Manager, Vegetation Management Strategic Sourcing

Requisition ID# 165978

Job Category : Procurement / Supply Chain

Job Level : Manager / Principal

Business Unit : Engineering, Planning & Strategy

Work Type : Hybrid

Job Location : Oakland

Department Overview

The Procurement organization is the functional lead for the procurement of materials and services at Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The department collaborates with internal clients and suppliers managing more than $12 billion of annual company spend to develop mutually beneficial total value solutions for goods and services. The department provides the following services to internal clients : procurement of goods and services, strategic sourcing and cost savings, category management, supplier relationship management, execution and outreach, compliance management, ongoing procurement field support and management of the source to pay cycle.

Position Summary

The Manager, Vegetation Management Strategic Sourcing role is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that align with the goals of the Vegetation Management portfolio across all business lines 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 to ensure sourcing activities meet operational needs and capital projects 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.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and Oakland.

PG&E is providing the salary range that can reasonably be expected for this position at the time of thejob posting. This salary range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will bebased on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience,market value, and geographic location. The decisionwill be made on a case-by-casebasis related tothese factors. This job is also eligible to participate inPG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Pay Range display :

Bay Area - $140,000 to $208,000

Reporting Relationship

The Manager, Vegetation Management Strategic Sourcing will report to the Senior Director, Construction Services Strategic Sourcing

Job Responsibilities

• Establish a high-performance team to develop strategic portfolio and category plans to generate cost savings, deliver service excellence, optimizes 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.
• Develop work processes and procedures aligning to organizational requirements

Background Qualifications

Minimum

Desired