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About the Role
The Manager, Strategic Sourcing, IT leads strategic procurement and sourcing activities for the IT category, supporting global IT stakeholders and enabling Corning’s technology and business objectives. The position partners closely with IT leadership and key business stakeholders to drive value through cost optimization, supplier performance, risk management, and process excellence across the IT supplier ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives for IT products and services across the enterprise.
- Support the development and execution of the Global IT Sourcing strategy.
- Analyze and manage IT category spend to identify cost savings, avoidance, and optimization opportunities.
- Build and maintain a robust cost‑reduction opportunity pipeline aligned with business targets.
- Deeply understand the IT vendor landscape, including capabilities, risks, and market trends.
- Lead complex negotiations with key IT vendors to maximize value, quality, and service levels.
- Own and execute RFX processes, including conducting e‑auctions when applicable.
- Support and advocate strong Supplier Management practices, including SLAs, service quality, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.
- Lead resolution of supplier performance or service delivery issues.
- Identify opportunities for supplier rationalization, system consolidation, and synergies across legacy environments.
- Partner with Digital and Procurement teams to support digitization initiatives and adoption of best‑in‑class sourcing tools and processes.
- Ensure supplier compliance with corporate policies (data privacy, information protection, ethics, buying policies, and code of conduct).
- Contribute to the ongoing development and implementation of world‑class procurement practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, IT, Engineering, or related discipline
- 5+ years of IT strategic sourcing experience
- Strong negotiation skills for IT products and services
- Solid experience with IT contracting and commercial terms
- This position does not support immigration sponsorship.
Skills
- Experience supporting multiple businesses, technologies, or global regions.
- Strong supplier relationship management experience.
- Experience in a large, matrixed organization
- MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- MBA or advanced degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $129,903.00 - $178,617.00
Benefits
- Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives
- 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions
- Matching contributions to 401(k) savings plan
- Medical, dental, vision
- Paid parental leave
- Family building support
- Fitness
- Company-paid life insurance
- Disability
- Disease management programs
- Paid time off
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Recognition program
About the Company
- Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science.
- Our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.
- Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.
- This segment is classified into two main product groupings – carrier network and enterprise network.
Equal Opportunity
- We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status.
- Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws.
- Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment.
- To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at accommodations@corning.com.