IT Purhcasing Agent: Southern California Edison

Job Title: IT Purchasing Agent

Job Ref#: NB60472262A

Basic Qualifications:

Must have two or more years experience in negotiating or purchasing.

Core Competencies:

- Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or related field or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

- Demonstrated experience working with purchasing practices and policies.

- Demonstrated experience working with procurement contracts and standard terms and conditions.

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience applying supply management principles related to IT hardware and software.

- Demonstrated experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects simultaneously.

- Demonstrated experience understanding customer business requirements and negotiating support requirements.

- Demonstrated experience developing and delivering presentations.

- Demonstrated ability to motivate others to reach corporate, department and team goals.

- Demonstrated experience analyzing information and make strategic decisions regarding program scope, impact, policy, development, and implementation.

- Demonstrated experience interfacing effectively and collaborate with clients, external suppliers, peers, department personnel and all levels of management to develop solutions and ensure stakeholder buy-in.

- Demonstrated proficiency with PC applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.

- Must demonstrate excellent business mastery, including the ability to integrate work across relevant areas, develop the business and services to enhance customer satisfaction and productivity, manage risks and safety appropriately, develop and execute business plans, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external customers.

- Must demonstrate excellent management mastery, including effective resource and project planning, decision making, results delivery, team building, and staying current with relevant technology and innovation.

- Must demonstrate strong personal mastery, including ethics, influence and negotiation, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, the ability to effectively manage stress and engage in continuous learning.

Comments:

Additional testing may be required as part of the selection process for this position. Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work directly as employees for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Preferences:

Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) certification. Demonstrated proficiency working with SAP software in a purchasing environment. Demonstrated IT hardware purchasing background experience.

Typical Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will represent the Southern California Edison (SCE) as an authorized agent and primary contact in transactions involving the purchase, lease, or licensing of: materials, supplies, services, technology, and/or equipment. Typical responsibilities include: developing, negotiating, and administrating moderately complex procurement contracts, purchase orders, and requests for proposals; negotiating and developing amendments/change orders that amend contracts/purchase orders; interpreting contract/purchase order provisions, and resolving disputes, invoicing and payment problems; providing advice to management on the contractual implications of actions taken by suppliers, contractors, or internal clients; ensuring achievement of the best value to the Company by coordinating and directing the competitive bid process and making sound, logical recommendations for contract/purchase order awards of moderate value; providing advice, recommendations, and solutions to internal clients concerning the most cost-effective and/or appropriate method of acquiring their material, equipment and/or service requirements; providing leadership, facilitation, and collaboration with suppliers and internal IT organization business partners; achieving total cost reductions, cost savings, and supplier diversity goals; establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with external suppliers, contractors, and consultants, as well as internal Corporate managers, supervisory and non-supervisory personnel; participating in or leading strategic sourcing studies, forecasts, and cost projections with moderate impact on business and operational strategy; receiving coaching, training, mentorship or functional guidance from senior-level procurement agents; developing and delivering presentations; and performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

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