Sourcing and Procurement - Telecom Construction
- Dublin, Ireland
- Full-Time Supply Chain
- Job # 504526
- Date posted - 2019-02-25
What you’ll be doing...
At Verizon, you can work for a company that tackles the world’s toughest challenges. We’re creating solutions that help businesses optimize their operations, families connect from anywhere, and whole communities leave smaller, greener footprints. It takes vision. It takes focus. That’s why we’re bringing together the brightest minds and latest technologies – to push boundaries, drive real change, and create a brighter future for all. This is the kind of work we do. And you can be part of it.
What we are looking to achieve?
Verizon’s Supply Chain organization is building a best-in-class, Global Strategic Sourcing Centre of Excellence based in Dublin.
We wish to attract the biggest-thinking minds in the international strategic sourcing industry, to create, build and run a team that sets the benchmark across the globe, whilst driving outstanding shareholder value for Verizon. As a Principal Sourcing Specialist, you will be part of a team that will control and manage one of the largest annual technology spends in the world.
Is this the challenge you are looking for?
What we need you to execute on:
- Lead role in supporting Verizon's cost savings and revenue generation business goals through the sourcing process for large spend category areas.
- Drive all aspects of complex strategic sourcing process, including but not limited to, taking lead on contract negotiations of business and pricing terms and conditions, conducting research and providing benchmark data on pricing and/or other key terms.
- Process large amounts of and varying types of data to extrapolate favorable conclusions.
- Work with Business Partners to resolve supplier related business issues.
- Invoicing / payment issues.
- Contract language interpretation / clarification.
- Disputes over contract pricing (i.e. Units / Models).
- Maximize Verizon's purchasing power to achieve a lower cost while mitigating risk.
- Take a lead role and simultaneously work with and lead multiple teams to guide selections of low-cost and highly technically qualified Suppliers to provide needed services.
- Stay current with industry trends for assigned category area, and becomes a Trusted Advisor to our Business Partners.
- Present new products, technologies and services from existing or new suppliers to clients.
What we’re looking for...
You'll need to have:
- Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
- Six or more years of relevant work experience.
Even better if you have:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering or equivalent experience.
- Credentials from Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM) or Irish Institute of Purchasing & Materials Management (IIPMM).
- Experience in Strategic Sourcing, ideally in the technology areas such as Network Equipment and Infrastructure, Software Licensing, Call Center Services, Cloud, Contracted Labour, etc.
- Ability to solve complex problems to ensure business and financial issues result in sound decisions.
- Experience in project management in complex multi-project and multi-geography environment.
- Experience as a telecommunications installer and / or engineer.
- PMP or Prince 2 experience.
- Lean Six Sigma experience.
- Strong interpersonal and client service skills.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Suite applications (including PowerPoint, Excel and Word) – MS Access a plus.
- Installation and / or Engineering background in the following areas:
- Transport elements: ROADM, WDM, routers, multiplexing and similar Network Elements.
- Knowledge / experience of primary and secondary DC Power systems: PDBs, BDFBs, cabling requirements, batteries, rectifiers, etc.
- Fiber optics: Cabling and applications.
- Working knowledge of telecommunications standards (i.e. Telcordia GR documents), including engineering specifications, drawings and layouts.
- Strong familiarity with installation procedures, practices and standards.
Verizon is a global networking, cloud and cyber security company with offices in 72 countries. We serve 99% of the Fortune 500 and over 60% of the global public internet traffic flows through our IP backbone network. With more than $120 billion revenue we can and do invest in the best-in-class technology and top talent.
If you have the drive, energy and commitment to join over 170,000 like-minded people who are unlocking this positive potential of technology, we’ll support you every step of the way. Whether that’s through competitive compensation, award-winning training, or benefits so comprehensive we call them Total Rewards.
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When you join Verizon...
You’ll be doing work that matters alongside other talented people, transforming the way people, businesses and things connect with each other. Beyond powering America’s fastest and most reliable network, we’re leading the way in broadband, cloud and security solutions, Internet of Things and innovating in areas such as, video entertainment. Of course, we will offer you great pay and benefits, but we’re about more than that. Verizon is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, find your future at Verizon.
