Sourcing Specialist - Telecommunications

Join a leading energy utility serving more than 7 million customers across multiple states and backed by 150+ years of industry experience. With approximately 8,800 employees and $48+ billion in assets, the organization offers the opportunity to influence high-value technology and telecommunications spend while supporting critical infrastructure and enterprise operations. This role owns strategic sourcing initiatives spanning telecom, hardware, software, cloud, and professional services. The Sourcing Specialist will lead strategic sourcing and vendor management activities across telecommunications and IT categories. This role will develop sourcing strategies, analyze spend and contracts, lead competitive vendor evaluations, negotiate complex commercial terms, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to improve cost, service, supplier performance, and procurement risk. Responsibilities Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans for telecommunications and IT products and services. Lead competitive sourcing and vendor selection processes in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders. Analyze contracts, scopes of work, spend data, and supplier performance to identify savings and efficiency opportunities. Evaluate prospective suppliers based on financial stability, capabilities, service quality, compliance, and risk. Negotiate pricing, service levels, warranties, schedules, and other commercial contract terms. Support sourcing across telecom, hardware, software, cloud services, and professional services. Partner with stakeholders to establish vendor evaluation criteria and facilitate supplier selection decisions. Identify procurement and supplier risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies. Manage key vendor relationships and serve as a primary contact for performance reviews and issue resolution. Conduct supplier performance meetings and track service levels, commitments, and performance metrics. Ensure sourcing and contracting activities comply with regulatory requirements, procurement standards, and internal governance. Maintain accurate contract, agreement, sourcing, and vendor performance documentation. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, or a related field required. Significant experience in telecommunications and IT procurement , including strategic sourcing, vendor management, and contract negotiation. Strong knowledge of telecommunications procurement processes and related technology categories. Experience sourcing hardware, software, cloud services, and professional services. Demonstrated experience leading vendor evaluations and competitive sourcing processes. Experience negotiating pricing, service levels, warranties, schedules, and other commercial terms. Experience analyzing contracts, scopes of work, spend data, and vendor performance. Proficiency with contract management systems and Microsoft Office. Knowledge of regulatory requirements and procurement best practices applicable to telecom and IT categories. Master’s degree or professional certification such as CSCP or CPSM preferred.

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