Spectrum
Senior Procurement Specialist - Outside Plant Materials/Field Ops Labor
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Leads strategic procurement and sourcing activities, including bid solicitation, supplier evaluation, contract negotiations, cost analysis, supplier selection, and performance management. Partners with cross-functional stakeholders to define requirements, assess total cost of ownership, identify savings opportunities, mitigate supplier risk, and provide fact-based recommendations. Requires strong analytical, communication, negotiation, problem-solving, project management, and procurement expertise.
This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
This posting has been extended beyond it's anticipated closing date.
Seeking a role where your expertise in procurement drives strategic decisions? As a Senior Procurement Specialist at Spectrum, you will lead cross-functional teams to select products and suppliers, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships while partnering with internal stakeholders to deliver the best price, quality, and business terms. Your efforts will shape cost savings, minimize risk, and strengthen our business operations.
How You'll Make an Impact
Working Conditions
What You'll Bring to Spectrum
Required Qualifications
Education
Experience
Skills
Preferred Qualifications
Education
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Here, our employees don't just have jobs, they're building careers. That's why we offer a comprehensive package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supporting all aspects of their well-being at every stage of life.
A qualified applicant's criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.
This job posting will remain open until 2026-09-29 04:00 PM (UTC) and will be extended if necessary.
The base pay for this position generally is between
$75,200.00 and $120,000.00. The actual compensation offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. We comply with local wage minimums and also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of other incentive-based compensation such as bonuses.
Get to Know Us Charter Communications provides superior communication and entertainment products for residential and business customers through the Spectrum brand. Our offerings include Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile and Voice. Beyond our connectivity solutions, we also provide local news, programming and regional sports via Spectrum Networks and multiscreen advertising solutions via Spectrum Reach. When you join our team, you'll be keeping our customers connected to what matters most in 41 states across the U.S.
Grow Your Career Here We're committed to growing a workforce that reflects the customers and communities we serve - providing opportunities for employment and advancement to all team members. Spectrum is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including job seekers with disabilities and veterans.
This posting has been extended beyond it's anticipated closing date.
Seeking a role where your expertise in procurement drives strategic decisions? As a Senior Procurement Specialist at Spectrum, you will lead cross-functional teams to select products and suppliers, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships while partnering with internal stakeholders to deliver the best price, quality, and business terms. Your efforts will shape cost savings, minimize risk, and strengthen our business operations.
How You'll Make an Impact
- With minimum guidance from senior team members, manage complex strategic sourcing activities in procurement consisting of soliciting bids, analyzing supplier responses, and making recommendations on supplier awards
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to formulate analytical efforts and to define business requirements for procurement projects
- Lead supplier negotiations using competitive benchmarking and comparative analysis
- Research and develop adequate sources of supply
- Evaluate the financial stability of potential suppliers
- Performs required business analysis including total cost of ownership
- Provide fact-based recommendations based on competitive benchmarking and comparative analysis
- Continuously seek out cost savings opportunities and lead efforts to realize those savings
- Manages supplier performance
Working Conditions
- Office environment
What You'll Bring to Spectrum
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience
- 2+ years of procurement experience
Skills
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
- Demonstrated and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Superior presentation/communication and influencing skills
- Ability to prioritize, organize, and multi-task in a flexible, fast paced and challenging environment to effectively meet deadlines and projects by using appropriate methodology and tools
- Demonstrated analytical skills and ability to exercise judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills to work across functional and organizational lines with uncompromising ethics
- Superior problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Ability to independently assess situations and respond accordingly
- Ability to deal with complexity and manage ambiguity
- Demonstrated project management skills and process mindset
- Superior knowledge and understanding of procurement or supply chain
- Superior knowledge on contract terms and conditions
Preferred Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain Management preferred
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Here, our employees don't just have jobs, they're building careers. That's why we offer a comprehensive package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supporting all aspects of their well-being at every stage of life.
A qualified applicant's criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.
This job posting will remain open until 2026-09-29 04:00 PM (UTC) and will be extended if necessary.
The base pay for this position generally is between
$75,200.00 and $120,000.00. The actual compensation offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. We comply with local wage minimums and also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of other incentive-based compensation such as bonuses.
Get to Know Us Charter Communications provides superior communication and entertainment products for residential and business customers through the Spectrum brand. Our offerings include Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile and Voice. Beyond our connectivity solutions, we also provide local news, programming and regional sports via Spectrum Networks and multiscreen advertising solutions via Spectrum Reach. When you join our team, you'll be keeping our customers connected to what matters most in 41 states across the U.S.
Grow Your Career Here We're committed to growing a workforce that reflects the customers and communities we serve - providing opportunities for employment and advancement to all team members. Spectrum is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including job seekers with disabilities and veterans.
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