Supply Chain Manager

Requisition Title: Supply Chain Category Manager

Duration: 12+ months

Location: Chandler, AZ or Houston, TX (Monday and Friday – home, Tues. to Thursday – in office)

Rate: $48-50/Hour

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Supply Chain Sourcing and/or Tower Design, Construction and/or Operations.
• High-level knowledge of vendor platforms such as Ciena, Arista, Juniper, Dell, etc.
• Working knowledge and proven success crafting and redlining contracts, master purchase agreements, and terms & conditions.
• Analytical background with the ability to drive business decisions through data-driven analysis.
• Experience in establishing successful cross-functional relationships is critical.
• Ability to influence conversations and work through building relationships, thoughtful framing of issues, and building influence through excellent work.
• Assesses underperforming results and implements plans to address rectifying and monitoring.
• Develop and monitor strategy implementation and contract compliance for key spend categories.
• Provide creative solutions to business problems utilizing strategic and critical thinking.

Essential Job Functions

• Manage the Tower Operations portfolio of ~$65M annual spend with key tower stakeholders (categories – general construction, vegetation management, lighting services & materials, safety climb services & materials).

• Lead and contribute to the development and execution of strategies that align with business objectives and cost-efficiency goals, supporting quality and productivity needs.

• Coordinate with Tower Operations, Procurement, and other departments to align supply chain processes with project timelines.

• Conduct RFX events in Coupa, prepare bid analysis, present sourcing recommendations to stakeholders, and execute awards per team selections.

• Manage all new and existing contracts in conjunction with legal, business leaders, and suppliers to deliver performance results.

• Oversee and manage supplier initiatives for continuous improvement utilizing internal and external data, stakeholder feedback and Supply Chain best practices.

• Proactively identify potential supply chain business continuity risks and develop strategies to mitigate them.

• Lead change management when establishing new sourcing programs and driving on-going evaluations to ensure savings and supply, as well as supplier performance.