When you join Verizon

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 V Team Life.

What you’ll be doing...

This position supports the Technology and Product Development (TPD) organizations as a critical part of the product development lifecycle. You’ll be a key resource within the procurement team ensuring that projects are delivered on time and on budget. You’ll partner with other areas of the business, like sourcing, budget owners and finance to be sure that all resources and purchases are ready when needed. We’re looking for you to process purchase requisitions & purchase orders and initiate/assist with vendor onboarding to allow the development and technology teams to plan, create and deliver the products Verizon depends on to meet our commitments to revenue and our customers.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Managing purchasing requests and verify contracts, scrutinize deliverables, and strategically link all pertinent information with the correct funding source.

• Providing direction and recommendations on the correct coding and system selection for the best procurement results.

• Investigating all open purchases to determine when Verizon can confirm receipt of the goods and provide guidance to the accounts payable team that the vendor may now be paid.

• Analyzing all backup information and selecting the most appropriate evidence to use when completing the subsequent systematic actions.

• Continually reviewing and analyzing vendor information/status to identify areas of improvement and provide direction to peer organizations on corrective updates.

• Ensuring quality standards and company/project policies are met

• Following up with teams to ensure POs are received and invoiced

• Establishing relationships, dialogues, and exchange of information with buyers, vendors, peer organizations, and management for the purposes of data collection to better process purchasing responsibilities.

What we’re looking for...

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Three or more years of relevant work experience.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Experience in JIRA ticketing system

• Experience in SAP, Ariba and FUZE purchasing systems

• Experience with GAAP accounting as it relates to capital and operational expense classifications

• Ability to change direction often and effectively

• Experience with product development environment

• Experience with Verizon vendors

• Experience with business/vendor contracts

• Two or more years of relevant work experience in the procurement, accounting, financial, or project management fields

• Strong organizational skills

• Excellent written and communication skills

• Experience in MS Office and Google suite

• Ability to work independently

• Work under tight deadlines

• Attention to detail

• Problem solver

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business related fields

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 a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees’ differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefits, short term incentives, 401(k) Savings Plan, stock incentive programs, paid time off, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

If you are hired into a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, Washington or Washington, D.C. work location, the compensation range for this position is between $66,000.00 and $123,000.00 annually based on a full-time schedule. The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely. We power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what matters most. If that inspires you, start the next chapter of your career here.