Global Telecom Procurement & Lifecycle Manager

Encompass; Atlanta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Encompass is seeking a Manager of Global Telecom Procurement and Lifecycle to lead telecom procurement initiatives across the company’s U.S. facilities.

The role reports to senior leadership and collaborates with Finance, Sales Operations and Engineering to optimize telecom costs and service levels. The ideal candidate will manage a diverse telecom portfolio, drive vendor relationships, negotiate pricing, and oversee lifecycle activities from quotes to orders.

Qualifications

• College Degree or equivalent work experience in telecommunications procurement.
• Operations experience of at least 5 years in or with the Broadcast and Media business.

Responsibilities

• Plans and leads all Telecom related procurement projects, programs or strategic planning for the assigned work streams related to Telecom capacity and public network and cloud services.
• Management of a Telecom services portfolio including colocation, WAN and MAN infrastructure and associated local access and long haul services.
• Account for all Telecom services in the portfolio, manage service provider procurement relationships and contracts.
• Provide Telecom quotes, price negotiation, and lifecycle of quotes and service orders.
• Maintain FiberTracker application, bug tracking/fixes and feature requests, and train on its proper use and functionality.

Skills

Vendor management

Negotiation

Procurement

Project management

Education

College Degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Excel

CoPilot

OneDrive

Teams

Job description

Encompass is seeking a Manager of Global Telecom Procurement and Lifecycle to lead telecom procurement initiatives across the company’s U.S. facilities.

The role reports to senior leadership and collaborates with Finance, Sales Operations and Engineering to optimize telecom costs and service levels. The ideal candidate will manage a diverse telecom portfolio, drive vendor relationships, negotiate pricing, and oversee lifecycle activities from quotes to orders.