Procurement Business Partner Infrastructure Network Facebook Menlo Park

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Facebook is looking for a Procurement Operations Manager to join our Infrastructure Shared Services team focused on Global Procurement. In this individual contributor role, you will lead excellence in execution and ongoing improvement of infrastructure procurement activities from procure to pay.
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The ideal candidate will have direct involvement in business case development, performance measurement and IT related process and systems improvements. A deep understanding of procurement operations, business challenges, and ability to translate them into solutions is critical. This role will work closely across Sourcing and Ops Engineering (SOE), as well as a wide variety of Infrastructure stakeholders to establish priorities, acceptable timelines, and performance metrics. Primary interfaces will be the Facebook infrastructure teams, including Network Engineering, Project Management, Finance, and Accounts Payable. This hands on role offers ample learning opportunities in an exciting, high energy and solution-focused team. If you like fast paced, complex and ambiguous environments, owning your future, building critical environments, and making a real difference to the business, then this role is for you! This team reports to the Manager of Infrastructure Shared Services and is based at our Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, CA.
Responsibilities

• Develop effective procurement and payment strategies for Infrastructure Network Transit • Identify and manage performance targets and improvement programs • Identify and improve key process and operational capabilities (ex. order management, on-time delivery, payables) in order to enable business scale and increase productivity • Drive day-to-day excellence in execution with procurement professionals, including managing performance of the following activities: o Collect, analyze, and process telecommunications and network services invoices from network service providers o Reconcile billings against circuit inventory and ensure accuracy of billing and timeliness of billing cycle o Maintain an Accurate Service Inventory o Manage invoice accuracy (including disputes and resolution), SLA credits and internal reporting o Manage Moves, Adds, Changes, and Disconnects o Contract Lifecycle Management o Service Level Commitments (availability, billing accuracy, renewal terms, disconnect terms, termination liabilities and vendor management) o Budget Forecasting and Budget Management • Establish consistent procurement operations processes to accomplish department and Infrastructure objectives • Partner with IT to develop and deploy and manage tools, and process changes to improve productivity and efficiency • Partner and collaborate with stakeholders and partners to ensure strategy and objectives meet growing business needs

Requirements

• BA/BS in technical or business related field • 5+ years’ experience in a similar role • Prior experience 5+ years working in a shared service, BPO or equivalent environment is a plus • Proven experience in taking ownership and driving performance against KPI targets • Proven experience interfacing with suppliers and cross functional teams • Proven experience improving and managing performance in operational environments • Excellent interpersonal, and communication skills, with high attention to detail • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Ability to focus under pressure • Must be proactive with proven ability to execute on multiple tasks simultaneously • Resourceful, action-oriented with the ability to get things done and overcome obstacles • Strong organizational and time management skills • Prior experience in cloud industry or related field a plus

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