Senior Sourcing Manager

Job Duties and Responsibilities

This role is responsible for competitively sourcing goods and services, and leading projects that require collaboration with other department leaders by negotiating, recommending, prioritizing, and managing projects related to all activities of the end-to-end Supply Chain, including Contract Management, New Product Introduction, Purchasing and Category Management.

This position will support the Strategic Sourcing organization building the 5G wireless network and establishing corporate supply chain procurement standards and systems.

In this role, you will :

• Competitively source a variety of goods, software and services, negotiating and managing RFx as well as supplier contracts, and serving as a liaison among internal and external teams to find ways to meet the business’ needs
• Negotiate deals and contracts on a daily basis, extracting maximum value from supplier engagements
• Explore opportunities to further provide value to business, identifying and implementing cost saving opportunities considering Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Work closely with Business Units, Procurement Ops, Data Analytics and technical teams to support internal customers in sourcing the right products at the right time and price
• Effectively manage vendor relationships and develop winning strategies supporting value creation for the company
• Support end-to-end purchasing process, from the development of goals and budgets for area of responsibility to requisition and purchase order (PO) management, to vendor management
• Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors and exercise judgment in creating solutions
• Write, manage, and enforce policies as they relate to the Procurement process at company
• Ensure that all business transactions are ethical and that activities are compliant with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and other relevant regulatory programs
• Some travel may be required

Skills, Experience and Requirements

As a successful Senior Sourcing Manager, you will have :

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college
• We require a minimum of 8 years of experience in procurement, contract negotiation, commodity management
• Must have strong negotiation skills
• Experience in the Wireless industry is highly desired, along with knowledge of materials, suppliers, etc.
• Knowledge of principles and practices in sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing, including ethics, bid preparation and evaluation, quality and inventory control
• Demonstrated experience in successfully driving procurement savings and building strong cross-functional partnerships with business units in a wireless network deployment environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently to conduct studies, analyze and evaluate data, and make recommendations and decisions on complicated or high-profile projects
• Ability to meet deadlines while managing a substantial workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of matters
• Demonstrated project management skills; highly organized; attention to detail
• Familiarity with basic office software (e.g. ERP systems including Oracle, database management, Google Suite, OneNote)
7 days ago