Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Marketing (Agency Category)

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As our Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Marketing, you will lead the end-to-end commercial strategy and execution for Verizon’s global Agency category—spanning Creative, Media, Public Relations, Brand, Experiential, and Production agencies.

Operating in a fast-evolving marketing landscape where Generative AI, dynamic creative optimization, and omnichannel delivery are transforming traditional agency models, you will be responsible for driving maximum value, performance, and innovation across our agency network.

In this role, your mission is to build a high-performing agency ecosystem that pairs our internal capabilities with elite external talent. Acting as a key commercial partner to the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Marketing VPs, Creative Directors, and business leadership, you will serve as a commercial catalyst who inspires curiosity, proactive ideas, and innovative approaches through agency partnerships, while championing solutions, opportunities, and breakthrough work.

You will directly manage a team of sourcing professionals based in Ireland, working hand-in-hand with marketing executives to drive modern agency models that elevate work by embedding AI purposefully to maximize value and drive operational efficiency. This includes partnering directly with agency executives and business leadership to co-create fit-for-purpose, zero-based staffing models unencumbered by past requirements.

What we’re looking for...

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

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, or a relevant discipline.
• Proven experience in Strategic Sourcing, or commercial leadership within a large global ad agency.
• Direct experience managing people or leading project-based sourcing or commercial negotiation teams.
• Hands-on experience negotiating and managing Marketing Agency contracts (creative, media, PR, production, or digital agency models) with strong stakeholder engagement across business leadership.
• Valid right to work in Ireland.
• A Master’s degree or MBA in a related field.
• Track record of building strong working relationships with C-suite and VP-level Marketing stakeholders (CMO, Brand VPs).
• Deep knowledge of global advertising agency holding structures, zero-based staffing models, production rate cards, and emerging AI-enabled content workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to build agency ecosystems that balance internal agency resources with elite external creative talent.
• Strong background in commercial negotiations, agency fee benchmarking, and working capital optimization (e.g., DPO90 extensions).
• Exceptional communication, influencing, and executive presentation skills.
• Proficiency in enterprise sourcing platforms (Ariba, SAP) and Google Workspace.

Verizon is committed to maintaining a Total Rewards package which is competitive, valued by our employees, and differentiates us as an Employer of Choice.

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.