Sr Manager, Supply Chain - Digital, IT, Telecom

Job Number: 9899

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About This Role
 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Manager, IT and Digital Category Management & Sourcing within Carrier’s supply chain organization. The category manager will be responsible for $200M of global spend in IT and Digital services and solutions including software, hardware, data and security services, and telecommunications. 

This position will develop and implement a sourcing strategy for IT and Digital Services in support of Carrier’s long-term strategy, including improving efficiency, reducing risk, and increasing value.
 

Job Description

• Provide strategic leadership and commodity oversight to maximize business value and results.

• Operational and spend analysis, development and execution of annual sourcing strategies, supplier negotiations, supplier performance management & operational support.

• Negotiates or awards contracts within specified spending limits, and develops new qualified sources of supply.

• Partners with internal clients and stakeholders to identify sourcing needs and improve sourcing strategy. Leading frequent meetings, project development, negotiation and execution are key deliverables.

• Analyzes suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices and lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules.

• Develops a strategic plan for a commodity or a strategic supplier.

• Responsible for overall relationship with one or multiple strategic accounts across a given commodity.

• Leads sourcing process from RFQ to contract signature.

• Ensures supplier or commodity is performing to the designed requirements from delivery, quality and cost perspective.
   

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree

• 8+ years’ experience in global supply chain management

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree

• 5+ years’ leading cross-functional teams

• Ensures supplier or commodity is performing to the designed requirements from delivery, quality and cost perspective

• Proven ability to exercise independent business judgment to drive strategy and results Proven ability to lead a global team to achieve results through leadership & influence Ability to excel in a dynamic environment

• Ability to lead analysis and resolution of complex problems where success requires the evaluation of both tangible and intangible variables

• Strong Communication skills and business acumen

Job Number: 30201328

Community / Marketing Title: Sr Manager, Supply Chain - Digital, IT, Telecom

Location_formattedLocationLong: Florida, US