Company:
Cox Communications

Supply Chain Sourcing Specialist (MEC)

Job ID: 33532


Job Description:

• The Category Specialist will lead cross functional sourcing teams to source business requirements related to HFC network products and related accessories, and will demonstrate an understanding of business, legal, and fiscal requirements governing spend.
• This position is responsible for the delivery and execution of strategic sourcing projects involving HFC network products and relates accessories, resulting in the selection of vendors that provide maximum value to the company.
• This includes defining category specific sourcing strategy plans and leading the sourcing process to include managing suppliers, developing and implementing commodity strategies, performing supplier capability assessments, continuous improvement and benchmarking that supports.
• The Category Specialist position will report to the internal business leaders strategic sourcing opportunities, established sourcing strategies and plans that link to overall business strategies, delivery of project progress reports, and the management of escalation issues.
• The position will engage suppliers by leading the end-to-end supplier selection and bidding processes across high value spend and continuous improvement processes.
• Results and benefits will be measured across financial and operational dimensions, including price, quality and service.


Responsibilities:

• Drive competitive sourcing events and support MEC supplier selection process within defined set of HFC categories.
• Execute detailed base-lining and spend analytics within categories of ownership.
• Serve as support for category with MEC members, system level engineers and corporate resources (approve new part set-ups, provide preferred parts lists, etc..).
• Track ongoing compliance of system level purchasing and drive escalation process for non-approved system spend activities.
• Assist Category Manager in supplier escalation processes and supplier relationship management/issue resolution.
• Drive implementation planning and execution for identified purchasing opportunities within new or existing suppliers and solutions.
• Maintain knowledge of emerging technologies and suppliers within MEC owned categories for opportunity identification and business case development.
• Drive special project opportunities within MEC categories (product standardization, supplier and cost benchmarking and research, inventory optimization and depletion activities, etc.).
• Optimize supply base moving towards a few strategic suppliers.
• Assist Category Manager in implementation planning and execution for identified purchasing opportunities within new or existing suppliers and solutions.
• Works with the contracts department to create agreements/contracts/standing orders with successful vendor(s), which contain the benefits (prices, service, technology, asset/inventory management, quality, etc.), using corporate contract templates or other approved methods.
• These agreements should leverage the strength of the company, providing better benefits to all Cox sites than they could have received on their own.
• Implement multi-year strategic alliances with suppliers to leverage company wide volume, reducing the number of vendors to an optimum number.


Qualifications:

• BA/BS in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Engineering, Operations or a related discipline desired.
• Masters degree a plus.
• Minimum 5+ years of previous experience in strategic sourcing required - Strategic sourcing of HFC network products and related accessories preferred.
• Prior telecommunications industry experience highly desirable.
• Project management experience, six sigma training, and ERP knowledge would be helpful.
• Experience assigning and coordinating work of cross-functional team members to accomplish project goals.
• Advanced experience with MS Office (Microsoft Project, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Self-starter with ability to manage projects and relationships independently.
• Excellent negotiating and influencing skills through written or verbal communication with specific experience in management reporting and executive presentations.
• Proven ability to create and execute effective business plans.
• Solid business financial understanding and exceptional organization and analytical skills.
• Some travel required.


Typical Training / Experience:

• Typically requires BS/BA in related discipline and generally 5-8 years of experience in related field OR MS/MA and generally 3-5 years of experience in related field.
• Certification required in some areas.