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At T-Mobile, we invest in YOU! Our Total Rewards Package ensures that employees get the same big love we give our customers. All team members receive a competitive base salary and compensation package - this is Total Rewards. Employees enjoy multiple wealth-building opportunities through our annual stock grant, employee stock purchase plan, 401(k), and access to free, year-round money coaches. That's how we're UNSTOPPABLE for our employees! The Sr. Manager will lead a team of Portfolio & Sourcing Managers on the Device Portfolio & Sourcing Team, focused on vision, conceptualization, design, product roadmap, at times commercial results, innovation, and improvement of a key product portfolio. Own and drive strategic sourcing initiatives to deliver a compelling, stable and balanced portfolio. Lead and support cross-functional sourcing groups, ensure supplier performance, and help drive T-Mobile's strategic direction with certain categories of spend. Lead efficient RFP (Request for Proposals) processes, including sourcing plan management, supplier issue tracking/resolution, project status communication and risk assessment. The Sr Manager will develop cost savings and strategic sourcing projects while ensuring business continuity and high level of supplier performance. Run spend, supplier, and market data to effectively analyze both savings opportunity and value chain impacts. Lead all levels of supplier market RFP activities, including execution, readouts and business case implications. Meet with potential participants, both incumbents and non-incumbents, answer RFP related questions from suppliers, analyze RFP results and support final supplier awards. The Senior Manager must support as well as lead sourcing events, including ongoing supplier sourcing and portfolio contingency planning. Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with Line of Business leaders to deeply understand LOB priorities and deliver opportunities that will drive growth. Forming relationships and delivering results the right way is crucial. We set high standards in delivering complex products through multi-brand processes. Issues surface frequently across sourcing and opposing business priorities, so creative problem solving is critical which is done well through strong business partnerships and a thorough understanding of the business. Candidate must also possess polished presentation skills designed for senior leadership to discuss launch strategies, performance issues and recommendations. Responsibilities: Lead a team responsible for handling ongoing mobile device RFP processes across all connected device categories (phones, tablet, watch, IoT, Home, etc.) Guide / Influence internal partners to gain alignment on new device selections. Document and share lessons learned with sourcing team to influence future ranging decisions. Coordinates activities/communication between internal teams and vendors. Define the portfolio strategy across all connected devices and work with leadership to define competitive sourcing strategies, work with the strategy & analytics team lead to establish data research, analysis, and reporting structures to support strategic commercial initiatives. Drive cross-functional alignments with various teams including Engineering, Business Assurance, Financial Operations and Accounting teams to understand current product experiences, identifies areas of opportunity and prioritize feature development. Establish and maintain relationships with key partners, internally and externally. Early engagement on product ranging to establish optimal execution requirements to support LOB financial goals / business casing. Lead internal alignment meetings with various business partners on new product RFP opportunities Maintain product roadmaps and publish internal roadmaps by line of business. Lead as needed device roadshows for new devices sources or new opportunities under evaluation