Category Management Senior I/II

SDG&E is not just an energy company, we are the architects of a brighter, cleaner future. Our employees power everyday life for 3.7 million people – bringing the energy to support their passions, ambitions, and the heartbeat of our community.  

We call Southern California our home. It’s where we chase our dreams and raise our families. That’s why the people who live here deserve an energy company unlike any other, and that’s why every day, SDG&E employees strive to be at the forefront of innovations to reduce emissions, modernize the electric grid, and enable our customers to make the transition to clean technologies. We’re redefining sustainability, advancing zero-emissions solutions, and driving the electric vehicle revolution.  

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This position can be filled as a Senior I (Career Level P3) or Senior II (Career Level P4), depending on experience.

Primary Purpose:
Assists in developing category plans and conducting basic spend analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities. Strengthens procurement effectiveness by ensuring accurate data and supporting implementation of category initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducts and documents market research and supplier financial risk assessments to evaluate vendor viability.
• Identifies and mitigates risks related to supply availability, cost fluctuations, and service or product quality.
• Maintains strong working relationships with internal teams and external partners to support alignment between sourcing activities and business initiatives.
• Monitors market trends and potential partner risks to ensure strategies remain aligned with organizational goals and evolving best practices.
• Promotes and upholds compliance with organizational policies throughout the entire purchasing and contracting process.
• Reviews sourcing activities and agreements to ensure they meet internal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Typically requires a 4 year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Typically requires 5 years of related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Category Management - The process of bundling like products into a singular category, or business unit, and then addressing procurement, merchandising, sales, and other retail efforts on the category as a whole.
• Commercial Negotiation - The planning, reviewing, analysis and other activities that a buyer and seller conduct to reach an agreement.
• Contract Management - Streamlining the creation, execution, storage or renewal of contracts, with a focus on compliance, often via software or other automated means.
• Cost Analysis - A process businesses use to analyze decisions, whereby a business sums the benefits of a situation or action and then subtracts the costs associated with taking that action.
• Market Analysis - Analyzing competing products, services, and organizations in the external business environment.
• Relationship Management - Activities undertaken to improve business relationships.
• Risk Management - Identifies, evaluates and manages risks by developing and implementing risk management strategies, frameworks, policies, procedures and practices.
• Sourcing Strategy - Builds a reliable and competitive supplier base, defines pricing strategies and procurement requirements and ensures timely delivery of goods and services to meet business objectives.
• Supplier Management - Identifies, acquires, and manages resources and suppliers that are essential to the operations of an organization.
• Supply Chain Management - Supply chain management is the management of the flow of goods and services and includes all processes that transform raw materials into final products.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.