Category Manager III- New Products & Deployment Solutions

Position Title: Category Manager III- New Products & Deployment Solutions (P3)

Company Summary

Crown Castle is the nation's largest provider of shared communications infrastructure: towers, small cells and fiber. It all works together to meet unprecedented demand-connecting people and communities and transforming the way we do business. Whenever you make a call, track a workout or stream music and videos, we're the ones providing the communications infrastructure that makes it all possible. From 5G and the internet of things to drones, autonomous vehicles and AR/VR, we enable the technologies that help people stay safe, connected and ready for the future. Crown Castle is publicly traded on the S&P 500, and one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the US, with an enterprise value of ~$100B.

We offer a total benefits package and professional growth development for teammates in any stage of their career. Along with caring for our teammates, we're an active member in the communities where we live, work and do business. We have a responsibility to give back, which we do through our Connected by Good program. Giving back allows us to improve public spaces where people connect, promote public safety and advance access to education and technology.

Role

This Category Manager position is responsible for supporting our Network Deployment Innovation team to engage in innovation efforts that optimizes our network deployment model, from the initial identification of an opportunity to the estimation of costs and possible full integration of an innovation to the deployment playbook. The supported product and programs concentrate on delivering the greatest opportunity for outsized growth for Crown Castle. The Category Manager will support the team in spend analysis, supplier identification, opportunity identification for scale, strategic execution of agreements with our legal counterparts and implementation with a focus on increasing Crown Castle's competitive advantage by facilitating competitive pricing, improving time of deployment(s), maintaining a high quality of service and maximizing on opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Identify, grow and manage network portfolio of suppliers providing innovative products and solutions
• Support all Supply Chain programs including supplier management reviews as well as process improvements
• Lead spend, contract, and market analysis for opportunities
• Conduct RFX events, prepare bid analysis, present sourcing recommendations to teams (as necessary)
• Manage all new and existing contracts (in conjunction with legal) and suppliers, and deliver performance results
• Ensure compliance with company, legal, and other requirements
• Oversee and manage supplier initiatives for continuous improvement
• Drive stakeholder alignment by communicating effectively with partners on key objectives
• Develop partnerships with all cross-functional areas
• Identify new opportunities and drive results in support productivity and cost savings goals
• Drive risk management and business continuity planning with internal stakeholders
• Use Supply Chain best practices when developing and implementing process improvements or system controls
• Lead change management when establishing new programs, drive on-going evaluations to ensure savings, supply, and quality, and provide implementation support for network regions
• Identify training needs for deployment in the regions and support content development

Expectations

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts
• Good financial acumen
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to build and maintain trusting relationships
• Understanding of the data sets that can be pulled from the system for reporting purposes
• Ability to meet project deadlines and manage resources accordingly
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Strong organization and prioritization skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Able to manage 20% travel requirement

Education/Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree (Master's Degree Preferred)

Experience/Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in Supply Chain and/or Engineering (previous strategic/category management experience preferred)
• Knowledge of network construction techniques and materials (possible experience in managing contractors associated with this work).

Organizational Relationship

Reports to: Director Strategic Sourcing Material

Title(s) of direct reports (if applicable): N/A

Working Conditions: This role falls into our hybrid work model working in your assigned office approximately 60% of the time (3 days per week) and where you do your best work 40% (2 days per week). There is an expectation of collaboration with teammates and stakeholders for moments that matter that could require travel.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)