You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.
As the Strategic Sourcing Specialist – Marketing, you will lead the development and execution of tailored sourcing strategies across a dynamic multi-billing-dollar Marketing portfolio, spanning Print, Retail/Store Execution, Merchandise, Research, and Digital. You will leverage enterprise-wide relationships and specialized agency cost models to maximize commercial value, optimize speed-to-market, and elevate customer experience.
In this role, you will drive the end-to-end sourcing process—from analyzing complex marketing spend and benchmarking industry rate cards, to executing competitive RFXs, negotiating high-impact contracts (SOWs, MSAs, and DPO90 working capital terms), and managing key vendor performance. By creating forward-thinking sourcing strategies that deliver top-tier creative, technical, and production services at the right price, speed, and quality, you will directly safeguard campaign execution while mitigating commercial risk.
Working in the Marketing category (including Creative, Comms, MarTech, Print) and combining Verizon’s scale with your deep marketing category expertise, you will shape high-value marketing partnerships and play a critical role in amplifying a world-class Sourcing organization.
You are self-driven, great at networking and an absolute team player. You are adaptable and thrive in a changing and dynamic environment and can work with diverse individuals collaboratively. You will also be an excellent relationship builder with good interpersonal skills.
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
Why Verizon?
Verizon is committed to maintaining a Total Rewards package which is competitive, valued by our employees, and differentiates us as an Employer of Choice.
Benefit packages are tailored to the specific country where a position is based.
If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.
Where you’ll be working
In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
37.5
Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics.
In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.
37.5
Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics.
We get you.
You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. You’ll find all that here.
Because we empower you.
We power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. The same is true inside our walls. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world.
And wherever you go, we got your back.
This is a team sport. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together— lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always.
Want in? Join the V Team Life.
