Senior Manager Value Indirect Field Audit

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 #VTeamLife.

At our core, we are dedicated to enriching lives by bridging the gap between individuals and premium wireless experiences that not only meet but exceed expectations in value and quality. We believe that everyone deserves access to seamless, reliable, and affordable wireless solutions that enhance their day-to-day lives, connecting them to what matters most. By joining our team, you'll play a pivotal role in this mission, working towards delivering innovative, customer-focused solutions that open up a world of possibilities. We're not just in the business of technology; we're in the business of connecting people, empowering them to explore, share, and engage with the world around them in ways they never thought possible.

Building on our commitment to connect people with quality experiences that offer the best value in wireless, let's delve deeper into how we strategically position our diverse portfolio to cater to a broad spectrum of needs and preferences. Our portfolio, comprising 11 distinct brands, is meticulously organized into five families, each designed to address specific market segments and distribution channels to maximize reach and impact.

• Total Wireless & Verizon Prepaid: At the forefront, we have Total Wireless and Verizon Prepaid, our flagship brands available at Verizon exclusive and/or national/retail stores. Verizon Prepaid continues to maintain a robust and loyal consumer base, while Total Wireless is on a rapid ascent, capturing the hearts of more customers with its compelling offerings.

• Straight Talk, TracFone, and Walmart Family Mobile: Straight Talk, Tracfone, and Walmart Family Mobile stand as giants in our brand portfolio, boasting significant presence in Walmart. Their extensive reach and solidified position in the market underscore our commitment to accessible, high-quality wireless solutions across diverse retail environments.

• Visible: Visible, as a standalone brand family, caters to the digitally-savvy, single-line customers who prefer streamlined, online-first interactions. This brand is a testament to our adaptability, embracing the digital evolution of customer engagement.

• Simple Mobile: Carving out a niche of its own, Simple Mobile shines as the premier choice among authorized resellers. Its consistent recognition as the most carried brand in Wave7 Research's prepaid dealer survey for 36 consecutive quarters speaks volumes about its popularity and reliability.

• SafeLink: SafeLink remains dedicated to serving customers through government subsidies. With a strategic pivot towards Lifeline in the absence of ACP, SafeLink continues to fulfill its mission of providing essential communication services to those in need.

Join the team that connects people with quality experiences that give them the best value in wireless.

This position will be a Mobile Worker and requires 75% travel.

The Senior Manager, Field Performance Management is part of a team responsible for managing successful delivery of high-priority initiatives for Straight Talk, Total Wireless, Verizon Prepaid, Simple Mobile, Walmart Family Mobile, and Tracfone in the Verizon Value CRO organization. The Senior Manager, Field Performance Management will ensure that products and services are being sold in alignment with company standards and objectives.

This is a highly visible role that requires strong prioritization, critical thinking, and relationship-building skills as you will identify obstacles, provide detailed reporting and executive summaries, partner cross functionally with stakeholders to provide insightful/actionable recommendations, and devise action plans to improve execution at the frontline, and ultimately improve performance This role will partner closely and cross functionally with multiple Brand & Distribution leads as well as, Commercial/ implementation, Marketing, and Operations teams across the Value Organization to understand how all of the products and services in market work; by brand, by channel, by Agent/Retailer partner. This is critical so that they ensure execution of the parties responsible for selling our products & services and help to deliver on Value Organization objectives. This role's purpose is to drive performance execution, and ensure feedback is gathered, analyzed, summarized and actioned with appropriate stakeholders and leadership; and participate in action planning to fix gaps and drive improvement in the business.

• Develop and maintain store visit guidelines and checklist, by brand, by channel to to ensure proper elements are being tracked and measured.

• Field Audit stores for all brands, in all channels and travel to markets as needed

• Builds strong internal relationships with Channel Distribution and Field partners to provide actionable insights.

• Analyze and summarize data to highlight successes and areas of opportunities.

• Maintain an unbiased perspective to guarantee integrity of observations.

• Deliver feedback to stakeholders in a digestible and actionable format.

• Provide data driven recommendation for ways to improve frontline execution and participate in action planning sessions with stakeholders.

• Utilize data analysis to identify performance trends and develop location inspection strategies.

• Contributes to the creation of compelling and well-supported executive presentations to communicate status updates at senior leadership meetings and governance reviews.

• Executes a formal post-mortem process with Action Plans to ensure key objectives are met for an iterative execution approach.

• Lead centralized audits where direct observations of business processes and procedures are required from the business on an as needed basis.

You'll need to have:

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

• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.

• Direct Retail experience.

• Experience leading a team.

• Willingness to travel approximately up to 75% of the time.

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

• An MBA, or an M.S. in a related field.

• Fluency in Spanish, both written and verbal.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, VLSS certification in Green Belt or Black Belt.

• Ability to work in a cross-functional team environment with changing and evolving roles and responsibilities.

• Strong project management skills, multitasking is vital to success.

• Proficiency in MS Office.

• Ability to present and interact with all levels of management.

• Impeccable managerial skills and excellent communication skills.

• Presented findings and insights targeted to what that audience cares about (up to the executive level).The ability to influence without direct authority.

• Strong prioritization, critical thinking, ability to identify obstacles and provide detailed reporting.

• Cross-functional partnership with stakeholders to devise actionable recommendations and improve performance.

• Experience working in a fast-paced, multi stakeholder environment and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

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, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, 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.