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This position will be responsible for supporting strategic sourcing activities related to Verizon's marketing initiatives. This includes creating innovative strategic sourcing solutions, leading cross-functional teams, and building supplier relationship management strategies that maximize value and mitigate risk, while ensuring internal business requirements are met.The senior SPL works independently, managing multiple time-sensitive client projects at a time with the guidance of their Verizon Sourcing manager.

Position Responsibilities:
• Negotiate best in-class services with advertising suppliers.
• Provide strategic sourcing solutions for internal clients.
• Read, draft and negotiate contracts with incumbent and potential new suppliers.
• Lead and manage RFX process and analyze proposals and presentations
• Manage projects, contracts, processes and cross-functional teams across the organization
• Provide ongoing industry insight to internal agency management team with focus on above the line advertising services
• Champions, develops, manages, and drives key agency relationships that are critical to success of the senior SPL's sourcing projects
• Manage supplier records in internal contract database.
• Proactively identify, implement and track savings opportunities.
• Knowledgeable regarding best in class technologies, market pressures and trends
• Works with clients to resolve agency related business issues and negotiate business terms with suppliers
• Stays current with existing agency rosters core competencies and knowledgeable regarding up and coming or leading suppliers in the marketplace
• Present new technologies and services to clients that will improve current processes and/or support Verizon's position as the leading iconic technology brand
• Perform financial/risk analysis of potential and existing suppliers

Required Skills & Experience

Minimum 3-5 years relevant experience in:
• Using strategic approach to create and maintain business relationships and innovative structures to yield best value for Verizon
• Benchmarking, analyzing and negotiating cost and added value, in collaboration with various business groups
• Leading cross-functional alignment efforts with business groups in the supplier selection process, contract/price negotiation and supplier performance evaluation process.
• Leading business process re-engineering efforts with suppliers and cross functional teams, when necessary.
• Leading RFI (Request for Information), RFP (Request for Proposal), and RFQ (Request for Quote) process with business teams to identify, selecting and engaging with suppliers to ensure competitive market advantage, leveraging spend, improving performance and reducing costs.
Minimum 3-5 years hands on experience
• Acting as resident expert in traditional and online advertising, media and social media services.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be comfortable under pressure working in a fast paced environment.
• Team-focused attitude, passion for working behind-the-scenes.
• Strong influencing skills.
• Experience in negotiations.
• Strong analytical skills (e.g., spend analysis, agency assessment)
• Bachelor's degree with emphasis in Marketing Communications, Business Administration or equivalent experience (First consideration will be given to candidates who hold degrees)

Desired Skills & Experience

• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) from the Institute of Supply Chain Management (ISM)
    o Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute
• 1-3 years previous advertising agency experience in an account management or financial role highly desirable
• 3-5 years strong sourcing and/or supplier background in traditional and digital advertising and media and social media preferred.
• Leads adoption of e-Sourcing and other innovative tools when applicable.
• Master's degree (MBA) desired

At Verizon, we feel we have more satisfied professionals than the average company. Why? We attract individuals who can achieve a healthy balance between helping the company succeed and advancing their own careers. The result is an energized, team-oriented environment where individual contributions are recognized and rewarded.