Procurement Manager

Job Description
Brightspeed has an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Manager to join our team! Reporting to the Director, Sourcing & Procurement, you will focus on developing the vision and direction within the IT, Indirect, and Direct categories across the Brightspeed enterprise. The successful candidate will play a lead role in aligning with Brightspeed’s business goals and driving end-to-end category strategy, performance effectiveness, efficiency, value, and contract negotiation.  You will build collaborative relationships with internal business partners as well as strategic relationships with external suppliers.  You will have demonstrated experience in defining and driving industry best practices and develop recommendations for enhanced business performance. You will also actively manage multiple, time-sensitive projects and interface with all levels of management to negotiate and drive transformational/complex deals.  Come join the team that will build the fastest fiber-optic network in America!
As a Procurement Manager, your duties and responsibilities will include:
Collaborate closely with senior level business partners to understand their priorities, strategies, challenge and, assess and manage expectations and drive alignment on end-to-end category strategy
Earn the business partner’s respect and serve as a Trusted Advisor and Business Leader by demonstrating proven category expertise
Plan and propose strategies that best support the business, create efficiencies, and provide outstanding performance. Areas of focus include contract negotiation, contract management, supplier management, and RFx bidding activities as needed.
Partner with the business to eliminate unnecessary spend, maximize value, and lead process workflow to include guiding and influencing toward best practices, lead negotiations and execution, and define benchmarks and program performance
Stay current and leverage the industry best practices, game-changing strategies, and technology trends to drive World Class standards.
Assist with the development of Brightspeed’s Procure to Pay process and associated procurement systems including testing participation as needed.
Drive continuous optimization of supply base with input on performance management measures and process enhancement
Drive strategy implementation to enhance efficiency, process and performance improvement and build foundations for trusted partnerships
Oversee management of business and financial issues (budget, annual scopes, staffing and annual contracts/addendums, renewals etc.) and effectively develops relationships to meet the needs of the business
Ensure operational excellence and effective communications with internal and external partners
Coordinate appropriate Supplier reviews focused on performance, opportunity, and innovation