Job Summary
Comcast is seeking a Manager, Enterprise Procurement to assist in long-term strategic planning and value creation with Comcast's hardware suppliers. This role will be responsible for Comcast's strategic sourcing and supplier partnerships, including working cross-functionally to understand the needs for third-party engagement across the business, finding and evaluating potential partners and suppliers, drafting and issuing RFPs, leading contract and pricing negotiations, identifying and executing on cost reduction opportunities, and overall management of third-party relationships. Strategic sourcing managers who can operate independently and possess expertise in consumer electronics, system-on-chip (and key electronic components), semiconductors and semiconductor foundries, OSATs, contract manufacturing, and OEM/ODM relationships are highly desirable.Job Description
Core Responsibilities
- Proactively engage with Comcast stakeholders (program management, engineering, operations, strategy, finance, and design) to derive and execute the medium-term strategy to support Comcast's hardware programs
- Develop the supply chain and partnership footprint with a long-term, strategic view to drive optimal cost and capacity redundancy
- Lead the day-to-day process of ensuring successful partnerships (change order management, cost control and reduction, supplier responsibility initiatives) and build supplier performance assessments to support future sourcing decisions
- Conduct and compile supplier, industry, and market research for strategic deals
- Drive cost transparency and build total cost of ownership models
- Ensure contract coverage for each supplier and engagement
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers as the lead point of contact for all commercial issues
- Identify sourcing alternatives to drive efficiencies via benchmarking, competitive quotes, andchanging requirements
Employees at all levels are expected to:
- Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
- Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
- Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
- Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
- Drive results and growth.
- Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
- Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Strategic sourcing, financial analysis, pricing and contract negotiation skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Demonstrated ability to work both in a team environment to achieve cross-functional results
- Ability to work independently on multiple tasks and projects with various stakeholders
- Organizational skills to manage and track transactional details
Disclaimer:
- This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.
Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Skills:
Supplier Negotiations; Procurement Negotiations; Cost Negotiations; Contracts; Procurement Contracts; Negotiation
Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Relevant Work Experience
5-7 Years