Details Department: InfrastructureSchedule: Full time, 8 hour day shift, Monday - FridayLocation: Remote, willingness to travel 10%
Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

 

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities Manage multiple vendor relationships for network and telecom circuits including governance, delivery, and cost savings. Collaborate with multiple partners in the organization and third party vendors to drive cost savings from a contractual perspective.Participate in the establishment and management of process governance for vendors in the network and telecom circuit area. Deliver on defined objectives, principles, guidelines, and standards to ensure process improvement and cost savings initiatives are aligned with the enterprise's future-state vision.Manage multiple vendor relationships. Establish governance for internal processes to identify cost savings. Responsible for communicating and driving vendor adherence to established standards and guidelines, leveraging existing processes, solutions and technology, maximizing existing technology investments.Align external vendor processes to internal governance structure and measure effectiveness and performance of vendors.Deliver defined objective and key results metrics to determine success.Identify process gaps, requirement gaps, and decision gaps internally and with vendors. Communicate and document the impact of the gaps and provide recommendations based on prior experience and leading practice.

 

Strategic planning for network and telecom circuit cost savings from a contractual perspective. Collaborate on needs analysis for customer service or changes to process.Recommend cost-effective solutions.Ensure resources and organization structure are in place and operating effectively; and anticipate conflicting needs and proactively resolving them.Communicates roadmap and vision to Business and IT stakeholders at all levels of the organization.Monitor performance of the teams to ensure on-time delivery, balanced workload among team members, and proper communication with customers.

 

Direct, develop, and present to management various analyses that include organization, systems, feasibility and cost/benefit studies, implementation plans.Exercise judgment and influence on key decisions, standards, policies, and solutions.Respond to user problems by listening, clarifying, and responding effectively.Write fundamental documentation in a clear, concise manner and according to standards.Analysis of portfolio data.Establish and maintain data governance processes to ensure data integrity and quality of deliverables.

 

Manage multiple priorities.Coordination of minor projects.Demonstrated experience navigating a large organization; ability to influence with storytelling and data.

 

Facilitates resolution of issues through creative solutioning, open exchange of information and viewpoints and influence; uses negotiation skills when appropriate.Listens carefully to understand various points of view and conveys understanding of the comments and questions of others .Writes clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles while tailoring the messaging based on audience.Builds trust and respect with key stakeholders and gains support for change.Demonstrates proactive behaviors and self-management techniques, including but not limited to, working efficiently, demonstrating adaptability and setting goals.Brings appropriate individuals together to accomplish business objectives; facilitate access to critical competencies; knows who to call/involve.Work Experience:2 years of leadership or management experience preferred.5 years of leadership or management experience strongly preferred.Willingness to travel up to approximately 10% of the time.
Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

Certification credentialed from the International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers preferred.

Education:

High School diploma equivalency with 3 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's
degree/Bachelor's degree with 2 years of cumulative experience OR 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.3 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
Additional Preferences Education:Master's degree preferred.

 

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