Senior Director Indirect Sourcing

Job Description

When you join Verizon

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.

What you’ll be doing...

As our Senior Director leading Indirect Sourcing, you will be accountable for the development, implementation and overall management of the strategy for indirect goods and services. Building a team of professionals located in Ireland, responsible for negotiating and evaluating proposals and attaining Verizon’s overall indirect cost management. A key part of this role is collaboration with stakeholders across Verizon, including all categories of indirect spend. This position will require a proactive leader with strong relationship building capabilities, analytical and negotiating skills, and a mix of strategic and tactical thinking. This is a critical role within a high-visibility, dynamic, high-performing team based out of Verizon’s Limerick office.

Responsibilities:

• Build and lead a team of category sourcing experts, managing people through development cycles.

• Lead and own multi-year global category strategies through partnerships with key stakeholders within the business.

• Negotiations with key strategic partners for maximum value outcome and best customer experience, including establishing relationships with the indirect supply base.

• Management of a portfolio of partners to line cost budget, including commercial impacts and cost levers.

• Ad-hoc analyses to provide insight into trends and foresight on upcoming or proposed actions

• Oversight and leadership of transformation initiatives to drive better value and process outcomes.

• Provide career and professional development to staff and managers

• Collaborates closely with key business partners to understand their priorities and challenges.

• Representing Verizon at industry forums, associations and events

• Participation in, and development of materials for, Strategic and Operational Reviews with senior executives in the business.

• Responsible for managing all personnel-related activities such as: recruitment, compensation planning, performance appraisals, personal development and team planning.

• Draft customized development plans to ensure each team member focuses on training, improving skill sets and enhancing the value they deliver to the company.

• Some travel may be required to support relationship management with partners.

• Support of other Strategic Sourcing related initiatives as required

What we’re looking for…

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Procurement or relevant discipline.

• Several years of relevant work experience.

• Proven ability to lead a large team of sourcing professionals delivering transformational initiatives.

Even better if you have:

• Master’s degree in a related area.

• Effective negotiation and influencing skills.

• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, written, verbal communication skills.

• Effective problem solving and management skills.

• Strong degree of proficiency with Google sheets, documents and slides.

• Broad-based knowledge of the Indirect Sourcing industry.

• Relevant work experience working in a large cross-functional culture.

• Comfort in working up and across the organization – working with executives and front-line employees.

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

• Diversified experience with emphasis on negotiations / analysis and relationship management.

• Proven ability to influence decision makers.

• Demonstrated ability to multitask and be detail oriented with respect to ensuring deadlines are met.

• Proven record of performance and trusted professional credibility.

• Track record of handling extremely confidential information appropriately.

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.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

37.5

Diversity and Inclusion

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