- PacifiCorp
- Portland, OR
- 02-06-2024
Job Description
PacifiCorp is seeking a customer-centric Transmission & Distribution Vendor Management Associate to facilitate and optimize contracted resources throughout the service territory for electric distribution construction, operation, maintenance, restoration, and customer service activities. In this role, you will assist in developing profitable vendor relationships, sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing from vendors, and liaising between field operations and external contractors. You will also plan, organize, and control resources/processes to achieve project/program objectives within scope, time, quality, and budget constraints to meet business needs.
Responsibilities
- Assist with managing external contract resources in support of field operations managers for planned capital and maintenance projects constructed using external contract resources.
- Serve as the liaison between Field Operations and external contractors.
- Participate in activities related to the planning, design, building, maintenance, switching and control of the distribution and transmission systems.
- Assist in procurement and delivery of the Transmission and Distribution Capital and OMAG plan from a contract resource perspective.
- Negotiate and manage customer relationship with external vendors.
- Coordinate, review and provide input to invoicing, accruals and other business practices and procedures related to the delivery of annual plans.
- Allocate contract resources and oversee delivery from vendors.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience in the electric utility or related industry.
- Three years of directly related experience in distribution operations, maintenance, construction, supply chain, contract administration, or supplier performance management.
- Proficiency with computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, and mainframe applications.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to conduct business and work with employees while treating acquired information as confidential in all communications.
- Valid driver's license is required, and travel may be necessary.