Sr. Specialist, Logistics Execution

Requisition Number: 78998   The company built on breakthroughs. ​   Join us.​                                                                                Corning is one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what’s possible.  ​     How do we do this? With our people. They break through limitations and expectations – not once in a career, but every day. They help move our company, and the world, forward. ​     ​At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. And so much more.​      ​ Come break through with us.     Corning’s businesses are ever-evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar markets. We are changing the world with:  Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences  Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation  Solar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions   Day-to-Day Responsibilities Operational Leadership & Service Delivery • Lead day-to-day execution of procurement operations, ensuring timely, accurate, compliant, and customer-focused support across requisition-to-purchase-order and Procure-to-Pay processes. • Lead and coordinate procurement activities including requisitioning, purchase-order creation and changes, approvals, PO confirmations, urgent purchasing requests, and invoice/PO exception resolution. • Serve as the primary escalation point for high-impact or urgent procurement issues, including PO delays, policy exceptions, service failures, system issues, and customer escalations. • Ensure consistent application of global procurement processes, policies, standard work, approval requirements, delegation-of-authority requirements, and internal controls, including partnering with other Regional Procurement Leads to ensure consistency. • Monitor key procurement KPIs and service delivery, and take timely action on backlogs, aged requests, blocked invoices/exceptions, and other customer- or business-impacting issues. • Lead performance reviews and root-cause analysis to address service, quality, productivity, supplier, compliance, system, and process issues, and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions. • Identify, assess, and escalate procurement-related risks—including compliance, control, system, capacity, and business-continuity risks—through established governance processes and to the Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Operations, as appropriate. • Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and performance management for Procurement Specialists and assigned resources; set clear objectives, provide feedback, recognize performance, and address capability or performance gaps. • Plan and manage team capacity and capability by assigning and balancing workloads, supporting hiring and resource planning, and leading onboarding, training, cross-training, knowledge transfer, and standard-work documentation. • Build and sustain a high-performing procurement operations team that demonstrates accountability, customer focus, disciplined execution, data-driven decision-making, continuous