Sourcing Consultant - Category Sourcing Expert

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is 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. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world.

Our V Team is 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. Want in? Join the V Team Life.

As a Category Sourcing Expert you will be responsible for the execution of sourcing strategies to leverage relationships across the enterprise to achieve best total value. You will 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. Our purchasing power combined with your skills and expertise will help us maintain our market-leading position. Come play a significant role in making our Supply Chain practise a World-Class organisation.

What you will be doing:

• Negotiating commercial terms for new agreements and renewals (Master Licence agreements, Cloud agreements, SOWs , Order Forms etc.)

• Guiding internal business partners through the supplier selection process.

• Working cross-functionally to document requirements, build RFPs, conduct negotiations for renewal or new agreement and identify savings opportunities.

• Handling the sourcing process, ensuring that it aligns with our policies.

• Collaborating with various cross functional teams to develop Verizon's requirements and reach consensus on commercial approach.

• Working closely with Legal counsel, Contract Manager, Tax, Risk Management and other policy subject matter experts to establish new agreement or renewal of agreements with Suppliers.

• Working in an agile way, switching between categories with a large supply base to meet business demands.

• Performing analyses of financial and business data related to sourcing operations and capability assessments

• Identifying and evaluating the potential suppliers, core competencies using industry cost models, RFx development and execution, proposal evaluation, total cost of ownership, and supplier selection recommendation.

• Managing and leading the cross-functional teams, running strategic sourcing processes, contract negotiation, contract administration including utilising sourcing systems, supervising supplier performance, analysing financial data, business planning, administration, and analysis.

• Leading negotiations on the contract terms with the suppliers at Senior Management level and executing the contract in liaison with the Legal and Contract Management Team that bring in best possible cost service guarantee and develop strategies that achieve sustainable relationships with suppliers..

• Executing supplier relationship management activities for key assigned suppliers within the assigned categories, with oversight regarding supplier relationship management.

• Developing and managing multiple projects and expectations with internal stakeholders with a view to negotiating the best possible contract for Verizon 

What We’re Looking For...

You are a strategic problem solver who pays attention to detail and acts as a change agent. You will also be an excellent relationship builder with good interpersonal skills. You think both creatively and analytically. While creativity is essential, it’s also important to be capable of achieving results from that creativity.

You'll Need To Have

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience.

• Project & Stakeholder Management in complex multi-project and multi-geography environment

• Category Sourcing Management, Supplier Management and/or Purchasing experience

• Ability to work independently, as directed, with limited supervision.

• Ability to lead meetings/conference calls.

• To be considered for this role, applicants must already hold a valid right to work in Ireland. We are currently unable to support employment permit sponsorship.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Strategic Sourcing experience.

• Negotiation, cost management and analytical skills

• Knowledge of the commercial legal language, terminologies related to contracting.

• Experience in IT/Technology categories

• Certifications in CPSM/CPM/CIPS/CSCP and/or Lean Six Sigma.

• Experience in Ariba, SAP, Google Suite & Microsoft Suite applications.

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. *subject to business approval

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.