Procurement Strategist - Telecom Category

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Job Summary
This role is responsible for leading the telecom category, developing and executing strategic sourcing strategies aligned with the organization's strategic vision, and leading cross-functional teams in developing procurement strategies. The role conducts comprehensive data and industry analysis to support data-driven decision-making. The role utilizes supply chain, business, and financial modeling tools to optimize the supply base. The role involves innovating complex business models, driving strategies, and identifying areas for continuous improvement and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Leads a complex telecom category and assumes responsibility for the development and execution of sourcing strategies that contribute to the achievement of strategic vision and goals.
• Conducts complex data and industry analysis, including costs analysis, competitive analysis, etc., and reports results to business executives to aid in data-driven decision making.
• Leads a complex, international, cross-functional team to develop procurement strategies and roadmaps that align with business growth objectives, cost reduction targets, and operational excellence.
• Develops and utilizes supply chain, business, and financial modeling tools, and drives supply base optimization for complex categories.
• Liaises with stakeholder business executives to discuss impact of supply chain strategic development on overall business and to develop forward-thinking supply chain strategies.
• Influences the industry or marketplace for complex categories and engages with market leaders.
• Leads complex supplier selection activities, negotiates acceptable contracting outcomes using custom solutions, and completes contracts with highly complex and critical suppliers.
• Supports the senior management in demand and supply matching activities, connecting strategy to execution and identifying issues and their impact.
• Holds responsibility for day-to-day operations of the most complex, long-term suppliers, and partners with them in forward-thinking strategic development and relationship building.
• Identifies complex or emerging contract risk areas using cause and effect thinking, advises executive level business leaders on all contract risk areas, and develops strategies for risk mitigation, business continuity, cost management and operations improvement.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in procurement, supply chain, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of telecom industry and global WAN voice networks

Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity
• English Fluency (written and verbal)

Impact & Scope
Impacts large functions and leads large, cross-division functional teams or projects.

Complexity
Provides highly innovative solutions to complex problems within established policy.

Disclaimer
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.
 

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Supply Chain & Operations

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Full time

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No shift premium (Mexico)

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