Procurement Business Process Improvement Advisor

Join the Clean Energy Revolution

Become a Procurement Business Process Improvement Advisorat Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. In this job, you’ll promote Procurement excellence by leading the development and implementation of strategic objectives for the greater Procurement organization, including business process optimization, technology enhancements, compliance management, and methodologies. This role supports improving and enhancing processes, procurement performance, budget savings-benefits tracking, sourcing-supplier compliance, and reporting techniques across all $6.9B in third-party spend. Your interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills will be fully exercised as you lead strategies focused on value creation, cost savings, continuous improvement, and risk mitigation, as well as optimizing sourcing strategies and continuous improvement initiatives.. As a Procurement Business Process Improvement Advisor, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

• Oversees and implements new procedures and digital enhancements to streamline processes and increase compliance by leveraging Lean Six Sigma, Agile, and other project management principles
• Provides continuous improvement guidance and facilitates process improvement activities to help achieve company objectives
• Leads process improvement projects to gain efficiency and financial benefits, delivering cost savings for SCE
• Develops and reviews financial benefit models for major process improvement projects
• Delivers innovative business process solutions that capitalize on technology and increase efficiency
• Develops models and reports to track business performance and goal progress and facilitates the design and development of business systems and processes
• Partners with key functional teams to identify, manage, and execute multiple complex cross-functional process improvement initiatives
• Prepares detailed reports and presentations to present findings and recommendations to senior management
• Oversees the execution of key milestones, status, and quality of deliverables. Guide the successful completion of programs, projects and initiatives.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience with business process improvement or operational excellence initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Procurement or Supplier Relationship Management
• Project Management expertise
• Experience delivering executive-level presentations and briefings
• Proficiency with Microsoft technologies (OneDrive, SharePoint, etc.)
• Relevant certifications (CPM, CPSM, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, etc.)
• Skilled in developing procurement strategies and negotiating vendor contracts
• Experience with procurement tools and continuous improvement initiatives
• Familiarity with technology solutions (Ariba, SAP, etc.)
• Consulting experience, including client needs assessment and action plan development
• Expertise in change management techniques and methodologies

Additional Information

• This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days.  Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California.  Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
• Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to benefits, perks, resources, testing information, hiring process, and more!

• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

• Relocation does not apply to this position.

About Southern California Edison

The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.

At SCE, we celebrate our differences. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at (833) 343-0727.