Contracting Agent - 3

• Leads negotiations, oversees all stages of strategic procurement, helps facilitate supplier performance measurement, and collaborates with key suppliers to identify potential areas for improvement. Manages and identifies supplier alliance opportunities. Supports internal utility Business Unit's supplier management efforts.
• Works with clients to develop and manage tools necessary to track supplier performance (ex: scorecards), communicates supplier performance metrics to relevant stakeholders on a regular basis, interfaces with all levels of Supply Management and Business Unit clients, including senior management, leads and participates in cross-functional teams, including representatives from Business Unit clients, DBE, Information Technology, Metrics, procurement operations, and/or Legal.
• Develops and maintains category plans that identify opportunities for operational efficiencies, drive cost savings, manage risk, improve safety, drive innovation, and ensure the continuous development of categories managed.
• Oversees, plans, manages, and assumes complete responsibility for all activities and processes associated with the categories assigned.
• Performs thorough analysis to support the development of category plans, including but not limited to meeting with internal customers to understand their needs, requirements, and plans; determining the impact of joint efforts on supplier KPIs; analyzing historical spend; forecasting future spend based on demand planning; building should cost models; calculating total cost of ownership (TCO); creating supplier profiles; conducting market research to identify new suppliers, to predict stresses on the supply base, and to manage pricing (e.g., index pricing and volume discounts).
• Other duties as required, e.g. creates and implements development plans for suppliers who do not meet performance standards, and resolves conflict between suppliers and the company.

Quals--
Typically requires a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or other related field and 5 - 8 years of experience, preferably in category management, strategic sourcing, other procurement-related role, related analytical role, or business consulting, including 3 years of experience leading cross-functional strategic sourcing teams or other change related programs. A Master's Degree in Business Administration, or other advanced academic degrees or training is highly desirable. A valid California driver's license is required. Typically requires construction services and/or material procurement experience and has successfully completed purchases over *** and/or 2 - 4 years of experience in specific service and/or material expertise. Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) designation or similar professional certification in Supply Management is desirable.
• Working knowledge of contract management and/or accounting systems.
• Requires working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel applications.
• Communicates clearly, seeks input from others, presents information in a clear, logical, structured way, and written communications are clear and concise.
• Anticipates and identifies customer needs, is responsive to internal and external customers, looks for ways to improve customer satisfaction.
• Contributes significantly to the accomplishment of the team's goals and objectives, values the contributions of others, encourages the participation of everyone on the team, actively seeks and incorporates the input of others.
• Gathers relevant information systematically. Broadly defines issues, considering a wide range of factors. Grasps the complexities and interrelationships of issues.
• Displays personal integrity in all communications, decisions, and actions.
• Is action oriented, drives for results. Sets high standard of performance for self and others. Integrates efforts across organizational lines.