About this role
<p>Requisition ID # 171621 </p> <p><p>Job Category: Information Technology </p> <p>Job Level: Individual Contributor</p> <p>Business Unit: Energy Delivery</p> <p>Work Type: Hybrid</p> <p>Job Location: Oakland</p> <p> <p> <p> <p><p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Department Overview</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:6.0pt 0.0in 0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Procurement Organization includes a staff of more than two hundred sourcing managers, buyers, analysts, and supplier diversity personnel. Our mission is to deliver cost effective and valued procurement services through strategic, diverse, and sustainable business solutions. Our work requires close integration with all functional areas, finance, and our suppliers.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Procurement Excellence Center (PEC) is a strategic function dedicated to driving procurement transformation, operational efficiency, and value creation across the organization. Within the Procurement organization, the PEC establishes best practices, standardizes processes, and leverages systems, advanced analytics, and market intelligence to enable data-driven decision-making. The PEC collaborates with all Procurement teams to enhance capabilities, improve performance, and optimize costs. Key focus areas include systems, market intelligence and analytics, digital procurement transformation, risk management, supplier relationship management, governance, and capability development.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Position Summary</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Expert Business System Specialist serves as the single front door and technical authority for Power Platform demand within the Procurement organization. This role is responsible for intake, prioritization, design, development, delivery, and lifecycle management of Power Platform solutions, including Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This is a hands-on expert role requiring deep technical proficiency, strong business partnership skills, and disciplined execution within a regulated enterprise environment. The individual partners closely with Procurement stakeholders, IT, and governance teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, auditable, and aligned to Procurement strategy.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and Oakland based on business needs or company requirements.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">PG&E is providing the full salary/pay range for this position. The actual amount paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The range to reasonably expect will be around the minimum and the midpoint <$122,000 - $158,000>. The final decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to the factors above. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Bay Area Min: $122,000</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Bay Area Mid: $158,000</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Bay Area Max: $194,000</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Responsibilities</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Power Platform Demand Management & Intake</strong></span> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Own and manage the end‑to‑end intake process for Power Platform requests across Procurement, serving as the primary point of contact for dashboards, apps, and automations.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Translate ambiguous business requests into clear problem statements, functional requirements, acceptance criteria, and delivery plans.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Assess requests for feasibility, complexity, risk, and value; recommend appropriate solutions (Power BI vs Power Apps vs Power Automate vs alternative tools).</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Drive prioritization and backlog management in partnership with Procurement leadership, balancing new demand with sustainment and enhancement work.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 45.0pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong> </strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Solution Architecture, Development & Delivery</strong></span> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Design, build, test, and deploy enterprise‑grade Power Platform solutions, including: </span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="list-style:none;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="list-style:none;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <ul style="list-style-type:square;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Power BI dashboards and semantic models (performance‑optimized, secure, and reusable)</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Power Apps (complex forms, multi‑step workflows, role‑based experiences)</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Power Automate flows (robust automations, integrations, approvals, and exception handling)</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ensure solutions follow standard design patterns, naming conventions, and documentation practices to support maintainability and scale.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lead user acceptance testing, production readiness, and post‑deployment stabilization.</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Governance, Risk & Compliance</strong></span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 6.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ensure all Power Platform solutions comply with Procurement governance, SOX controls, data security, and audit requirements.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 6.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Act as an escalation point for production issues, performance risks, and control gaps related to Power Platform assets.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 40.5pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Stakeholder Partnership & Enablement</strong></span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 6.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Serve as a trusted advisor to Procurement leaders and business partners, helping them understand what is possible and what is scalable on the Power Platform.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 6.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Coach and mentor other team members on Power Platform best practices, fostering consistency and reducing single points of failure.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.5in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Continuous Improvement & Innovation</strong></span></li> </ul> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 6.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Monitor demand trends, solution usage, and pain points to identify opportunities for standardization, automation, and reuse.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 6.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Stay current on Power Platform enhancements and industry best practices, translating new capabilities into practical Procurement use cases.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Qualifications</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Minimum</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">7 years of experience in procurement or other job-related discipline</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Advanced, hands‑on expertise in: </span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="list-style:none;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <ul style="list-style-type:circle;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Power BI (data modeling, DAX, performance optimization, enterprise reporting patterns)</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Power Apps (complex apps, validations, integrations, role‑based security)</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Power Automate (enterprise workflows, approvals, integrations, error handling)</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Demonstrated experience owning end‑to‑end solution delivery, from intake through production support. </span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong requirements elicitation, stakeholder communication, and prioritization skills.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Desired</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience supporting or working within Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, or Operations.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Familiarity with SAP, Ariba, or other enterprise systems commonly integrated with the Power Platform.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience designing intake models, backlogs, or operating frameworks for digital delivery teams.</span></li> </ul>