Director, Procurement Strategic Initiatives PMO

Requisition ID # 163640 

Job Category: Business Operations / Strategy 

Job Level: Director/Chief

Business Unit: Engineering, Planning & Strategy

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

 

 

Department Overview

 

The Procurement Organization includes strategic sourcing professionals, procurement operations, analysts, supplier diversity, and the center of excellence. Our mission is to deliver cost-effective and valuable supply chain services through strategic, diverse, and sustainable business solutions. Our work requires close collaboration with all lines of business, finance, and our suppliers. 

 

 

 

Position Summary

 

The Director of Procurement Strategic Initiatives PMO will lead and oversee PG&E’s Procurement Excellence PMO.  In this role, they will drive 2025 and long-term transformation initiatives to elevate PG&E’s procurement function to best-in-class standards by implementing standardized processes, tools, frameworks, systems, and governance. This will enable PG&E to serve its hometowns safely, efficiently and affordably.

 

This leader will collaborate with cross-functional teams to align Procurement Excellence strategies with broader PG&E objectives, provide strategic guidance to senior leadership, and drive continuous improvement across the procurement lifecycle.

 

The ideal candidate will bring a combination of strategic vision, operational expertise, and strong leadership skills to influence stakeholders; while building organizational capabilities, motivate a team of highly effective leaders, and deliver measurable value through Procurement initiatives.

 

 

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work headquarters in Oakland.

 

 

 

Reporting Relationship

 

The Director will report to the Senior Director of the Procurement Excellence Center and serve as a key partner in shaping PG&E’s Procurement strategy.

 

 

Job Responsibilities

 

• Oversees strategic planning, learning strategy, communications, and industry benchmarking and workforce strategy and development.
• Collaborates with leaders and Corporate Communications resources to develop and implement internal and external marketing communications, related to brand promotion.
• Leads the development of the Five-Year Strategic Plan for the LOB.
• Incorporates market and industry trends into strategic planning and development of Five-Year Strategic Plan. Provides oversight of status reports to senior leaders, conveying key strategic industry information.
• Partners with senior leaders of Workforce Planning and Human Resources regarding talent implications of long-term strategic plan. Delivers workforce strategy for LOB, considering labor trends, talent acquisition strategy, and implications for other departments.
• Partners with Directors/Senior Directors across the LOB to review operational and financial information and to execute on workforce strategy and development.
• Delivers Board of Directors’ presentations.
• Fosters and sustains relationships with external peers for benchmarking, analyzing trends/developments and proactively planning for challenges and risks.
• Serves as