Senior Category Manager [HYBRID]

Company: Thomson Reuters Markets Espana SL.
Location: Rosemead
Posted on: January 23, 2023

Job Description:

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• Job ID: 71037126
• Job Family: Supply Chain
• Location: Rosemead, CA USJob Description
  Join the Clean Energy Revolution Become a Senior Category Managerat Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. You will be leading and developing high impact sourcing strategies for the energy infrastructure of tomorrow in areas such as transportation electrification, energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy storage and customer experience, within the Indirect Procurement (IP) team. You'll also be the lead for business unit engagement to collaboratively plan and implement procurement strategies to support short and long term business needs. As a Senior Category Manager, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future? A day in the life - Get ready to think big, work smart and shine bright!
  • Build strategic relationships and collaborate with business partners to ensure alignment with SCE and organizational mission, vision, goals and objectives. Develop project and business plans, strategies, and provide direction. Anticipate potential issues and manage risk.
  • Provide guidance and leadership for other sourcing team members in a lead role.
  • Develop, lead and implement strategic sourcing activities across multiple categories of spend including professional services and corporate services that demonstrate added value (cost savings) and improve total cost.
  • Integrate work across relevant areas, developing sourcing strategies that support the achievement of business objectives, manage information, and providing outstanding service and expertise to internal and externals partners.
  • Establish, develop and lead all aspects of project teams, providing work direction in coordination with direct managers and departmental management.
  • Assess current and future business processes for best work practice, and/or technological fit based on external market and industry practices.
  • Develop and implement metrics to monitor area of responsibility, identification of gaps, and implementing action plans to remediate. Understand, assess, and anticipate the internal/external strategic landscape of Supply Management and its impact on category strategy.
  • Develop and implement innovative solutions to resolve complex issues, while implementing sophisticated organizational readiness change management strategies.
  • Maintaining a safety conscious work environment by following Edison safety protocols and safe work practices; and performing other responsibilities and duties as assigned.
  • Perform as a Lead sourcing/procurement strategist doing strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract, performance, and risk management. Qualifications
    The essentials
    • At least ten years of experience in category strategy development and execution, strategic sourcing, procurement and/or contract management. The preferred
      • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Supply Management, Operations or related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
      • Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) Certification or Certified Professional in Supply Chain Management (CPSM) Certification, Project Management Certification.
      • Typically possesses seven years of project management experience.
      • Experience developing procurement category strategies, purchasing and negotiating contracts with vendors.
      • Experience implementing and improving procurement tools and strategies.
      • Experience integrating strategies with technology solutions such as Ariba, SAP, and related platforms.
      • Experience with procurement, Work Management Performance, and Material Management.
      • Experience creating project management plans that specify charter, scope, cost estimates, schedule, milestones and target dates, and risk management plans.
      • Experience tracking and reporting of project performance and closing out projects upon completion.
      • Experience communicating with internal and external partners as well as make recommendations to senior leadership.
      • Experience collaborating with clients, including independently identifying client needs, developing action plans, identifying deliverables, and presenting results. You should know ...
        • Work Mode: when a return-to-office date has been determined, this position's work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage.
        • Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, and hiring process, and more! Testing
          • This position requires testing and applicants who are identified to continue through the selection process will be invited to test via email. We invite you to visit our Candidate Resource page for further information and to access information guides. Please access our Information Guides , to reference Edison Individual Contributor Workstyles test 8203. Candidates who have previously passed these assessment(s), in some cases, may not need to retest again for this position. About Southern California Edison The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We're fueling the kind of innovation that's changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you'll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world. At SCE, we celebrate our differences. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status. We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at (833) 343-0727.

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