IT Procurement Manager

TheCorporate; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in strategic sourcing is looking for a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager specializing in IT Software & Services. This role involves developing strategic plans to optimize spending and enhance supplier relationships. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of sourcing experience, alongside demonstrable leadership and analytical skills. Opportunities to lead cross-functional teams and oversee multi-million dollar contracts are key aspects of this position.

Qualifications

• 8 years of total sourcing or related industry experience.
• Ability to lead cross‑functional teams.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops strategic portfolio and category plans for cost savings.
• Ensures governance of contract approval from creation to award.
• Oversees contract spend across multiple spend categories.

Skills

sourcing

IT procurement

procurement

category

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP/SRM

Job description

Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager – IT Software & Services

Location: Oakland, CA (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Full‑time (Direct Hire)

Job Responsibilities

• Develops strategic portfolio and category plans to generate cost savings, deliver service excellence, optimize 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.

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; some positions may require technical/category experience.
• Ability to lead cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems and implementation barriers.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills.

Desired

• MBA or equivalent advanced degree.
• Project Management experience, utility industry experience.
• Demonstrated category management and procurement transformation experience.
• 2‑3 years of supervisor experience.
• SAP/SRM proficiency.

Skills

• sourcing
• IT procurement
• procurement
• category

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Purchasing and Supply Chain

Industries

Software Development