Director, Procurement Strategic Initiatives PMO

Overview

Lead Procurement Excellence PMO, driving transformation and strategic initiatives

Key Responsibilities

• strategic planning
• brand communications
• board presentations
• workforce strategy
• stakeholder management
• talent planning

Tasks

-Serves as lead for internal, external and branding communications; single point-of-contact for advertising, media, and all internal communications development including quarterly newsletters, employee messages and conference presentations. -Oversees strategic planning, learning strategy, communications, and industry benchmarking and workforce strategy and development. -Fosters and sustains relationships with external peers for benchmarking, analyzing trends/developments and proactively planning for challenges and risks. -Leads the development of the Five-Year Strategic Plan for the LOB. -Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions. -Building teams with a strong identity that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. -Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. -Building on necessary level of industry, company, and subject-matter expertise, including laws and regulations. -Delivers Board of Directors’ presentations. -Incorporates market and industry trends into strategic planning and development of Five-Year Strategic Plan. Provides oversight of status reports to senior leaders, conveying key strategic industry information. -Sponsoring and sustaining a high integrity speak-up corporate culture which prioritizes safety, compliance, and ethics. -Leads and influences staff to accomplish results through effective recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, and rewards and recognition. -Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies. -Partners with senior leaders of Workforce Planning and Human Resources regarding talent implications of long-term strategic plan. Delivers workforce strategy for LOB, considering labor trends, talent acquisition strategy, and implications for other departments. -Creating and maintaining a speak up culture free of retaliation. -Building strong customer relationships and delivering hometown, customer-centric solutions. -Effectively builds formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization. -Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders. -Partners with Directors/Senior Directors across the LOB to review operational and financial information and to execute on workforce strategy and development. -Collaborates with leaders and Corporate Communications resources to develop and implement internal and external marketing communications, related to brand promotion.

Requirements

• process improvement
• workforce planning
• master's
• bachelor's
• change management
• utility

What You Bring

-10 years of relevant work experience with steady progression of responsibilities. -Demonstrated ability to influence across a diverse set of stakeholders. -Competency in strategic business planning theories, concepts, practices, methods and techniques. -Knowledge of human performance analysis and improvement. -Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related dynamics. -Knowledge of change management and process improvement principles, concepts and practices. -Creative and innovative solution-based thinking to implement new programs/processes or organizational improvements. -Utility, energy or regulatory industry experience. -Process Improvement certification. -Analytical problem solving and decision-making skills to develop comprehensive solutions. -Knowledge of the utility or energy industry drivers, issues and trends. -Workforce Planning certification. -Bachelor's degree in engineering, economics, business administration or comparable quantitative field or equivalent related work experience. -Creative and strategic data analysis, benchmarking, monitoring and business/financial analysis skills including knowledge of varied analytical methods. -Using various- communications that convey a clear understanding of the needs of different audiences. -Master's degree in engineering, economics, business administration or equivalent quantitative field. -4 years of supervisory/managerial experience.

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About Pacific Gas And Electric Company

-Focus on delivering safe, reliable, and affordable electricity and natural gas to a diverse customer base. -Operations span from energy generation, transmission, and distribution to customer service and renewable energy solutions. -Heavily involved in the development of green energy sources, including solar and wind power. -Maintains a key role in maintaining the region’s energy grid and supporting sustainable growth. -Pioneered energy efficiency programs to help reduce consumption and minimize costs for customers. -Recognized for innovation in grid modernization and integration of clean energy into California’s power mix. -Faced challenges, including natural disasters like wildfires, which have shaped its operations and future strategies. -Remains a cornerstone of California's energy sector, continuously working to improve and modernize the grid.

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