Senior Sourcing Manager

GCI Communication Corp•Anchorage, AK

19d•$102,655 - $170,407

About The Position

GCI’s Senior Sourcing Manager leads strategic sourcing projects that drive savings through procurement category strategies. The role manages the full lifecycle of competitive bidding and incumbent renegotiation events, influencing company costs, negotiated rates, cost of goods sold margins, and cost avoidance across expense and capital spending. The manager identifies cost and process synergies in collaboration with project stakeholders and Vice President sponsors. This senior-level subject matter expert works under minimal supervision and exercises wide independent judgment. The role handles complex or unique assignments under deadlines and operating constraints, provides functional and technical guidance to lower-level staff, and fosters teamwork. It requires strong business impact and value-chain understanding, as well as comprehensive knowledge of company operations, functions, and business philosophy. The position is primarily sedentary, involving daily computer use in a standard office or home-office setting. It may require occasional travel between locations, work shifts as assigned, and additional work on weekends, holidays, or outside normal hours when necessary. GCI operates 24/7 and may contact employees outside core business hours about emergencies. Virtual workers must comply with remote-work policies and agreements.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business, Purchasing, Supply Chain, or a relevant field; relevant work experience and/or education may substitute for required years of experience on a year-for-year basis.
At least 10 years of experience in telecom, procurement, or a business-related field.
Experience leading project teams.
In-depth knowledge of telecom supply-market capabilities, pricing, competition, licensing and commercial models, procurement best practices and methods, business processes, tools and templates, contractual models, and stakeholder management.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to distill, synthesize, and draw conclusions from large amounts of data.
Ability to assimilate savings opportunities, negotiate internally and externally, and identify and exploit spend-optimization opportunities.
Ability to complete sourcing projects within agreed timeframes and drive $500K to $3M in annual savings value.
Ability to use judgment and escalate issues when necessary to maximize value from cross-functional teams.
Strong relationship-building, influencing, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to build executive and cross-functional buy-in.
Proficient computer skills and knowledge of MS Office, including Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel.
Proficiency in Oracle and Procure to Pay tools, familiarity with the MS tool suite, and ability to learn proprietary systems.
Ability to work with minimal supervision, exercise independent judgment, perform complex assignments under deadlines and constraints, and guide lower-level staff.
Ability to work shifts as assigned and additional time on weekends, holidays, or outside normal work hours when necessary.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment with diverse people and customers.
Ability to communicate information and ideas accurately and effectively.
Physical agility and effort sufficient to perform job duties safely and effectively; ability to make valid judgments and decisions.
May need access to reliable transportation for occasional travel between retail stores, offices, worksites, or other locations.

Nice To Haves

Telecommunications experience.
Relevant telecom industry or job-specific certifications.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze supplier, internal spend, and invoice data; prepare data requests for suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Research alternate suppliers to create leverage and competitive bidding opportunities; conduct reference checks for new suppliers.
Create, issue, and analyze RFQs, RFPs, and RFIs; identify concerns in supplier responses and develop analytics to evaluate results.
Collect incumbent supplier performance feedback from business stakeholders and prepare deal summaries and peer reviews ahead of negotiations.
Conduct project kick-off meetings, interview stakeholders, and document notes.
Work with business stakeholders and VP sponsors to document future demand and quantity requirements.
Develop and present baseline spend to VP sponsors, project team members, and procurement leaders.
Build negotiation strategies with procurement leaders, VP sponsors, and project team members; facilitate development of supplier selection criteria.
Communicate regularly with team members, stakeholders, and vendors; research industry developments and share findings with stakeholders and team members.
Attend and assist with meetings via video.
Review existing contracts to understand business and legal requirements; document single-source scenarios and business relationships that may affect sourcing events and negotiations.
Conduct contract and deal reviews with finance, legal, P/L owners, and other parties; make award recommendations and facilitate contract finalization.
Close out projects with vendors, stakeholders, and systems via email.
Maintain a SharePoint site containing status updates, category and project documentation, and work products.
Collaborate with procurement colleagues and foster learning, teamwork, and growth; promote process or form improvements.
Create and monitor pipeline projects; create KPIs and track individual and team performance.
Transition completed projects to business owners for ongoing monitoring.
Complete sourcing projects within agreed timeframes, driving $500K to $3M in annual savings value.
Provide functional and technical guidance to lower-level staff while fostering teamwork.