U.S. Cellular Work Values

Daily Duties at U.S. Cellular:

Efficiently manage the budget as it relates to equipment purchasing. This includes processing orders and invoices in a timely manner. Effectively manage vendors and consultants. Work with vendors to obtain quotes, negotiate pricing, and ensure their products and services meet company requirements. Manage outside vendors and contractors to effectively meet shipping and installation commitments. Request authorization for funds, write purchase orders, and manage procurement activities using a purchasing system. Was part of a 5 person department team who engineered the network by procuring next generation technology equipment for dozens of new cell site builds each year while also upgrading hundreds existing ones over the years to support mobile customer data and voice. Successfully mentored and trained 3 contractors on company processes. Established trusted relationships with outside vendors. Negotiated equipment pricing and creatively deployed existing equipment , when applicable to save company budget dollars. 1. Created and administered a Microsoft Excel equipment order tracking spreadsheet. 2.Project managed hundreds of ALU / Lucent CDMA/EVDO equipment rollout in Chicago and Western IL communities 3. Efficiently manage volumes of equipment purchases, processing orders and invoices in a timely manner. 4. Mentor contract employees

What they like about U.S. Cellular:

You highly value a work environment built on a formal structure, rules, and regulations. You do not enjoy the unpredictability of shifting priorities and deadlines that upset your routine. You require and enjoy direction, input and accountability as part of your work environment. You have a strong need to participate in making key decisions and feel left out if your superiors or co-workers do not seek your input when making decisions. You thrive on providing good customer service to both internal or external customers, and doing so makes you feel good.

Tags

4G / LTE, Social Media

Skills

Engineering Change Requests, Manage vendors / obtain quotes, Budgeting, Cellular Communications, Procurement / Purchasing, Project Management, CDMA / EVDO, 4G / LTE, Internet Protocol, Inventory Management

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with U.S. Cellular: