Hybrid IT Category Manager — Tech Procurement Leader

Southern California Edison (SCE); Rosemead (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern California Edison (SCE) is hiring an IT Category Manager in Rosemead, CA to lead technology, systems, software and engineered product sourcing. You will apply advanced procurement expertise to negotiate favorable terms, manage supplier relationships and deliver cost, risk, and performance improvements aligned with our strategic goals.

This role requires strong negotiation, contract management and IT purchasing experience, plus collaboration with Legal, Information Security and Privacy

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience in supply chain, procurement, and/or contract management.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
• Experience negotiating contracts and/or managing the RFP process.
• Experience with Ariba and SAP.
• Experience purchasing IT hardware, software and services.
• Experience partnering with Information Security, Privacy, Legal, and IT stakeholders to incorporate cybersecurity, data protection, and third-party risk requirements into sourcing and contract terms.
• Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM), Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM), Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Ability to present recommendations and other communications regularly to all levels of the organization.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including oral presentations, formal correspondence and contractual documentation, group facilitation, and negotiations.
• Working knowledge of common technology commercial and licensing models (subscription, consumption/usage-based, enterprise agreements) and associated financial, legal, and compliance considerations.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and negotiates company-wide commercial agreements for various scopes of work.
• Identifies, drives, and implements suitable procurement approaches to deliver lowest total cost and cost savings strategies across the organization.
• Negotiates contracts and reviews opportunities to reduce costs using negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Understands and applies business tools (financial, logistical, commercial, risk, cost analysis, etc.) to attain desired results.
• Identifies and executes purchasing opportunities through internal stakeholder collaboration and external market research.
• Ensures that corporate procurement policy and procedure are being followed.
• Develops and establishes category management in accordance with the overall best practices, procurement strategy, processes and procedures and ensures category management delivers against targets and objectives.
• Develop skills and knowledge to become subject matter expert in managed spend categories.
• Identifies and implements continuous improvement opportunities, assessing current and future business processes for best work practice, as well as innovative procurement solutions that provide cost savings and process efficiencies for the organization.
• Establishes strong business relationships with key business partners and clients across Operating Units and external organizations.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Skills

Procurement experience

Contract management

Supplier relationships

Negotiation

IT procurement

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Ariba

SAP

Job description

Southern California Edison (SCE) is hiring an IT Category Manager in Rosemead, CA to lead technology, systems, software and engineered product sourcing. You will apply advanced procurement expertise to negotiate favorable terms, manage supplier relationships and deliver cost, risk, and performance improvements aligned with our strategic goals.

This role requires strong negotiation, contract management and IT purchasing experience, plus collaboration with Legal, Information Security and Privacy