Procurement Category Manager

Job Title: Procurement Market Intelligence Expert

Primary Skills: Procurement Manager , Sourcing and/or Category Management

Location: Oakland CA (Hybrid)

Duration : Full TIme

Job Description:

Position Summary

The Procurement Market Intelligence Expert is a strategic, data-driven expert responsible for delivering deep market insights and analytics to enhance procurement decision-making. This individual contributor role focuses on leveraging data analytics, market research, and advanced modeling techniques to drive procurement excellence, support category strategy, and mitigate supply risks.

This individual will collect and analyze internal and external market data, monitor industry trends, and provide actionable intelligence to inform sourcing strategies, risk management, and cost optimization initiatives. You will work closely with category managers and senior procurement leadership to ensure data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Key responsibilities include developing and managing procurement dashboards, conducting predictive analytics on supplier and market performance, and synthesizing complex data into clear, actionable insights. The ideal candidate has a strong background in procurement analytics, market intelligence, and strategic sourcing, with expertise in data visualization tools, AI-driven analytics, and market trend forecasting.

This role requires a blend of analytical expertise, business acumen, and communication skills to translate complex data into strategic recommendations that drive competitive advantage and procurement efficiency.

Reporting Relationship

The Procurement Market Intelligence Expert will report to the Procurement Market Intelligence Senior Manager.

Job Responsibilities

Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of industry trends, supplier markets, commodity pricing, and geopolitical factors that impact procurement decisions.

Lead in maintaining good working relationship with internal stakeholders. Serve as a liaison to key stakeholders on Procurement Market Intelligence & Analytics.

Demonstrate and share knowledge of industry, PG&E activities, the California wholesale electricity market and market participants. Provide insights to support sourcing strategies and procurement analytics.

Take a leadership role in stakeholder initiatives, including assisting junior members of the team with stakeholder comments and presentations.

With no direction, make presentations about the market. Gather and distill complex data into clear executive-level presentations to drive director-level decision making.

Prepare “deep dive” position and strategy papers.

Help support ad hoc requests for analyses of impacts of electric procurement issues as needed. Lead spend analysis, total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling, and should-cost analysis to support sourcing decisions.

Act as AN “internal expert” with other internal business lines. Develop, lead, and manage highly complex market intelligence and analytics programs.

Take the lead in the preparation of reports to management and other filings to regulatory agencies.

Background Qualifications

Minimum

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Mathematics or related discipline

Requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience

Desired

Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative discipline such as Engineering, Math,or Economics preferred

Advanced degree desirable

10+ years of experience Procurement, Procurement Analytics, Market Intelligence, or related fields

Strategic Sourcing and/or Category Management experience

Experience in a global procurement environment, with knowledge of diverse supplier markets and geopolitical influences

Strong analytical skills, ability to solve abstract problems, attention to detail

Well-developed computer skills including familiarity with standard

Microsoft Office applications

Effectively and persuasively communicates complex ideas to diverse audiences

Broad industry and market expertise and ability to apply advanced knowledge to wide-ranging issues

In-depth knowledge of CAISO tariffs and practices or other organized electric markets

Able to solve complex problems and takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions

Able to work independently with guidance on only the most complex projects

Integrates industry knowledge into business practices and decision making

Able to manage cross-functional projects or initiatives

Able to act as a team lead and provide direction to less experienced employees

Expertise Proficiency in market intelligence tools (e.g., Beroe, Gartner, Bloomberg, etc.).

Advanced in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

Experience with procurement and ERP systems (e.g., SAP Ariba)

Thanks

Shaik Sadeq

sadeq@infobahnsw.com