Enterprise Sourcing Manager

About the role

This role requires working on-site five days per week. Remote and hybrid work arrangements are not available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements category strategies that align with T-Mobile business objectives, marketing priorities and contributes significant cost savings.
• Led end-to-end sourcing processes including requirements gathering, RFP/RFI development, proposal evaluation, scenario analysis, supplier selection, and contract negotiation to deliver optimal value and terms.
• Drafts, Negotiates and manages long-term supplier contracts, ensuring favorable commercial terms, SLAs, and compliance with T-Mobile’s legal and risk requirements.
• Builds and maintains strong supplier relationships through regular business reviews, performance score-carding, and proactive issue resolution to drive continuous improvement.
• Leverages AI-powered procurement tools, spend analytics, and market intelligence to generate insights, identify savings opportunities, and support data-driven sourcing decisions.
• Collaborates cross-functionally with Marketing, Legal, Finance, and risk management to ensure sourcing strategies and supplier engagements meet operational and compliance needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree plus 4 years of related work experience, OR advanced degree with 1 year of related work experience.
• Preferred areas of study in Business, Supply Chain Management, Marketing or related field.
• 4-7 years’ Experience in strategic sourcing and contracting, particularly in print marketing, creative, professional services, digital marketing.
• 4-7 years’ Experience - Category strategy development, including spend analysis, market benchmarking, RFP/RFI management, and supplier selection.
• 2–4 years - Supplier relationship management and performance management, including QBRs and score-carding.
• Experience leveraging AI-powered or advanced analytics tools to improve sourcing, contract management, supplier analysis, or procurement decision making.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Negotiation- Expertise in negotiating commercial terms, SLAs and contract structures with suppliers to ensure favorable outcomes for T-Mobile.
  • Strategic Sourcing- Ability to develop and implement strategic sourcing strategies that align with category – specific market dynamics and corporate objectives.
  • Supplier Relationship Management- Skills in overseeing and enhancing supplier relationships, including conducting performance evaluations and driving continuous improvement.
  • Category Strategy Development - Ability to analyze spend, market conditions, and stakeholder needs to build multi-year category strategies.
  • Communication - Ability to clearly communicate sourcing strategies, recommendations, and results to stakeholders at all levels.
  • Stakeholder Management - Skilled at building trust-based relationships with Marketing, Finance, Legal, Risk, and other business stakeholders to align sourcing strategies with organizational priorities.
  • AI Tool Proficiency - Experience using AI-powered tools (generative AI, contract analytics, spend intelligence) to enhance sourcing efficiency and decision quality.

Qualifications

• Education and Work Experience: Bachelor's Degree plus 4 years of related work experience, OR advanced degree with 1 year of related work experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: 4-7 years’ Experience in strategic sourcing and contracting, particularly in print marketing, creative, professional services, digital marketing.
• Preferred Qualifications: 4-7 years’ Experience - Category strategy development, including spend analysis, market benchmarking, RFP/RFI management, and supplier selection.
• Preferred Qualifications: 2–4 years - Supplier relationship management and performance management, including QBRs and score-carding.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience leveraging AI-powered or advanced analytics tools to improve sourcing, contract management, supplier analysis, or procurement decision making.

Skills

• Negotiation- Expertise in negotiating commercial terms, SLAs and contract structures with suppliers to ensure favorable outcomes for T-Mobile.
• Strategic Sourcing- Ability to develop and implement strategic sourcing strategies that align with category – specific market dynamics and corporate objectives.
• Supplier Relationship Management- Skills in overseeing and enhancing supplier relationships, including conducting performance evaluations and driving continuous improvement.
• Category Strategy Development - Ability to analyze spend, market conditions, and stakeholder needs to build multi-year category strategies.
• Communication - Ability to clearly communicate sourcing strategies, recommendations, and results to stakeholders at all levels.
• Stakeholder Management - Skilled at building trust-based relationships with Marketing, Finance, Legal, Risk, and other business stakeholders to align sourcing strategies with organizational priorities.
• AI Tool Proficiency - Experience using AI-powered tools (generative AI, contract analytics, spend intelligence) to enhance sourcing efficiency and decision quality.

Benefits

At T-Mobile, employees in regular, non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus, based on their role. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee’s eligible earnings in the prior year. Certain positions in Customer Care are eligible for monthly bonuses based on individual and/or team performance. To find the pay range for this role based on hiring location, copy and paste this link into your browser: https://paylookup.t-mobile.com/paylookup?reqID=REQ361584

Pay

$88,100 - $158,800

Schedule

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