Procurement Manager - Network & Energy Cost

Talentify is seeking a Procurement Manager - Network & Energy Cost in Overland Park, KS. The role involves leading a team focused on invoice auditing and dispute resolution for Network and Energy expenses, ensuring compliance with contracts and seeking cost-saving opportunities. Responsibilities include managing teams, negotiating disputes, reviewing invoices, and collaborating with various departments. Candidates should have extensive experience in procurement within telecom or energy sectors and possess strong analytical and leadership skills.
Job Title: Procurement Manager - Network & Energy Cost

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Network & Energy Cost Management is responsible for leading the Network and Energy Cost Management team, focusing on Invoice Auditing and Dispute Resolution. This team analyzes, submits, and resolves disputes related to Network and Energy expense invoices, ensuring compliance with all applicable contracts, tariffs, agreements, or service requests. The team also seeks opportunities to reduce ongoing expenses through optimization or contractual guidance and collaborates with carriers/utilities and internal departments to develop greater efficiencies, accuracies, and processes to achieve maximum cost savings for the company.

Responsibilities
• Manage a large team of analysts or smaller teams of managers in goal setting, rewards and recognition establishment, performance reviews, coaching sessions, and career development with both internal and external training.
• Drive team success in identifying erroneous charges on invoices compared to applicable contracts, tariffs, or orders, and manage dispute resolution by negotiating and overseeing timely resolutions.
• Review and approve telecommunications invoices for appropriateness of charges, errors, omissions, and savings.
• Monitor, review, and improve the quality and timeliness of the invoice process function of the third-party utility bill payer.
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley controls.
• Implement process improvements to maximize accuracies and efficiencies and collaborate with other departments to perform audits for identifying inefficiencies and opportunities for cost reduction.
• Establish strong relationships and communications with cross-functional departments and field organizations.
• Manage relationships with providers.
• Select energy contracts and hedges to maximize cost-efficiency within acceptable risk levels.
• Review month-end financials and participate in meetings with Finance to discuss variances between budget and actual.
Essential Skills
• 7+ years of supply chain operations and procurement strategies within the telecom or energy/utilities industry.
• Experience in contract negotiation and dispute resolution.
• Strategic leadership experience.
• Proficiency in Ariba and Oracle.
• PMP certification.
• Experience in accounts payable and invoicing.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, or Engineering.
• 8 years of telecommunications experience including 5 years of network costing and invoice auditing experience and 5 years of utility costing and invoice auditing experience.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent professional business communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong time-management and organizational skills.
• Ability to perform effectively in an environment of multiple tasks, changing priorities, and unexpected changes.
• Understanding of wireless telecommunication practices with the ability to read and interpret contracts, tariffs, and agreements.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
• Experience in a high-volume Accounts Payable environment.
• Advanced knowledge of Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Strong supervisory or management/leadership experience with the ability to transfer knowledge and best practices through mentoring, training, and practical examples to team members.
Work Environment

The position is located in Overland Park, KS, and follows a hybrid work schedule.
Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $145000.00 - $155000.00/yr.

Medical Benefits
Dental
Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts- FSA
401k- eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan immediately
upon hire. Will match the first 3% at 100% in the
form of pre-tax or Roth, and the next 2% at 50%.
Paid Time Off- 152hrs- 232hrs based off tenure
Employee Stock Grant
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Holidays- 12 paid
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance
Short and Long Term Disability
Life Insurance and AD&D
Family Building Benefits (Fertility, Adoption & Surrogacy)

Extras:
Employee Mobile Service Discount & Home Internet
Employee Discounts

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Overland Park,KS.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 3, 2025.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.