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Director- SAP Techno Functional Sourcing and Supply Chain

Verizon Communications

Irving (TX)

Hybrid

USD 157,000 - 275,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

Join a leading communications company as a Director overseeing Technical Product Management for SAP Supply Chain. This role focuses on optimizing processes related to Sourcing and Contract Management while leading a dynamic team. Experience in project management and ERP systems is essential, with comprehensive benefits and competitive compensation offered.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401(k) match
Tuition assistance
Paid vacation
Adoption assistance

Qualifications

  • Ten or more years of relevant experience required.
  • Experience with large ERP platforms.
  • Experience managing ERP Supply Chain and Sourcing applications.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for Technical Product Management of SAP Supply Chain products.
  • Lead a team of Technical Product Owners and partners.
  • Design systems and standardize processes.

Skills

Project Management
Customer Focus
Leadership
Communication Skills
Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

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…

The Director position will be responsible for Technical Product Management for Verizon's SAP Supply Chain and Sourcing Products. In this role, you will collaborate with stakeholders across Device Supply Chain, Supply Chain Planning, Finance, and Sourcing to create solutions that optimize Sourcing-Contract Management, Contract Compliance, Order Management, 3PL Integrations, Order Fulfillment, Warehouse Management, and Inventory Management. These solutions will increase process efficiency as we fulfill orders for Verizon's customers and strengthen our controls.

Your work will focus on business processes, enabling the roadmap and backlogs around key mission objectives, managing cross-CIO priorities, delivering features from concept to launch through agile delivery methodologies, ensuring value realization, and providing governance and support that delivers outstanding business results and user experience.

As a people leader, you will lead a large team of Verizon Technical Product Owners and 3rd party partners, and collaborate with the Global Supply Chain business (GSC) organization

  • Designing how systems, processes and data can work together to deliver an outcome or solution.

  • Determining how specific capabilities align with the integrated end to end north star architecture.

  • Standardizing Source to Contract processes.

  • Identifying and determining industry standard processes to design how they may or may not apply to Verizon.

  • Leading a large team of employees and 3rd party partners

  • Identifying and driving strategy for implementation of new systems and applications.

  • Driving strategy for upgrades and enhancements to existing applications (SAP, Oracle, etc.) and manages future software direction and enhancements.

  • Coordinating support for systems initiatives driven by other groups if there are impacts to financial systems.

  • Developing/assisting with project plans, including estimates, work breakdown structure and schedules.

  • Identifying key project milestones.

  • Ensuring all deliverables are achieved.

  • Leading Solution Integration for Device Supply Chain initiatives.

  • Being responsible for Oversight/management of all ERP priorities and projects across Verizon.

  • Identifying and resolving project constraints, issues and risks.

  • Monitoring adherence to scope and managing scope change process.

  • Establishing and administering project control procedures.

  • Maintaining project budgets, managing financials and owning vendor relationships.

  • Conducting regular status meetings to monitor project progress.

  • Analyzing and implementing corrective actions when progress deviates from plan.

  • Monitoring the quality assurance, deliverable acceptance, and sign–off processes.

  • Monitoring and mitigating project risk.

  • Maintaining continuous communications with the program management office.

  • Motivating and managing the project team using effective communication and leadership.

  • Identifying and organizing required external support (Verizon & Third Party).

  • Understanding/Defining Business Processes and integrated hand offs/dependencies.

  • Effectively partners with the business and IT for successful implementations.

  • Being responsible for Organizational Change Management oversight.

What we're looking for…
You'll need to have:
  • Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.

  • Ten or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

  • Experience with large ERP platform, Program/project management on ERP implementations with large and diverse teams.

  • Experience managing ERP Supply chain, contracting and Sourcing applications.

  • Experience managing resources in the Global delivery model and providing development and operational support.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:
  • Experience with SAP Ariba or another large ERP platform, Program/project manager on several SAP implementations with large and diverse teams.

  • Experience managing large, dynamic teams in a fast paced environment.

  • Strong customer focus and ability to recognize impact of decisions on end users.

  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills and ability to interact with team members and external customers.

  • Strong presentation skills to all levels of management; ability to communicate complex concepts in a manner that is understood by the audience.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Where you’ll be working
In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $157,500.00 - $275,000.00.
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