Procurement Manager, IT

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Job Title:  Procurement Manager, IT (Direct Hire)

Job Category: Purchasing - Procurement

Industry: Energy - Utilities - Gas - Electric

Job Location: Oakland, CA

Zip Code: 94612

Top 3/5 Skills: IT category management, sourcing, negotiation, contracting, and supplier management.

Min & Max Salary ($70 to $103.50):

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Position Summary
The Manager, IT Procurement drives the client experience by developing and leading effective Strategic Sourcing strategies and effective Category Management and contract execution, contract and overall contract governance. This position supports the portfolio’s goals through transactional awareness to identify potential cost savings, diversity, green supply chain, spend reduction, supplier consolidation, and standardization opportunities. This position identifies opportunities for efficiency within corporate and sourcing policies and processes to improve results for both Sourcing and Portfolio clients. The Manager, IT Procurement leads multiple spend categories within a portfolio. This position drives category management strategies with their team and influences key stakeholders to become trusted business advisors.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and Oakland based on business needs.

Reporting Relationship
The Manager, IT Procurement will report to the Senior Director, Indirect & Corporate Services Strategic Sourcing.

Job Responsibilities
Develops strategic portfolio and category plans to generate cost savings, deliver service excellence, optimize diversity spending and total cost of ownership for key lines of business.
Ensures the overall governance of the contract approval process from contract creation through contract award.
Oversees contract spend across multiple spend categories
Develops short- and long-term strategies for all spend categories within portfolio
Leads complex cross-functional teams in the execution of strategic sourcing initiatives
Manages spend analysis, needs assessment, benchmarking and business case development
Leads development and execution of negotiation strategies
Monitors and maximizes customer satisfaction using standardized client service level agreements
Manages continuous improvement-based relationships that deliver mutually beneficial results for PG&E and its suppliers
Establishes service level agreements to hold suppliers accountable for performance
Approves purchase orders and contracts from $500,000 to $10 million
Directly supervises Sourcing Supervisors, Category Leaders and Sourcing Specialists.

Background Qualifications
Minimum
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required (one year of experience for every one year of college)
8 years of total sourcing or related industry experience; some positions may require technical/category experience
Ability to lead cross-functional teams
Ability to identify and resolve problems and implementation barriers
Demonstrated leadership and management skills

Desired
MBA or equivalent advanced degree
Project Management experience, Utility industry experience
Demonstrated category management and procurement transformation experience
2-3 years of supervisor experience
SAP/SRM proficiency