Procurement Manager

Department: Corporate Legal Category: Procurement/Supply Chain Location: Sacramento, CA, US, 95827-3824 Minimum Pay Rate: $141,814.40 Maximum Pay Rate: $187,824.00 Apply by Date: 11/10/2026 The intent of this posting is to fill one (1) regular full-time Procurement Manager position, and to create an eligibility list for future limited term and full-time vacancies. At SMUD, we are proud to serve the Sacramento region as a community-owned utility committed to reliability, affordability, innovation, and service to the public. Our connection to the community is reflected not only in the power we provide, but in how we operate as trusted stewards of public resources and partners in advancing the region's future. SMUD is hiring a Procurement Manager who will play a vital leadership role in that mission by ensuring SMUD's internal customers receive timely, high-quality procurement support and well-executed contracts for the goods and services needed to deliver critical business operations, infrastructure, and strategic initiatives. This role requires a strong, collaborative leader who can guide and develop a high-performing team, build trusted partnerships across SMUD, and work effectively with suppliers, contractors, consultants, and other external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will bring sound judgment, strategic perspective, operational focus and a strong sense of ownership and accountability for results to drive responsive service, continuous improvement, and effective procurement outcomes that support SMUD's organizational goals and commitment to the community. Purpose The Manager, Procurement is responsible for leading SMUD’s procurement activities and providing strategic and tactical oversight for the acquisition of goods and services across the organization. This position provides leadership to the procurement team and is responsible for coaching, developing, and supporting staff in managing change, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring effective day-to-day operations. Nature and Scope This manager oversees one or more functional teams within a broad scope of responsibilities; hires, trains, motivates, evaluates, and develops staff; and alongside department senior leadership and management peers, develops, implements, assesses, and manages department goals, objectives, budgets, projects, policies, and procedures. The role is required to attend, present and/or lead at Board, executive, team, customer, community, and one-on-one meetings; in person, as needed. Duties and Responsibilities Provides leadership and direction for procurement processes across materials, technology, construction, and professional services by planning, developing and negotiating contracts; engaging business units; forecasting project costs and activities; identifying cost-saving opportunities; developing solicitations; identifying and evaluating suppliers and contractors; coordinating bid review with project personnel; recommending awards; resolving protests; and drafting and negotiating agreement terms. Evaluates the effectiveness of current practices and procedures; monitors, assesses and forecasts contract activities; and provides oversight of Procurement performance through KPI and performance reports as well as facilitates continuous improvement of the procurement process. Manages Procurement Performance systems for sourcing and solicitations, internal facing SharePoint sites, and all procurement processes. Supervises the strategic sourcing process by developing and maintaining annual Strategic Sourcing Plans; preparing supply and demand profiles; developing sourcing strategies; implementing competitive supplier selection processes; coordinating contract integration; measuring department performance against established standards and benchmarks; implementing joint process improvement programs with strategic suppliers; and identifying opportunities for improvement. Supervises the administration of internal and external projects by ov…

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