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Ericsson is recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Sourcing Category Manager
Location: Nigeria
Req ID: 41261
Job Summary
The Sourcing Category Manager shall develop cost effective Ericsson wide category strategies that are based on cross-functional requirements & business needs in both Regions & Business Units.
The Category Manager is accountable for supplier business intelligence, benchmarking practice & category market knowledge, establishing a cost effective & competitive market place that optimizes Ericsson’s supplier business. The role is also responsible for the Preferred Supplier List & internal compliance to it.
Through requirement alignment & opportunities from Sourcing & stakeholders, sustainable solutions fulfilling stakeholder requirements, policies, laws & regulations shall be secured.
Responsibilities & Tasks
- Define & implement cross-functional strategies
- Define & secure implementation of a preferred supplier list
- Define & implement applicable category targets
- Create cost effective & sustainable category business solutions
- Optimize category team performance
- Develop the category business model & define best practices
Position Qualifications
Behavioral Competences:
- Leading & supervising
- Working with people
- Relating & networking
- Persuading & influencing
- Analyzing
- Adapting & responding to change
Core Competences:
- Commercial Acumen & Skills
- Communication Skills
- Ericsson portfolio knowledge
- Facilitate diversity & awareness
- Financial acumen & skills
- Fundamental Leadership Competence
- Knowledge sharing & collaborative skills
- Leadership through cross functional networks
- Market insight
- Presentation skills
- Team working skills
Minimum Qualifications & Experience Requirements:
- At least 5 years of relevant experience
- A first academic degree or equivalent qualification
Preferred Qualifications & Experience Requirements:
- Business understanding
- Change & Improvement Management Skills
- Local laws & Regulation knowledge
- Negotiation & argumentation skills
- Sourcing practice, process & strategy knowledge
Application Closing Date
Not Stated
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should
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