans to optimize cost savings, service excellence, diversity spend and total cost of ownership for the categories.
Effectively influences LOBs, including senior leadership, to achieve understanding, acceptance, and commitment of sourcing strategies. Works with Line of Business (LOB) to develop, source and negotiate major contracts.
Plays a key role in Supplier Relationship Management / Scorecard process.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and (Technical) Competencies Desired

Ability to analyze and combine information from different sources and use logic to reach appropriate conclusions as needed to perform at the job level
Ability to apply contract processes and procedures and relevant contracts and licensing - for example ESC, IBEW, tort, contract law - as needed to perform at the job level
Ability to work independently with limited oversight
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products - for example Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access - as needed to perform at the job level
Competency in relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people
Competency in building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
Competency in building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals

Education Minimum
Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience

Education Desired
Masters Degree in Business Administration or job-related discipline or equivalent experience

License/Certification Desired
ISM-Institute for Supply Management CPSM-Certified Professional in Supply Management certification
LSS-Lean Six Sigma Certification

Experience Minimum
Experience in supply chain, or related, 7 years

Experience Desired
Experience in contract management
Experience in strategic sourcing, 8 years
Experience in procurement, or related, 8 years

strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
Knowledge of the technical/functional aspects of the trade, occupation, or role as needed to perform at the job level
Ability to apply project management theories, concepts, methods, best practices, and techniques as needed to perform at the job level
Knowledge of database and information systems - for example SCADA, EMS, OMT, OIS, SAP, ERP, COSO, Teradata, COBIT, Question Mark - as needed to perform at the job level'

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an AA/EEO employer that actively pursues and hires a diverse workforce.

EEO:

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”

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