In this role, you will develop, implement, and refine comprehensive sourcing strategies and roadmaps across Connectivity, Optical and Backbone, maintain a pulse on emerging technologies and industry trends to conduct competitive analyses, cultivate strong relationships with executive leadership at core suppliers, and lead complex supplier negotiations, RFQs/RFPs, and business awards. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency.