AT&T
Principal Tech Category Procurement Mgmt
AT&T, Bedminster, New Jersey, United States,
Job Description:
Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Consumer Technology experience team is delivering innovative and reliable technology solutions to power differentiated, simplified customer experiences. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future—you’ll create it.
Overall Purpose:
Develop and maintain category-specific strategies and plans for AT&T's Enterprise-Wide Software Sourcing to support the Technology organizational goals, with a particular focus on internal demand aggregation, external market impacts to AT&T’s strategy, supplier management, and collaborative innovation.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Category Strategy and Market Analysis:
Develop and maintain category-specific strategies and plans, conduct market research to identify and assess risks and opportunities, and forecast demand for highly technical categories such as Software, Cloud, RAN, and CPE. Supplier Management and Contract Negotiation:
Establish contract standards for the supported category and work cross-functionally to support the negotiation of key contracts. Collaborative Innovation and Cross-Functional Coordination:
Drive collaborative innovation with internal stakeholders, supply chain, and suppliers, interfacing and persuading cross-functional teams, including senior leadership, to ensure seamless execution of category plans. Performance Monitoring and Process Improvement:
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) using data analytics to track category and supplier performance and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. Cost Management and Spend Solutions Strategies:
Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities and develop tail spend management strategies to reduce vendor proliferation. Job Contribution: As an expert in your field, you will apply broad business knowledge and strategic insight surrounding emerging trends and technologies to solve complex problems and drive organizational results, leading critical, high-impact projects and designing/implementing innovative business strategies. Supervisory:
No Education:
Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) or advanced degree desired in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field. Experience:
Typically 7+ years of professional experience in Software, focusing on procurement supply chain management and category management in highly technical fields. Salary Range:
Our Principal Tech Category Procurement Mgmt earn between 179,800 - 215,800.00 USD Annual in Dallas, TX, Arlington Heights, IL, and Bedminster, NJ; between 128,400-160,500 USD in Atlanta, GA. Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision coverage 401(k) plan Tuition reimbursement program Paid Time Off and Holidays Paid Parental Leave Paid Caregiver Leave Adoption Reimbursement Disability Benefits Life and Accidental Death Insurance Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) Employee discounts AT&T will consider for employment qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal, State, and local laws. Ready to close the deal on a career with AT&T? Weekly Hours:
40 Time Type:
Regular Location:
Dallas, Texas
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Develop and maintain category-specific strategies and plans, conduct market research to identify and assess risks and opportunities, and forecast demand for highly technical categories such as Software, Cloud, RAN, and CPE. Supplier Management and Contract Negotiation:
Establish contract standards for the supported category and work cross-functionally to support the negotiation of key contracts. Collaborative Innovation and Cross-Functional Coordination:
Drive collaborative innovation with internal stakeholders, supply chain, and suppliers, interfacing and persuading cross-functional teams, including senior leadership, to ensure seamless execution of category plans. Performance Monitoring and Process Improvement:
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) using data analytics to track category and supplier performance and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. Cost Management and Spend Solutions Strategies:
Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities and develop tail spend management strategies to reduce vendor proliferation. Job Contribution: As an expert in your field, you will apply broad business knowledge and strategic insight surrounding emerging trends and technologies to solve complex problems and drive organizational results, leading critical, high-impact projects and designing/implementing innovative business strategies. Supervisory:
No Education:
Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) or advanced degree desired in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field. Experience:
Typically 7+ years of professional experience in Software, focusing on procurement supply chain management and category management in highly technical fields. Salary Range:
Our Principal Tech Category Procurement Mgmt earn between 179,800 - 215,800.00 USD Annual in Dallas, TX, Arlington Heights, IL, and Bedminster, NJ; between 128,400-160,500 USD in Atlanta, GA. Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision coverage 401(k) plan Tuition reimbursement program Paid Time Off and Holidays Paid Parental Leave Paid Caregiver Leave Adoption Reimbursement Disability Benefits Life and Accidental Death Insurance Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) Employee discounts AT&T will consider for employment qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal, State, and local laws. Ready to close the deal on a career with AT&T? Weekly Hours:
40 Time Type:
Regular Location:
Dallas, Texas
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