Summary:

Duties & Responsibilities:

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) has a 90+ year history of technical innovations that have evolved to keep pace and address our customer’s most pressing business issues. We make equipment, software, and systems that help to plan, deploy, certify, monitor, and optimize all kinds of networks - like those for mobile phones, service providers, large businesses and data centers. VIAVI is also a leader in high performance thin film optical coatings and engineered diffusers, providing light management solutions to anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, automotive, defense and instrumentation markets.

We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected – at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are fierce about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company - to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Job Summary

• Responsible for building category strategy to ensure operational efficiencies (R&D or IT)




• Establishes a strong network and fosters collaboration with customers, suppliers, key stakeholders, and team members. 




• Establishes and maintains vendor performance data and reports metrics to leadership.




• Develop scenario plans for evolving environment within category.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Development and implementation of category strategy to provide resources on time, minimizing risk to customers and ensuring optimum price.




• Develop and maintain category plans that identify opportunities for operational efficiencies, drive cost savings, manage risk, improve safety, drive innovation, and ensure the continuous development of categories managed.




• Supervise, plan, manage and assume complete responsibility for all activities and processes associated with the categories assigned.




• Develop & maintain expert knowledge of global supply markets and product innovations




• Perform procurement reporting and analysis of management information to identify potential improvement opportunities.




• Identify innovative procurement solutions that provide cashable savings and process efficiencies for the organization.




• Address vendor issues to ensure the highest level of service delivery.




• Maintain contractual and business relationships with vendors.




• Facilitate implementation of procurement change initiatives within the category to improve business performance.

Pre-Requisites / Skills / Experience Requirements:

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, finance, business or related field




• An advanced degree is a plus




• Professional certification (e.g., CPM, CPSM, CIRM, CPIM) is a plus




• 5+ years’ experience in procurement, sourcing or related field delivering similar job outcomes




• Proven track record of working with sourcing and procurement teams both onshore and offshore

If you have what it takes to push boundaries and seize opportunities, apply to join our team today.

VIAVI Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.

Job Posting Pay Range:

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Exceptional qualifications, experience and location may impact salary.  VIAVI offers a competitive benefits package that includes paid time off, health, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and a bonus program.