Adv IT Business Analyst - Vendor Management

Company: Puget Sound Energy
Location: Bellevue
Posted on: January 8, 2021

Job Description:

Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with like-minded, top talented individuals like you! With our rapidly growing, award winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now.PSE's IT Project Management Office team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Adv IT Business Analyst - Vendor Management position!Job DescriptionThe IT Financial Management team is looking for a talented Advisor level, IT Vendor Management Analyst to join our team. This role is key towards providing superior vendor management practices across a diverse supplier and technology landscape. Your vendor management expertise is critical towards ensuring quality practices are delivered across the IT organization. In this role, you can make a difference each and every day, whether through presenting key supplier performance metrics to the IT senior leadership team or facilitating Tier 1 Executive Reviews with the IT management team.Job Responsibilities

• Applies advanced knowledge of IT vendor management practices to create solutions for highly complex business situations.
• Assumes full accountability for vendor management roadmap, framework and activities, such as governance, performance management, risk management, etc.
• Performs highly complex analysis across multiple IT teams, technologies and roles to ensure current and future IT vendor needs are recognized and plans are developed.
• Develops and maintains all vendor management communications involving processes, services, performance, etc.
• Collaborates with IT and non-IT teams on contracting, sourcing and vendor management needs.
• Develops and maintains key metrics, KPIs and reporting methods for each to ensure ongoing operational excellence and consistent communication with key stakeholders including the IT senior leadership team.
• Facilitates scheduled vendor management program check-ins with the IT senior leadership team.
• Facilitates business reviews with key vendors to ensure strategic plans and optimal operational performance.
• Serves as lead resource for dealing with highly complex technical and/or business issues. Works with IT professionals and managers across multiple segments.
• Demonstrates success leading teams or collaborating with business partners and peer-level professionals from other IT teams or other PSE departments, vendor or consulting organizations.
• Must demonstrate leadership in times of change and being comfortable with ambiguity.
• Mentors and coaches less experienced analysts to acquire fine points of the vendor management practice.
• Operates under limited direction. Performs other duties as assigned.Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience in related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience and eight years of directly relevant experience.
  • Solid experience in requirements management, diagramming, use case development (UML).
  • Expertise in process design, reengineering, requirements management and documentation methodologies.
  • Solid understanding of IT services and delivery processes.
  • Proven team leadership and facilitation techniques.
  • Experience in business case development.
  • Has a strong understanding of information systems, business processes, the key drivers and measures of success for the relevant business.
  • Expertise in process design and documentation methodologies, and design and production of quality deliverables, process and use case modeling, business case development
  • Must be a self-starter.
  • Demonstrated creative thinking and analytical skills.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Project and Visio.
  • Prior experience managing small to mid-sized projects.
  • Familiarity with project life cycles.Desired Qualifications
    • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP).
    • Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification.
    • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
    • Demonstrated experience leading enterprise level contracts, vendor management, and/or sourcing.
    • Knowledge of benchmarking processes and process improvement techniques.
    • Demonstrated success with stakeholder relations and negotiation skills.Additional InformationFamilies and businesses depend on PSE to provide the energy they need to pursue their dreams. Our steadfast commitment to serving Washington communities with safe, dependable and efficient energy started in 1873. Today we're building the Northwest's energy future through efforts like our award winning energy efficiency programs and our leadership in renewable energy.At PSE we value and respect our employees and provide them opportunities to excel. We offer an expansive pay package that includes competitive compensation, annual goals-based incentive bonuses, comprehensive benefits, 401(K), a company paid retirement pension plan, and an employee assistance and wellness program.Puget Sound Energy is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status or presence of a disability that with or without reasonable accommodation does not prevent performance of the essential functions of the job, or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law.Should you have a disability that requires assistance and/or reasonable accommodation with the job application process, please contact the Human Resources Staffing department at jobs@pse.com or 425-462-3017.

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