Ericsson is looking for a
Sourcing Business Partner.
This role will make Ericsson and our Customers successful by actively contributing towards securing short and long-term profitable business.
Through your early engagement in Partner organizations, you will drive higher value contribution from third party deliveries to business. In order to drive value, relevant category strategies and preferred supplier lists shall be endorsed through active participation in strategic Sales and product/project forums, including business and product decision meetings.
The Sourcing Partner shall promote new business ideas that are based on optimized value extraction through collaboration from third parties and Ericsson supplier base, other business bench-marking and Sourcing strategies.
You will also be accountable for the Sourcing contribution of business opportunity or concept to delivering on Stakeholder expectations.
What you will do:
- You will conspire and commit to Partnering with the business
- You will be an advisor and dedicated to partner engagement
- You will inspire business ideas, strategies & PSL
- Hold sourcing responsible for profitability
- You will optimize Sourcing performance targets
- And you will back & support M&A sourcing projects
You will bring:
- 5+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing or supply chain (Leadership experience would be a plus)
- Academic Degree in Economics, Supply Chain, Legal or equivalent
- Sourcing Practice, Process & Strategy Knowledge
- Experience of conducting commercial negotiations
- Experience with commercial modeling & financial analysis
- Change & Improvement Management Skills
- Local Laws & Regulations Knowledge
- English - upper-intermediate
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, coaching, and conflict resolution skills, high level of integrity
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