Position Summary:

The Senior Procurement Specialist holds the primary responsibility of strategic sourcing, contracting, procurement and supplier oversight of PG&E's materials and services in support of the Line of Business Portfolio.  The position provides strategic sourcing leadership and guidance to our internal business clients supporting sourcing events as well as tactical procurement and contract administration services. The Senior Procurement Specialist is responsible to complete difficult, complex and multifaceted strategic sourcing, contracting, procurement and supplier oversight and project assignments.

Responsibilities:

• Business Requirements Gathering and Documentation: Assist our internal business clients with the development of their business requirements and needs. Establish business requirements that fully describe the background, provide an assessment of the business need, a general description of the current situation, concepts for a proposed solution and that the business needs are fully documented and of good quality. Prioritize the business objectives and goals, as well as reducing costs and minimizing delays. Employ consistent procurement approaches to ensure that high quality products and services are procured.
• Sourcing: Conduct market research and document the market research results. Fully support PG&E's Supplier Diversity Program by identifying new diverse supplier opportunities for woman-owned, minority and disabled veteran business enterprises. Conduct supplier health checks and risk analysis to verify the financial health of existing and potential suppliers. Work collaboratively with our internal business clients to determine whether to use an existing contract, to use an existing supplier with a new contract or to issue solicitation proposals to multiple suppliers. Establish, prepare and obtain approval for the supplier selection/scoring criteria supporting solicitation proposals. Prepare the supplier questionnaires for sourcing proposal solicitations. Determine the solicitation approach (i.e. Request for Information, Request for Proposal or Request for Quotation). Prepare contracts for issuance with the solicitation package. Issue and coordinate the solicitation proposal. Assist the internal business clients with preparation and scheduling of the supplier demonstrations. Perform price comparisons/analysis and evaluate solicitation proposal responses. Establish cross functional supplier selection teams Prepare proposal evaluation/selection criteria. Establish negotiating teams, plans and strategies and conduct supplier negotiations. Prepare contracts with the final terms and conditions. Conduct Legal Department, Risk Management Department and internal business client reviews. Prepare contract/deal summaries.
• Supplier Contracts: Obtain contract approvals and execute final contracts. Assist internal business clients with their creation and approval of procurement requisitions. Create and execute contracts, work authorizations and/or contract change orders. Monitor and communicate procurement status to internal business clients. Assist with the verification of product/service delivery. Assist with invoice payment.
• Contract Administration: Periodically reassess supplier risk. Monitoring contract funding availability and compliance and contract spending. Monitoring supplier performance and quality. Create, maintain and execute ongoing supplier management plans as well as corrective action plans. Maintain ongoing supplier relationships and stewardship.

• 7 years of sourcing, procurement, negotiating and contracting experience.
• 2 years of SAP procurement system experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication capabilities.
• A strategic thinker with keen business acumen and excellent negotiation and facilitation skills.
• Customer centric individual and a team oriented leader.
• Highly organized and detail oriented with strong ability to prioritize.
• Demonstrate absolute commitment to safety by incorporating safety into all decisions and actively participate in safety meetings and training.
• Consistent practice in high ethical standards and integrity.

• BA or BS degree in a related area
• Strong Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint Skills
  

Equal Employment Opportunity, M/F/D/V