Supply Chain Specialist

verizon; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a skilled supply planning professional in Ireland to gatekeep net-new procurement requests and optimise inventory across the organisation. You will drive cost avoidance, protect capital, and audit material mappings within ERP/MRP systems, including SAP, to identify internal surplus and lower-cost alternatives.

The role requires experience with multi-system inventory mapping and cross-reference datasets, plus the ability to collaborate with sourcing, engineering and finance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or experience in supply planning, inventory control operations, procurement and supply analysis, or material management.
• Experience with enterprise ERP/MRP systems (such as SAP) and multi-tier inventory management tools.
• Experience managing multi-system inventory mapping and cross‑referencing multi‑source datasets.

Responsibilities

• Serving as the gatekeeper for net-new procurement requests, driving capital protection, cost avoidance, and inventory optimisation across the organisation, for the vendors scope assigned to you.
• Executing a multi-layer validation workflow on incoming order requests prior to purchase order release to prevent redundant capital expenditure.
• Auditing material mapping structures across enterprise ERP/MRP systems and regional asset pools to identify available internal surplus.
• Intercepting planned capital purchases by evaluating internal equipment markets, third‑party surplus, and harvested inventory channels to fulfill demand through lower‑cost alternatives before purchasing from the external market.
• Analysing rolling demand forecasts against total available supply and in‑flight pipeline data to validate true net demand and eliminate over‑procurement.
• Evaluating vendor delivery schedules against planner lead times to enforce capital safeguards, holding or deferring purchase order releases when lead‑time buffers are excessive.
• Actioning and maintaining operational reports.

Skills

Supply planning

Inventory control

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

ERP/MRP systems

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 #VTeamLife.

What you'll be doing:

• Serving as the gatekeeper for net-new procurement requests, driving capital protection, cost avoidance, and inventory optimisation across the organisation, for the vendors scope assigned to you.
• Executing a multi-layer validation workflow on incoming order requests prior to purchase order release to prevent redundant capital expenditure.
• Auditing material mapping structures across enterprise ERP/MRP systems and regional asset pools to identify available internal surplus.
• Intercepting planned capital purchases by evaluating internal equipment markets, third‑party surplus, and harvested inventory channels to fulfill demand through lower‑cost alternatives before purchasing from the external market.
• Analysing rolling demand forecasts against total available supply and in‑flight pipeline data to validate true net demand and eliminate over‑procurement.
• Evaluating vendor delivery schedules against planner lead times to enforce capital safeguards, holding or deferring purchase order releases when lead‑time buffers are excessive.
• Actioning and maintaining operational reports.

What we're looking for:

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or experience in supply planning, inventory control operations, procurement and supply analysis, or material management.
• Experience with enterprise ERP/MRP systems (such as SAP) and multi-tier inventory management tools.
• Experience managing multi-system inventory mapping and cross‑referencing multi‑source datasets.
• To be considered for this role, applicants must already hold a valid right to work in Ireland. We are currently unable to support employment permit sponsorship.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Experience in telecommunications, network infrastructure, or large‑scale capital asset supply chains.
• Professional certifications in supply chain or process improvement (e.g., APICS/ASCM CPIM, CSCP, PMP, or Lean Six Sigma).
• A proven track record of developing and executing measurable cost‑avoidance workflows and capital preservation strategies.
• Strong analytical skills with a solid understanding of supply chain fundamentals, including net demand forecasting, lead‑time logic, and pipeline alignment.
• A highly analytical, data‑driven supply chain specialist who thrives in a financial and operational gate‑keeping supply planning role.
• An individual contributor with strong technical problem‑solving skills who actively seeks the most efficient and responsive demand fulfillment solutions.
• Someone with strong process‑discipline who excels at conducting data audits across multi‑layered inventory environments and complex data sets.
• An effective collaborator who can clearly articulate data‑backed decisions to sourcing, engineering, and finance partners to drive capital preservation.

Why Verizon?

Verizon is committed to maintaining a Total Rewards package which is competitive, valued by our employees, and differentiates us as an Employer of Choice.

We are a 'pay for performance' company and your contribution is rewarded through competitive salaries and performance‑based incentives. We create an opportunity for us all to share in the success of Verizon and the value we help to create through this broad‑based discretionary equity award program.

Your benefits are market competitive and delivered by some of the best providers.

You are provided with a full spectrum of health and wellbeing resources, including a first in‑class Employee Assistance Program, to empower you to make positive health decisions.

We offer generous paid time off benefits to help you manage your work life balance and opportunities for flexible working arrangements.

Verizon provides training and development for all levels, to help you enhance your skills and develop your career, from funding towards education assistance, award‑winning training, online development tools and access to industry research.

You will be able to take part in volunteering opportunities as part of our environmental, community and sustainability commitment.

Benefit packages are tailored to the specific country where a position is based.

Where you'll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work