Senior Manager of Strategic Category Intelligence

4 weeks ago

Irving, Texas, United States Verizon Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Manager of Strategic Category Intelligence to join our Supply Chain Organization. In this critical role, you will play a key part in driving procurement excellence by delivering in-depth analysis of major procurement categories across Verizon.

You will collaborate closely with the Strategic Sourcing team to establish industry standards and processes that foster a competitive landscape for vendor proposals, streamline cost structures, and enhance vendor performance.

Your contributions will directly impact GN&T's ability to optimize contract value and vendor relationships. You will be instrumental in supporting initiatives that reinforce the company's ability to remain competitive in the market through data-driven insights and strategic sourcing practices.

This role requires a strong business acumen and the ability to work within aggressive timelines while demonstrating out-of-the-box thinking. You will need to have a deep understanding of the business and customer needs in order to manage a balance between strategic and tactical activities.

The successful candidate will have six or more years of relevant experience, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training. Experience analyzing complex data, preparing reports, and presenting findings to multiple partners is essential.

We are looking for someone who can use data to craft strategy and solutions, presenting insights to our key partners. If you have a knack for understanding and visualizing data and practical insights, and people trust you based upon your thoughtful and detailed analyses, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities
  • Perform advanced analytics, data modeling, and data mining to develop insights that drive business decisions.
  • Identify efficiencies, develop, and implement solutions that reduce costs, support business initiatives, and improve the customer experience.
  • Support and manage supplier relationships, ensuring positive interactions while delivering superior service to internal partners.
  • Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing to integrate large-scale cost-saving initiatives across teams, driving enterprise-wide results.
  • Optimize supplier contracts by managing key factors like inventories and lead times to balance total cost-to-serve.
  • Work with key business partners to create strategic category strategies that align with business plans and major initiatives.
  • Partner with technology teams to understand market dynamics and technological changes that impact procurement categories.
  • Build and maintain strategic intelligence and data points for key product and service categories through supply market analysis.
  • Develop and enhance category management capabilities that maximize value and foster strong relationships with both business partners and suppliers.
Requirements
  • Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
  • Experience analyzing complex data, preparing reports, and presenting findings to multiple partners.
  • Bachelor's degree in Math, Physics, Computer Science, and Engineering.
  • Master's degree in a quantitative field. Ideally, an MBA.
  • Balanced the needs of multiple partners.
  • Product development or analytics experience in the technology sector.
  • SQL, SQL Editor for Oracle experience.
  • Hadoop and Map/Reduce experience.
  • Familiarity with data visualization software. Ideally, COGNOS or Tableau.
  • Working knowledge of scripting languages. Ideally, Python or Perl.
  • Business Intelligence Certification (CPBI).
About Verizon

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status.

At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best.

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