The Senior Director of Vendor and Asset Management is responsible for driving the operational execution of AI Connect's fiber network expansion and new business ventures across domestic US markets. Focusing strictly on material readiness, supply chain continuity, and third-party vendor operations, this critical leadership role oversees the procurement, allocation, and delivery of fiber infrastructure material. This leader acts as a central business-critical partner who unifies outside plant requirements with corporate supply chain assets, ensuring that critical materials are prepared and staged in alignment with active build targets and tight construction timelines.  The role will also manage third-party contracts and oversee performance management.  The successful leader will lead an expansive multi-matrixed workforce of engineering professionals. What you'll be doing: • Material Procurement: Oversee the procurement of physical fiber network materials, ensuring that order volumes match short-term and long-term project forecasts. • Supply Planning & Lead Time Management: Manage lead times, forecast material demands, and establish robust supply planning processes to prevent supply bottlenecks across the territory. • Material Allocation: Coordinate the strategic allocation and assignment of fiber reels, conduits, handholes, ILA materials and physical infrastructure materials to specific regional fiber routes. • Construction Alignment: Partner closely with active construction teams to synchronize material deliveries directly with local build and OSP schedules, preventing field delays. • Logistics & Staging Operations: Oversee and direct the physical movement, transportation, and warehousing of major materials (including fiber, ILA huts, and heavy hardware) to regional staging areas. • Vendor Contract Adherence: Enforce compliance and monitor strict adherence to all established third-party vendor contracts, service level agreements (SLAs), and terms. • Corporate Sourcing & Supply Chain Liaison: Act as the primary operational partner and liaison between network deployment teams and corporate Sourcing and Supply Chain organizations. • Dispute Resolution: Lead and manage vendor contract dispute resolution processes, serving as the escalation authority to resolve conflicts and mitigate risk. • Contractor Scorecards & Performance: Establish, maintain, and evaluate contractor scorecards using defined performance metrics to assess vendor quality, product cost, and delivery timeliness. • Developing and Building Teams: Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. • Decision Making & Problem Solving - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems Performance & Material Tracking Matrix To ensure robust operational execution, the Senior Director will manage the key material lifecycle and vendor accountability areas outlined below: • Supply & Lead Time Planning - Key Requirements: Procurement, forecasting, and tracking inventory lead times. - Performance Metric: Zero supply-induced OSP delays; optimal staging stock levels. • Logistics & Allocation - Key Requirements: Overseeing major material movement (fiber, ILA huts, etc) & route allocation. - Performance Metric: 100% route-allocation accuracy; timely delivery to regional staging areas. • Vendor Performance - Key Requirements: Scorecard evaluation, dispute resolution, contract adherence. - Performance Metric: Contractor compliance rate; resolution of contract disputes within SLA targets. What'll need to have: • Industry & Operational Expertise: 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in telecommunications operations, supply chain, material logistics, vendor contract adherence or outside plant (OSP) program management. • Fiber Network & Outside Plant (OSP) Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience and deep technical knowledge in outside plant telecom environments, including underground fiber design, optical distribution networks, and large-scale fiber deployment. Wireless experience is a plus. • Financial Acumen: Advanced principles and practices in cost estimating, budget preparation, and schedule performance for massive CapEx/OpEx projects. • Strategic & Analytical Thinking: Strong analytical and critical problem-solving skills; ability to organize complex data, build strategic recommendations, and manage multiple competing priorities. • Communication & Collaboration: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; proven track record of effectively partnering with internal departments, cross-functional peers, union representatives, and high-level external stakeholders. • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain, Technical, or Business-related field, or equivalent accelerated operational experience. • Project Management Certification (PMP) or equivalent background in systems performance improvement is a plus. Location: Flexible to a network hub In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies. Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Benefits and Compensation 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 benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances. 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. The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $165,000.00 - $316,000.00.