Senior Manager - Sourcing

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Job Title - Senior Manager, Distribution Strategic Sourcing

Location - Oakland, CA (Hybrid)

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

SEDAAID#3526

Description:

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Distribution Strategic Sourcing role is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that align with the goals of the Distribution portfolio and broader enterprise objectives. This position leads strategic sourcing, category management, and supplier governance to drive performance, cost savings, sustainability, and supplier diversity. The role works closely with internal stakeholders and peers to ensure sourcing activities meet operational needs while identifying opportunities for process improvements, standardization, and increased value. This is a highly collaborative role that plays a key part in strengthening sourcing outcomes and enhancing the client experience within the portfolio.

Providing the salary range that can reasonably be expected for this position at the time of the job posting. This salary range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. This job is also eligible to participate in  discretionary incentive compensation programs.

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MIDPOINT: $187,500

Job Responsibilities

• Build and support high performance team responsible to Develop strategic portfolio and category plans to generate cost savings, deliver service excellence, optimizes diversity spending and total cost of ownership for multiple Portfolios across multiple 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 in multiple LOBs
• Develops short and long term strategies for all spend categories within portfolio for multiple LOBs
• 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
• Approves purchase orders and contracts from $500,000 to $10 million
• Monitors and maximize 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
• Direct reports include multiple Portfolio Managers, Procurement Managers and Category Leads. Through these direct reports, incumbents are responsible for all sourcing activity for the assigned areas of the business.
• Develop work processes and procedures aligning to organizational requirements

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

Desired

• MBA or equivalent advanced degree
• Six Sigma, CPSM or other related certification
• SAP/SRM proficiency desired
• Strategic Sourcing experience, Project Management experience, Utility industry experience
• Minimum 8years years of supervisor experience
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills required
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams is required
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills are required
• Ability to identify and resolve problems and implementation barriers required

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Job Title - Manager, Vegetation Management Strategic Sourcing

Location - Oakland, CA (Hybrid)

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

SEDAAID#3525

Description:

Position Summary

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