Technology Vendor Manager: Strategy, Governance & Value

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Oakland seeks a Technology Vendor Manager to lead IT vendor strategy and governance. You will partner with sourcing, architecture, operations, and finance to optimize technology investments and manage the vendor lifecycle across multi-year plans.

This senior individual contributor role requires strong communication, analytics, and negotiation skills, with experience in ERP/Ariba/Coupa within a complex enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3 years of IT vendor management, sourcing, or technology strategy.

Responsibilities

• Build strong partnerships with internal stakeholders to drive measurable vendor results.
• Align vendor capabilities with business and technology roadmaps.
• Manage the full lifecycle of vendor relationships, including onboarding, governance, and contract compliance.
• Ensure suppliers deliver against contractual commitments and SLAs while driving operational excellence.
• Provide executive-level reporting and dashboards on vendor performance and savings.

Skills

Vendor management

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Executive communication

Project governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

ERP systems

SAP Ariba

Coupa

ServiceNow

GEP

Job description

Pacific Gas and Electric Company in Oakland seeks a Technology Vendor Manager to lead IT vendor strategy and governance. You will partner with sourcing, architecture, operations, and finance to optimize technology investments and manage the vendor lifecycle across multi-year plans.

This senior individual contributor role requires strong communication, analytics, and negotiation skills, with experience in ERP/Ariba/Coupa within a complex enterprise environment.