What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Field Supply Chain position at Cox?
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- Negotiates favorable third-party contracts and service level agreements that establish and set service expectation levels with third party vendors. Ensuring all contracts with third party vendors comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Manages Cox's existing contracts and develops transition strategy to termination or renewal. Provides direction to assist in new vendor or contract implementation.
- Develop and implement an efficient and effective process to communicate third party vendor contract and contact information to Cox departments and field locations.
- Review requisitions monitoring contract compliance with established agreements.
- Coordinate with suppliers to facilitate expediting purchase orders to insure timely deliveries of the correct products.
- Assists in the development, implementation and periodic updating of materials management/logistic policies and procedures to the Supply Chain Web site.
- Standardizes Material Management/logistic processes across the company to gain process efficiencies.
- Ensures that inventory levels represented in software solutions are accurate with on-hand inventory sufficient to meet short-term needs to avoid inventory shortages and or inventory stock piles.
- Develops and deploys updates and reports that facilitate forecasting of overall material needs, inventory levels and excess inventory level avoidance.
- Encourages and enhances Cox's supplier diversity efforts to increase overall percent of goods and services purchased through diversity vendors.
Qualifications:
- 7 years of work experience in Supply Chain or Operations or related field; OR 5 years of experience required if candidate possesses a related advanced degree.
- Advanced experience with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Self-starter with ability to manage projects and relationships independently.
- Demonstrated operational, technology, and business analysis expertise.
- Demonstrated record of influencing and decision making at multiple levels in an organization.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate, network, collaborate and accomplish goals through others in a diverse employee population.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with specific expertise in management reporting and executive writing skills.
- Some travel required.
- BS/BA degree in related discipline strongly preferred.
- 2 years of experience in a management role preferred.
- Experience in telecommunications industry desired.
Who We Are
About Cox Communications
Cox Communications is committed to creating meaningful moments of human connection through broadband applications and services. The largest private telecom company in America, we proudly serve six million homes and businesses across 18 states. We're dedicated to empowering others to build a better future and celebrate diverse products, people, suppliers, communities and the characteristics that makes each one unique.
About Cox
We are the Cox family of businesses. We’ve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us. Our primary divisions – Cox Communications and Cox Automotive – are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators. We’re also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation. We’re looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you’ll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.
Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.
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