Overseeing the lifecycle of multiple strategic 3rd party contracts.
Responsible monitoring, analysis, compliance & reporting while working with other departments to ensure consistent compliance practices are followed.
Responsible for the supplier relationship management of critical system integration partners.
Manages complex contracts and change order terms including, but not limited to, interpretation of contract terms and mitigation of risks, working with key stakeholders.
Develops complex scorecards to assess contract performance.
Independently facilitates vendor performance discussions.
Negotiates major dispute settlement with internal stakeholders and vendors.
Creates new and innovative approaches, tools and tactics to solve complex problems.
Leads cross-functional projects or process improvement initiatives.
Trains stakeholders on policy and complex contract issues.
Provides quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) oversight for the contract performance team.
Develops contract audit plan.
Keeps track of program contracts and their associated obligations.
Analyzes contracts for potential compliance issues.
Identifies and resolves discrepancies or non-compliance issues.
Evaluates the effectiveness of compliance programs and procedures.
Conducts audits and inspections to verify compliance.
Communicates compliance requirements to all relevant stakeholders.
Prepares reports on contract compliance activities and outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Seven (7) years of direct experience in a similar role with ability to navigate complex sourcing strategies and contract compliance for large scale digital transformations
Managing system integrator services and software professional services while managing sophisticated contracts to minimize value leakage.
Desired: Master’s degree in related discipline
Certification such as one of the following or related: Project Management Professional (PMP)
Program Management Professional (PgMP)
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Experience with quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) regarding contract documents.
Experience with process development, review, and continuous improvement.
Experience in transmission pipeline construction.
Utility industry experience.
Expert on Contract Management and customer service.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and contract information systems and applications (e.g. SRM, Ariba, SAP, scheduling software).

Benefits

PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract managementcompliance analysisrisk mitigationvendor performance assessmentcontract auditingprocess improvementquality assurancequality controlsourcing strategiesdispute resolution

Soft Skills

stakeholder communicationcross-functional leadershipproblem-solvingtrainingnegotiationanalytical thinkingorganizational skillscollaborationattention to detailstrategic thinking

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)Program Management Professional (PgMP)Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt