Sr Manager, Telecom, Mobility and Depot Operations

Take your career further with McLane!

McLane teammates, the driving force behind our success, are diverse professionals who work together seamlessly to keep our operations running smoothly. As a teammate, you will pair your dedication, expertise, and collaborative spirit with your fellow teammates to serve America's most beloved brands. McLane leaders think long-term, act with purpose, and inspire high performance. They lead with accountability, communicate clearly, and drive results through collaboration, innovation, and continuous growth. They empower each teammate to learn from industry leaders, develop their skills, and build lasting connections nationwide.

We're looking for a senior leader who thrives where uptime, scale, and accountability matter. As Sr Manager, Telecom, Mobility & Depot Operations, you'll own enterprise voice, data, mobility, and device services that keep distribution centers and corporate teams running-without interruption. This is a highvisibility role where outages affect revenue, safety, and customer experience, and your leadership directly matters.

This is a hybrid position which will require the candidate to report and work from the office at least three days a week. Therefore, interested candidates should be within a 50-minute radius from Temple, TX.

Benefits you can count on:

• Day 1 Benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA/HSA, and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off begins day one.
• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan after 90 days.
• Additional benefits: pet insurance, maternity/paternity leave, employee assistance programs, discount programs, tuition reimbursement program, and more!

What You'll Do:

• Own enterprise telecom services (DIA, MPLS, Broadband, wireless backup, UCaaS, telephony, legacy POTS).
• Ensure high availability, redundancy, and carrier diversity across critical sites.
• Serve as executive escalation owner for P1/P2 incidents.
• Lead enterprise mobility strategy (iPhone, iPad, Zebra) and largescale enablement programs.
• Oversee centralized depot operations: procurement, kitting, shipping, RMAs, refresh, EOL.
• Own carrier, UCaaS, TEM, and vendor relationships, contracts, and renewals.
• Manage a multimilliondollar telecom and mobility budget with cost optimization focus.
• Lead crossfunctional programs and develop a highperforming operations team.

What We're Looking For:

• 10+ years in enterprise telecom, mobility, or infrastructure operations.
• Proven ownership of carriers, large contracts, and vendor negotiations.
• Experience leading highseverity incidents with executive communication.
• Strong financial acumen across OPEX, CAPEX, and lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated people leadership and crossfunctional influence.
• This position requires the ability to read, write, and understand English at a level sufficient to perform job-related tasks effectively and safely. This includes understanding work instructions, safety protocols, and communications essential to the role. The requirement is directly related to the nature of the job and ensures compliance with workplace safety and operational standards.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience supporting large, distributed, missioncritical environments.

Why Join Us:

• You'll lead systems that power the supply chain, influence strategy at scale, and earn trust at the executive level. If you want ownership, visibility, and impact-not just responsibility-this role delivers.

Fit the following? We want you here!

• Teamwork oriented
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Detailed

Our roadmap. Our story.

We've been forging our path as a leader in the distribution industry since 1894. Building an expansive nationwide network of team members for 130+ years has allowed us to stay agile for our clients across the restaurant, retail, and e-commerce industries. We look to the future and are ready to continue making industry-defining moves by embracing the newest technology into our practices, continuing team member training, and emphasizing our people-centered culture.

Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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