Sourcing Business Partner Group Sourcing for BDGS (270315)

We are now looking for a Sourcing Business Partner. Your 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.

Responsibilities

• Understand business and portfolio needs and proactively drive innovation to solutions and stakeholders
• Conduct solution oriented cost reviews and improve execution
• Develop and align stakeholder strategy with sourcing strategies cross all category areas
• Identify needs in projects and product areas. Anticipate trends in the product portfolio and ensure that they are incorporated and addressed in sourcing strategies
• Hold sourcing responsible for profitability
• You will optimize Sourcing performance targets
• And you will back & support M&A sourcing projects

Key Qualifications

• Education: MSc, MBA or equivalent experience
• Min years of experience: 10 years
• Domain experience: Sourcing, Sales, Digital domain e.g.: Cloud,Core network, BSS, OSS etc.

Sourcing Practice, Process & Strategy Knowledge

Business Modelling Skills

Business Understanding

Change & Improvement Management Skills

Commercial Acumen & Skills

Deciding & Initiating Action

Applications should include a motivation letter and CV. Please submit your application in English as soon as possible - we are working continuously with candidate selection.

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