Lead Sourcing Management, Technology

$94,300 - $158,400/Yr

AT&T - Dallas, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Dallas, TX

Telecommunications

About the position

The Sr Sourcing Manager at AT&T will play a crucial role in managing and strategically sourcing technology supplier contracts within the Global Supply Chain organization. This position involves overseeing the entire sourcing process, from request for proposals to contract execution, while advocating for the company and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations. The role requires effective collaboration across various levels of leadership and a strong understanding of market intelligence to drive successful negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy a sourcing tech strategy aligned with clients' needs for assigned categories
• Create and execute contracts, determine optimal contract terms and pricing, and drive savings
• Provide interpretation of terms and conditions of contractual obligations and act when contractual provisions are not met by the supplier
• Negotiate contract modifications, quotations, revisions, terms and conditions with suppliers
• Coordinate required approvals based on the document being negotiated
• Responsible for the review and administration of long-term and/or blanket purchase contracts
• Oversee commercial contract issues, negotiations and/or administration of licensing agreements including renewal, new business and consolidations
• Develop financial models, including present mode of operation (PMO) and future mode of operation (FMO) comparisons
• Recommend strategic technical alternatives for planning, transformation and evolution in support of corporate initiatives, customer demand, technology changes, economic and service reliability criteria

Requirements

• Graduate/Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with Procurement, business law or CPM experience, or Graduate/Bachelor's degree. Juris doctor degrees a plus
• 5+ years' experience in management of supplier relationships and contracts
• Business, cost management and quality experience
• Skilled in creating Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and 'What-If' scenario financial modeling and analysis for comparative sourcing events
• Understanding of contractual T&Cs including intellectual property ownership
• Ability to generate comprehensive commercial deal sheet terms by fully understanding client technical requirements, demand/usage and budget forecasts, supplier products/services and defining flexibility terms to adequately support contractual use by multiple business units

Nice-to-haves

• Previous experience with or knowledge in assigned sourcing categories
• The ability to apply knowledge appropriately when evaluating new information technologies
• Resolution skills to face a wide range of sourcing issues
• Strong leadership, negotiation, legal drafting of custom language and communication skills
• A passion for and natural curiosity in relation to tech

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone