Sourcing Specialist

About Verizon

Verizon is a company focused on enabling how people live, work, and connect by delivering innovation and impact. The organization values open ideas, growth, collaboration, and trust, and encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work while contributing to a culture of learning and teamwork.

Role Overview

The Ireland Sourcing team manages sourcing strategy development and execution across the enterprise to secure the best overall value. In this role, you will handle end-to-end sourcing requests from internal clients, assess spend patterns and supplier relationships, and identify opportunities to improve sourcing performance. The position combines order management with leadership of sourcing initiatives across multiple categories, while operating in a global environment and supporting the broader sourcing function.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the supplier base within assigned categories, including contract lifecycle activities, pricing alignment with contractual terms, supplier performance tracking, and related tasks.
• Drive sourcing for construction, installation, engineering, and maintenance services tied to telecom network infrastructure such as cell towers, antennas, fiber cable, and related assets.
• Open contract discussions with suppliers whose spend exceeds Verizon’s threshold.
• Build and put into action category management approaches using data analysis and market insights.
• Spot spending irregularities and partner with sourcing teams to reduce exposure and risk.
• Prepare negotiation plans and lead discussions to achieve advantageous commercial outcomes.
• Improve sourcing workflows to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams during supplier selection and stakeholder approval processes.
• Draft contracts and support final execution by the appropriate authorized signatories.
• Handle pricing disputes with suppliers and identify savings opportunities through negotiations.
• Manage supplier relationships, including evaluation and ongoing supplier management activities.
• Strengthen data-flow processes by reducing SLA turnaround times and improving data quality.
• Identify and work with reliable suppliers that meet business needs.
• Share sourcing improvements and savings opportunities with other teams.
• Build effective partnerships with peers and internal clients.
• Support governance and internal audit activities as a process coordinator.
• Work daily with key stakeholders to maintain compliance with process and control requirements.
• Contribute to process design, controls, and ongoing operational management.
• Maintain a very high standard of accuracy in all work outputs.

Requirements

• Prior experience in a comparable role covering data management, sourcing, and contract drafting.
• A demonstrated history of successful sourcing outcomes.
• Strong awareness of market conditions and sound commercial judgment.
• Comfort working with internal and external stakeholders in a matrix structure.
• Good negotiation ability and the confidence to build lasting professional relationships.
• Comfort with numbers, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, along with strong Excel capability.
• Reliable decision-making skills and practical judgment.
• Working knowledge of ERP platforms; SAP S/4HANA and Ariba are beneficial.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or currently pursuing an equivalent course of study, is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, plus solid problem-solving ability.
• Exposure to business analytics methods and tools, including basic Power BI knowledge, is an advantage.
• Ability to perform well in a fast-paced, global, matrixed setting.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Familiarity with Microsoft tools such as PowerPoint and Word, as well as Google applications.

Benefits

Verizon offers a competitive total rewards package, performance-linked incentives, market-aligned benefits, health and wellbeing support, paid time off, flexible working arrangements, learning and development support, education assistance, online training resources, industry research access, and volunteering opportunities.

Work Arrangement

This position is based in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. It is a hybrid setup with a defined work location that includes time working from home and office days scheduled by the manager.

Hours

The standard weekly schedule is 37.5 hours.

Equal Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer and reviews qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability, or other legally protected characteristics.