Director Enterprise Procurement - Construction Labor

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Job Summary

**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is looking for a Director to join the Enterprise Procurement team to focus on Construction Labor. This role will work closely with key stakeholders and executive management across HQ, Divisions, and Regions. The Construction Labor category includes Permitting, Fielding, Outside Plant (OSP) Construction, Design and Engineering (NDEA), and Locating. The Director will work closely with Division and HQ stakeholders to manage construction labor by ensuring there is a national strategy that supports Division needs. This includes strategic alignment of stakeholders, business partner management and standardized agreements/rate cards negotiation. This role reports to the Vice President, Enterprise Procurement. Candidates should possess strong category management experience and negotiation skills, a commercial mindset, and the ability to build stakeholder relationships and influence decisions. An understanding of communications technology, construction, and/or services procurement is beneficial, but not required.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities


Develop and execute sourcing strategy

Drive strategy alignment and influence decision-making

Develop and execute negotiation strategies; negotiate favorable commercial and contractual T&Cs

Manage strategic supplier relationships and performance

Manage internal stakeholder relationships (engineers to C-Suite)

Understand changing market conditions and align/update strategy to meet business needs and mitigate risk


Other Objectives


Team Leader - Manage direct reports, as well as primary stakeholders in matrix function

Special Projects - Contribute to special projects across the Enterprise Procurement team (diversity targets, sustainability, metrics implementation, tracking, process improvements, etc.) within the scope of Construction Labor


General Candidate Requirements


Desire and ability to learn

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Experience interacting with and presenting to leadership and stakeholders at a variety of levels

Strong project/program management skills

Ability to deconstruct and solve complex business problems; analyze situations, develop strategies, present & persuade others of strategy, effectively & efficiently execute

Ability to pivot/update strategy as requirements and market conditions change

Visual analytic skills - translate requirements and data analyses into audience appropriate presentations to recommend strategies and guide decision-making


Education & Experience


Bachelor's degree, with 10 years related experience. Degree in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain/Operations, or preferred, but other majors accepted with right work experience

Consulting experience, Master's degree, Telecom/Cable experience is a plus

Highly proficient with MS Excel and PowerPoint


Employees at all levels are expected to:


Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.

Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.

Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.

Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.

Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.

Drive results and growth.

Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.

Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.


Disclaimer:


This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.


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Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

10 Years

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. provides best-in-class Benefits. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary (****on our careers site for more details.

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