Sourcing Senior Specialist

Responsibilities

• Ensures key aspects relating to risk management, quality, ethical sourcing, sustainability and legal compliance are in line with the company's policies.
• Updates supplier-provided agreements as well as contracting policies and procedures for negotiations and governing use by internal stakeholders.
• Supports the development and delivery of category or sourcing strategies and management of tendering events.
• Aids in developing and implementing innovative solutions to resolve complex issues, utilizing organizational readiness change management strategies.
• Conducts contract reviews for audit compliance and spend analysis to assess long-term agreement requirements for operations to ensure supply of materials through a proactive supply chain model.
• Manages day-to-day Energy contracts across various regulated and de-regulated markets.
• Supports the development of category strategies representing requirements of our business plans and commitments made to regulators and customers.
• Utilizes complex data sets to aid in identifying new opportunities to drive benefits through contracts lifecycle and performs analysis in order to identify risk issues and gap identification.

Requirements

As a Sourcing Senior Specialist, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. You will be responsible for supporting the development and execution of strategic sourcing initiatives that enable the energy infrastructure of the future. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to projects that support California’s clean energy transition while partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver critical infrastructure solutions that power communities and strengthen the electric grid.

Qualifications

• Five 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 using SAP software in a purchasing environment, and utilizing Ariba Sourcing, Contracting, and P2P modules.
• Experience sourcing services.
• Experience of purchasing practices and policies, and knowledge of procurement contracts and standard terms and conditions.
• Experience with industry best practices, standards, utility regulations, procedures and compliance as they relate to purchasing.
• Experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects simultaneously, and analyzing information and making strategic decisions regarding scope, impact, policy, development, and implementation.
• CPM, CPSM, CPCM, CCCM, and/or PMP certification(s).

Skills

Strong analytical skills, negotiation abilities, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously are essential. Experience with industry best practices, standards, utility regulations, procedures and compliance as they relate to purchasing is preferred.

Benefits

The benefits package includes health insurance, retirement savings plan, paid time off, and more. For more information, visit our Candidate Resource page.

Pay

Competitive compensation package based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

This position is hybrid, with the employee reporting to an SCE facility for a set number of days and working remotely on the remaining days.

About Southern California Edison

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran 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 AskHR@sce.com or (626) 302-3456 and select option 2.