About Verizon
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Our Team
We are a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always.
The Sourcing Specialist Role
You will be part of a team that creates solutions that help businesses optimize their operations, families connect from anywhere, and whole communities leave smaller, greener footprints.
Your Responsibilities
* Develop and execute sourcing strategies to use relationships across the enterprise to achieve the best total value.
* Effectively manage the seven steps of the sourcing process including Spend analysis, Market Research, Supplier Due Diligence, Sourcing Strategy, RFX Management, Bid Analysis and Contract Management and Supplier Performance Management.
* Create sourcing strategies that get us the materials and services we need, at the right price, time, and quality; and in parallel mitigate risk.
* Work in an Agile way, switching between categories with a large supply base to meet business demands.
* Identify and evaluate potential suppliers, core competencies using industry cost models, RFX development and execution, proposal evaluation, total cost of ownership, and supplier selection recommendation (upon partner approval and completion of successful negotiation and contracting).
* Perform analysis of financial and business data related to supplier proposals and capability assessments to support the development of Verizon's supply base, including ownership and management of key suppliers and partners.
Your Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience.
* Relevant experience in sourcing or supply chain.
* Knowledge of legal language, terminologies related to contracting.
* Willingness to work a flexible shift to meet project completion requirements.
* Willingness to continuously learn new tools, solutions, and emerging technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
* Master's degree.
* Certifications in CPSM/CPM/CIPS/CSCP.
* Ability to draft the Statement of works/Master agreements/Amendments independently.
* Lean Six Sigma experience.
* Experience in Ariba, SAP, Google Suite & Microsoft Suite applications.
* Ability to lead meetings/conference calls and give presentations to large audiences.
* Knowledge of data analysis, forecasting tools and ability to develop measurable insights from data.