Sourcing Category Manager -
Ashburn, VA 20147 (Onsite 2 days per week as requested, will likely move up to more days a week)
Client Domain:- Telecom/Cellular
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- This position is with the Sourcing Resale Category, meaning you will need to work not only the external Supplier but also with both the Sourcing Legal team and the Sales Deal Legal team (internal) to ensure all components for the contract are included.
- Working with cross-functional Sales, Product, Finance, Legal and external Supplier to draft, red-line, negotiate and support Commercial Resale Suppliers contractual agreements (Master Agreements, SOWs and product and/or service exhibits) to include:
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- Bachelor’s degree and six or more years of relevant work experience.
- Six or more years of technical writing experience, including drafting and red-lining contractual Professional Service Statements of Work (SOWs).
- Six or more years of experience working across large enterprise products and technologies including both wireline and wireless networks. IE. MPLS, Internet, (4G/5G, Wi-FI), software-defined networking, security, advanced communications (voice, SIP, contact center, video), customer premise equipment (CPE), field services, site services, structured cabling, data centers, cloud services, etc.
- Knowledge of large enterprise life-cycle managed services, integration services, professional services, PMO, ITIL support and governance models, custom API and platform integrations, etc. across a diverse range of global geography, regulatory, governance, risk and compliance environments.
- Experience integrating multiple product towers and key inter-dependencies, including custom Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
- Experience managing projects and constructing integrated contracts, working closely with multiple, cross-functional stakeholders in sales, technical pre-sales, product, professional services, operations, transition, and service management.
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe Acrobat including commonly used features for tracking changes/markups, revision history, version control, etc.
Even Better If You Have
- ITIL, CCPM and/or PMP certification, Contract Mgmt Certification.
- Experience working with project managers, contract administrators, governance, risk and compliance (GRC), finance staff.
- Experience with commercial pricing.
- Experience working in matrix management environments, contract negotiation, internal partners, third-party, and/or customer stakeholders.
- Strong time management skills.
- The ability to communicate effectively across all management levels and functions.
