Category Manager (Portland, OR / Salt Lake City, UT) # 113873

Category Manager

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability inclusion & belonging.

General Purpose

This role will lead ongoing department activities for global operations of Berkshire Hathaway Energy related to procurement, contracting, vendor risk management and vendor performance management. This position acts with considerable latitude regarding the best course of action for the business for the assigned category(s). Develops long-term strategies, category plans and vendor performance reviews. Establishes and maintains working relationships with suppliers and continually develops supplier list for use by the company based on an understanding of driving market forces. Aligns with supply chain and internal customer groups to create and manage short- and long-term goals and mitigate any risk associated with the category(s), such as human resources, information technology, finance, customer operations or engineering. The position involves contact with the general public, suppliers, leadership and co-workers across the BHE businesses.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and initiate strategic and robust plans to ensure positive value through a systematic approach for a specific group of services. This includes analyzing market trends, lowering costs, risk reduction and quality vendor performance assessments. Lead internal customers across multiple business units and affiliated companies to review complex service and / or software requirements. Forecasts expected growth or reduction for assigned categories and develop and follow a procurement strategy to meet those needs. Assist and advise departments in preparing harmonized and optimized specifications for all procurement activities and locating qualified sources for required services through new supplier qualification. Develop a three-to-five-year strategy plan for assigned categories that will provide a clear vision and direction, ensure that short-term projects and actions contribute to long-term goals, and to be able to adapt to changes in supply chain. (35%)
• Negotiate and prepare contracts for significant projects and transactions of significant complexity or where significant variance from standard terms and conditions are required. Meet required contract and business deadlines as agreed to within the strategic sourcing plan. (35%)
• Lead sourcing events across multiple business units or across affiliated companies to a successful and timely conclusion in support of the strategic category plan. (20%)
• Analyze procurement activities and highly complex purchase requisitions to identify areas of strategic sourcing with a goal to maximize leverage, reduce the total cost of goods and services, improve processes, and strengthen the company position when negotiating with suppliers and contractors. (10%)
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships within the department and the company.
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested or assigned to include process creation and training.

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