Senior Manager, Sourcing (Total Value Optimization & Growth)

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Verizon’s Supply Chain Services is modernizing the Global Strategic Sourcing Group and seeks a dynamic professional to join our team.

The Senior Manager, Total Value Optimization (TVO) & Growth plays a lead role in supporting Verizon's Customer Experience, Connectivity & Partnerships (CECP) categories, enabling Sourcing and cross-functional teams to achieve strategic and financial objectives.

In this role, you will map end-to-end  category journeys, conduct financial risk assessments, and collaborate with cross-functional business partners to drive process excellence, value optimization and revenue growth.

• Leading the conception, scope definition, and execution of strategic initiatives focused on delivering E2E TVO and customer success outcomes. 

• Providing proactive and engaging leadership, strategic assessments, insights, and vision directly to the Associate Vice President.

• Driving initiatives designed to increase revenue and margin, reduce expenses, enhance business efficiency, and improve customer experience . 

• Building excellent working relationships with Sourcing, Supply Chain, and Business teams to ensure alignment.

• Conducting quantitative analyses to prove or disprove hypotheses driving project or strategy execution.

• Partnering with Device, Marketing, Network, and IT groups to develop technology roadmaps that enable streamlined collaboration. 

• Providing senior leadership with updates on project status, key metrics, issues, and risks.

• Leading, managing, and coaching the Sourcing team to foster a continuous learning and development culture. 

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, or a related technical discipline and or equivalent work experience.

• Relevant professional experience in sourcing, original equipment manufacturing (OEM), telecommunications, or a financial firm.

• Direct people leadership and management experience.

• Proven experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic international business environment.

• Proven track record of managing multiple simultaneous projects to time, cost, and quality standards.

• Track record of handling extremely confidential information appropriately.

• MBA or an advanced university degree is highly desired.

• Ability to drive results at all levels of the organization, regardless of formal reporting structures.

• Outstanding quantitative and analytical skills, including the ability to conduct internal/external research, analyze data, and utilize Google Sheets, Qlik and other tools effectively to develop models and drive analyses.

• Excellent presentation and communication skills, including the ability to create impactful presentations using Google Slides and present to all levels of management.

• Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking that results in new ideas driving the business forward.

• Comfort working up and across the organization—collaborating seamlessly with senior staff members and front-line employees alike.

• Prior experience working within a tier-1 management consulting organization.

• Experience or formal certification in Agile, Design Thinking, or Empathy interview techniques.

• A foundational appreciation for the regulatory and tax landscape.

Why Verizon?

Verizon is committed to maintaining a Total Rewards package which is competitive, valued by our employees, and differentiates us as an Employer of Choice.

• We are a ‘pay for performance’ company and your contribution is rewarded through competitive salaries and performance-based incentives. We create an opportunity for us all to share in the success of Verizon and the value we help to create through this broad-based discretionary equity award program.

• Your benefits are market competitive and delivered by some of the best providers.

• You are provided with a full spectrum of health and wellbeing resources, including a first in-class Employee Assistance Program, to empower you to make positive health decisions.

• We offer generous paid time off benefits to help you manage your work life balance and opportunities for flexible working arrangements*.

• Verizon provides training and development for all levels, to help you enhance your skills and develop your career, from funding towards education assistance, award-winning training, online development tools and access to industry research.

• You will be able to take part in volunteering opportunities as part of our environmental, community and sustainability commitment.

Benefit packages are tailored to the specific country where a position is based. 

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics.