Principal Program Manager

Requisition ID # 165676 

Job Category: Project / Program Management 

Job Level: Manager/Principal

Business Unit: Engineering, Planning & Strategy

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland; San Ramon

Department Overview 

The Procurement Organization includes a staff of more than three hundred sourcing managers, buyers, and analysts. Our mission is to deliver cost effective and valued procurement services through strategic, diverse, and sustainable business solutions. Our work requires close integration with all lines of business, finance, and our suppliers.

The Procurement Excellence Center (PEC) is a strategic function dedicated to driving procurement transformation, operational efficiency, and value creation across the organization. Within the Procurement organization, the PEC establishes best practices, standardizes processes, and leverages advanced analytics and market intelligence to enable data-driven decision-making. The PEC collaborates with all Procurement teams to enhance capabilities, improve performance, and optimize costs. Key focus areas include market intelligence and analytics, digital procurement transformation, risk management, supplier relationship management, governance, and capability development.

Position Summary 

The Procurement Program Manager, Principal oversees the Procurement organizations budget, headcount, and forecasting processes, ensuring financial accuracy and strategic alignment with enterprise goals. The Program Manager will also be responsible for developing and managing presentations, materials, and key performance indicators (KPIs) related to the Procurement Organization The Program Manager will partner closely with both finance and Procurement leadership.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and Oakland or San Ramon.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job.  The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity.  Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.​

A reasonable salary range is:

Bay Area Minimum: $140,000

Bay Area Midpoint: $189,000

Bay Area Maximum: $238,000

Reporting Relationship

The Program Manager, Principal will report to the Procurement Excellence Center Senior Director.

Job Responsibilities

• Recognized subject matter expert who represents PG&E in regulatory and/or industry forums on subject of expertise

• Lead procurement budgeting and forecasting in collaboration with Finance and business leads
• Manage headcount governance and maintain organizational structure accuracy

• Composes, designs, and prepares various correspondence, presentations, communications, reports, documents, and other materials.
• May manage major cross-functional projects and initiatives.
• Leads development of program goals and metrics to meet company goals and objectives. Collaborates across organization to ensure alignment of goals to support program
• Responsible for utilizing other departments and teams to meet program goals.
• Organize and lead cross-utility project teams to influence utility, regulatory and/or industry decisions
• Solves unique and complex problems, anticipating issues and developing innovative solutions.
• Drives cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders in Finance, IT, Operations, and Business Units to ensure procurement initiatives align with enterprise priorities.
• Integrates industry knowledge related to data into everyday business practices and decision making.

Background Qualifications

Minimum

• 10 years of related experience or equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Finance, or a related field; or equivalent experience in business

Desired

• 10+ years experience in procurement, supply chain, strategic program management, or consulting roles
• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in business
• PMP Certification
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical skills; ability to synthesize and interpret complex data
• Detail oriented and strong organizational skills
• Effective communicator
• Ability to turn data into clear, compelling narratives for executive audiences
• Ability to use understanding of the business to help drive strategic decision making, and to recommend operational improvements
• Ability to influence leaders inside and outside of the department through data analysis, insights, and recommendations
• Ability to lead the largest and most complex projects across Procurement
• Ability to create compelling business cases based on complex business environments and inputs
• Adept at addressing issues with diplomacy and tact