IT Category Manager

Join the Clean Energy Revolution Become an IT Category Manager at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll provide advanced technical and commercial procurement expertise, leading complex sourcing and contracting activities for technology, systems, software, and engineered products. This role applies deep functional knowledge to negotiate favorable commercial terms, manage supplier relationships, and deliver cost, risk, and performance outcomes aligned with business strategy.

As an IT 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?

Responsibilities Reviews and negotiates company-wide commercial agreements for various scopes of work.

Identifies, drives, and implements suitable procurement approaches to deliver lowest total cost and cost savings strategies across the organization.

Negotiates contracts and reviews opportunities to reduce costs using negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.

Understands and applies business tools (financial, logistical, commercial, risk, cost analysis, etc.) to attain desired results.

Identifies and executes purchasing opportunities through internal stakeholder collaboration and external market research.

Ensures that corporate procurement policy and procedure are being followed.

Develops and establishes category management in accordance with the overall best practices, procurement strategy, processes and procedures and ensures category management delivers against targets and objectives.

Develop skills and knowledge to become subject matter expert in managed spend categories.

Identifies and implements continuous improvement opportunities, assessing current and future business processes for best work practice, as well as innovative procurement solutions that provide cost savings and process efficiencies for the organization.

Establishes strong business relationships with key business partners and clients across Operating Units and external organizations.

A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications Seven or more years of experience in supply chain, procurement, and/or contract management.

Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, or related field.

Experience negotiating contracts and/or managing the Request For Proposal (RFP) process.

Experience with Ariba and SAP.Experience purchasing IT hardware, software and services.

Experience partnering with Information Security, Privacy, Legal, and IT stakeholders to incorporate cybersecurity, data protection, and third-party risk requirements into sourcing and contract terms.

Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM), Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM), Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.

Ability to present recommendations and other communications regularly to all levels of the organization.

Excellent oral and written communication skills, including oral presentations, formal correspondence and contractual documentation, group facilitation, and negotiations.

Working knowledge of common technology commercial and licensing models (subscription, consumption/usage-based, enterprise agreements) and associated financial, legal, and compliance considerations.

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