What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director Strategic Sourcing Center Of Excellence position at Lumen?
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The Role
Responsible for leading the development and implementation of best practices, processes, and tools to optimize the organization's sourcing and procurement activities. This role focuses on driving innovation, efficiency, and continuous improvement across the strategic sourcing function.
Location
This is a remote position open to candidates based anywhere in the U.S.
The Main Responsibilities
- Manages and leads a team of onshore and offshore contracting, sourcing, project management, reporting, and supplier diversity professionals responsible for supporting Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Operations teams.
- Builds a high-performance team; hires and retains the right talent in the right roles; sets goals, delegates work, holds team accountable; develops and empowers team to make decisions and act. Demonstrates Lumen’s values, maintains a positive open demeanor, encourages different points of view, moves team forward through change; provides timely information; communicates context for business decisions; recognizes accomplishments; fosters teamwork and collaboration.
- Develop and implement the vision and strategy for the Strategic Sourcing COE to support the organization's goals.
- Identify, develop, and disseminate best practices in strategic sourcing, procurement, and supplier management.
- Lead initiatives to streamline and enhance sourcing processes, ensuring they are efficient, effective, and aligned with best practices.
- Oversee the implementation and optimization of procurement technologies and tools to support sourcing activities.
- Design and deliver training programs to build strategic sourcing capabilities across the organization.
- Partner with Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Operations teams to establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of sourcing strategies and initiatives.
- Drive innovation in sourcing strategies, including exploring new sourcing models and approaches.
- Build strong relationships with Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Operations teams to understand needs and align priorities.
- Fosters an environment of continuous improvement and partners with Strategic Sourcing, Procurement Operations, and Systems teams to drive process and systems improvements.
- Partners with Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Operations team to define and document policies, processes, and procedures.
What We Look For in a Candidate
Compensation
This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.
Location Based Pay Ranges :
Lumen offers a comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits, and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing. We're able to answer any additional questions you may have about our bonus structure (short-term incentives, long-term incentives, and / or sales compensation) as you move through the selection process.
Disclaimer
The job responsibilities described above indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to include a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities for this job. Job duties and responsibilities are subject to change based on evolving business needs and conditions.
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Salary : $149,084 - $198,779
