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Telenor Group is world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 99 billion (2022) We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 14,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and based out of Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.
For more information, please visit our website : https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company/
About the Role
As the Manager you will be part of the TPC ISIT Sourcing team and will report to the VP ISIT, but will liaise to deliver key projects with the Category Directors. You will work closely with both corporate in Telenor and all of the Business Units. As the Category Manager you will be working closely with the Head of Category by contributing to the end-to-end Category management and strategy development, including sourcing execution, contract negotiation, as well as supplier management processes. Your role is pivotal in identifying and realizing cost saving initiatives that deliver real business value in the category across all of Telenor’s Business Units and to the Customers we deliver services.
Main tasks include:
· Develop comprehensive understanding of the ISIT category, contribute to end to end ISIT strategy development and perform analysis to support strategy work, and drive overarching programs between different categories.
· Collaborate with functional stakeholders for preparing and executing the strategy, innovative analysis and proactively addressing procurement needs
· Identify, lead and execute cost saving initiatives that deliver value in the procurement of goods and services for the company
· Prepare and lead TCO analysis during procurement processes and participate in negotiations
· Manage resources and stakeholders in a sourcing process
· Implementation of category sourcing strategy and skilled approach to vendor management
· Ensure compliance with policies, processes and achieve targets
· Measures to review and assess progress, savings, and targets
· Develop and prepare periodic reports on all procurement activities
· Ensure contract management, implementation and follow-up activities
· Understand supply market and perform thorough supplier prequalification for the category
· Maintain an awareness of latest buying techniques and theories and develop application within the company
· Post contract management activities
- Manage contracts and price book relevant to the ISIT Area
- Handle dispute with global suppliers
To succeed this role and succeed in it you would need to be/have:
Qualification and Experience Requirements
· Bachelor degree in Technology, Finance or Business or equivalent. MBA will be preferred.
· Minimum 5 years in a procurement / contract management / vendor management role preferably with experience in IT area with telecom context.
· Customer facing and customer engagement experiences.
· Proficient in use of MS Excel, performing data analyses and co-relation using and processing tools, e.g. ThinkCell., Excel or Tableau to be able to produce and draw conclusions based on the analysis
· Strong communication and organizational skills.
Official account of Jobstore.
Telenor Group is world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 99 billion (2022). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 14,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and based out of Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.
For more information, please visit our website : https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company/
About the role
As the Category Manager you will be part of the Networks team and you will report to the Head of Tower Infra Category. You will work closely with both Telenor Group Functions and all of the business units. The objective of this position is to perform end-to-end category management to support overall group category strategy and demand management. As the Category Manager you will be responsible for handling the category’s end to end sourcing strategy. The successful candidate will be able to appraise and improve our sourcing activities by analyzing the company’s spending, creating local and international spend benchmark, develop vendors s and new possibilities, including sourcing execution, contract negotiation, contract management, financial analysis as well as supplier management processes.
Main tasks include :
• Manage the category’s portfolio ensuring transparency of spending
• Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies
• Analyze and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure
• Bring Innovation in negotiation strategies and secure profitable deals for Telenor
• Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency
• Cooperate with stakeholders to secure agreement on terms and processes
• Estimate risks and apply risk mitigation techniques
• Oversee effective implementation of category contracts
• Perform financial analysis, benchmarking analysis
• Foresee business risks related to role, highlighting to leadership and work towards mitigating risks in best manner
Profile
To be a successful candidate in this role it is believed that you should be an experienced professional eager to develop yourself within strategic sourcing. You should have an academic understanding of strategic sourcing and category management. The successful candidate should enjoy and be proficient in contract negotiations, networking and stakeholder management, financial analysis. Furthermore, the successful candidate must be result oriented, demonstrating excellent collaboration abilities, work independently with confidence and able to effectively communicate both internally and externally
Other attributes will be:
- Strong business knowledge in telecommunications landscape
- Strong ability to communicate and interact effectively (verbal, presentation, facilitation & listening modes of communication) across organizational and cultural boundaries, internal and external
- Strong analytical, systems thinking and problem solving capabilities
- Able to work with a high degree of execution power within given time frame and passion for business
- Knowledge of sourcing techniques and demand management & demand forecasting methods
- Familiar with contract setup activities such as specification definition, contract T&C setup
- Demonstrate commitment, maturity, flexibility and speed in response to challenges
- Highly creative and innovative mindset
- High level of integrity and ethics
Qualification and Experience Requirements
• Proven work experience as a sourcing category manager with at least 2 years experience in managing construction of Tower sites and Tower lease contracts.
• Bachelor of Science /Technical degree or post graduate degree in supply chain management, telecommunication or business administration.
• Familiarity with sourcing and contract management and relevant software
• Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement
• Strong project management and leadership skills
• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing and interpreting data
• Solid judgement with ability to make good decisions
• Contract management experience with well conversant with legal, commercial and contractual implication of clauses.
Official account of Jobstore.
Telenor Group is world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 99 billion (2022). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 14,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and based out of Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.
For more information, please visit our website : https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company/
About the role
As a Business Analyst, you will be part of Performance team and you will report to the Director, Head of Performance Management. The objective of this role is to drive insight of the Performance of the Global Procurement function in Telenor. In order to succeed, you will need to use your analytical capabilities to provide stakeholders with the story line of how Procurement contributes to the financial performance of Telenor Group.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance, exceptional analytical abilities, and a passion for driving business performance through data-driven insights.
What you will do:
Key skills and requirements
· Strong analytically and ability to synthesize complex information. You enjoy absorbing large amounts of data and qualitative insights and can quickly develop a strong narrative that leads to recommendations and builds our understanding of the business.
· Able to work and influence cross-functionally. You are proactive, effective at communicating with different audiences, and can bring different stakeholders on-board.
· Detail-oriented and highly analytical, but also comfortable with ambiguity
· Proficiency in financial modeling, data analysis, and reporting tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau, SQL, PowerBI) required.
· Expertise in Advanced Excel and MS office is a must.
· R, Python and statistical modelling experience desirable
· Proven ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment
· Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy in all work.
Educational Requirements
· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Statistics or other quantitative fields
· 3-5 years’ experience working as a Business Analyst.
Official account of Jobstore.
Telenor Group is world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 99 billion (2022). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 14,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and based out of Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.
For more information, please visit our website : https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company/
About the role
Finance Specialist reports to Director - Head of Financial Reporting - Finance. Key responsibilities include:
• Maintain, review and quality assure accounting data in a timely fashion in compliance with IFRS/SFRS and adhere to ICFR procedures for proper documentation, record keeping, presentation and disclosures
• Review and supervise work performed by team, providing guidance to overcome challenges and support in knowledge sharing, team building, competency development initiatives
• Ensure timely, accurate and high quality delivery in terms of internal/external audits and compliance reviews, identifying areas of improvement and implementing initiatives to simplify, automate and standardize processes, system and work routines
• Manage and own voluminous account reconciliations with vendors, customers, other stakeholders in an efficient manner
• Implement and maintain strict control environment in compliance with best practices, generally accepted accounting principles, Telenor Group policies and procedures
• Supports the Director/Manager Finance and responsible for the administrative and operational activities within finance function
• Maintain up to date records of forecasts, budgets and update variance analysis on monthly basis
• Supports on quarter rolling cash forecast to ensure healthy liquidity position of the Company
• Coordinate with accounting support team for information provisioning, reconciliation with internal systems and external party records
• Actively coordinate with internal users/cost centers/functions for efficient processing of information and minimizing delays
• Supports in month end accounting process, group reporting and annual auditing matters
Main tasks
• Responsible for administrative and operational support related to finance and accounting functions
• Coordination with internal and external stakeholders for timely support
• Demonstrate and practice change and constant improvement initiatives, challenges status quo and develop new ways of work to support the transformational journey to simplify end-to-end processes
• Actively participate and contribute in improving the overall finance and accounting function and build environment of trust and respect with all stakeholders
Profile
• Broad understanding of end- to- end accounting and finance functions
• Strong analytical and problem solving along with data analysis and handling capabilities
• Result oriented, demonstrating excellent collaboration abilities
• Able to work with a high degree of execution power and passion and deliver on stringent timelines
• High level of integrity and ethics
• Strong ability to communicate and interact effectively across organizational and cultural boundaries, internal and external
• Demonstrate commitment, maturity, flexibility and speed in response to business needs and operational challenges
• Attention to details, ability to handle large volume of data and information
• Excel, Words and Power Point skills are required for this role
Competence Requirements
· 3 to 5 years in finance and accounting related role in a multi-currency and multinational environment
· Bachelors degree in finance/accounting discipline with good understanding of SFRS/IFRS
· Advance user of Office tools and applications like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
· Experience using ERP systems would be an advantage
· There may be possibility of conversion from contract to permanent role
Official account of Jobstore.
Telenor Group is world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 99 billion (2022). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 14,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and based out of Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.
For more information, please visit our website : https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company/
About the role
The Device team in TPC aims to develop the category management strategy, steering the implementation towards procurement and supply chain operations for devices and essential products in the end to end value chain of Telenor Markets. The category has a significant financial impact in Telenor’s total spend and it is crucial to enable Telenor’s strategic ambition for growth.
Main Responsibility
As Senior Manager Device Category Management, you report to the Director of the category and work closely with internal Device teams, Suppliers and Business Stakeholders at executive C-level within the Telenor Business Units. You will lead Telenor markets to ensure we are able to capture opportunities for value creation and growth leveraging from a more strategic approach and relationship with suppliers in the landscape of devices.
Main Tasks:
• Own the performance and value creation of the category, including strategic, operational and financial targets.
• Co-Develop Device Category Strategy with Telenor Business units, outlining opportunity assessment, supplier strategy, procurement pipeline of initiativies and expected business impact / outcome for Telenor.
• Deliver the strategic and operational plan to facilitate category execution and commercial operations across targeted categories and brands
• Build, own and develop business relationship with stakeholders with Telenor Markets in Group Function facilitating organizational alignment and cooperation
• Conduct end-to-end contract management activities along the contract life cycle management, to unlocke value creation and migitate leakage while coordinating local contract execution.
• Lead the supplier relationship co-developing the commercial strategy across Telenor in cooperation with Business Units .
Profile
To succeed in this role it is preferred to have a global procurement background with commercial acumen and operational background on any of the following industries Telecommunication, Technology, FMCG and manufacturing. As most of your internal and external stakeholders will span across the Nordic and Asian markets, you will need to be able to communicate effectively with all relevant stakeholders.
To enjoy this role and succeed in it, you need to have :
· Proven track record in managing procurement of Devices, or coming from a device sales & marketing background
· Excellent communication, stakeholder management and negotiation skills
· Ability to lead initiatives, influence decisions and build strong professional relationships.
Qualification and Education Requirements
• Minimum 7-8 years’ relevant experience in scope of procurement and category management, particularly within the Telcommunication or Technology Sector
• Minimum Bachelor degree qualification, preferably in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or Business Management.
Experience within the Nordic region would be a valuable addition.
Official account of Jobstore.
Telenor Group is world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 99 billion (2022). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 14,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and based out of Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.
For more information, please visit our website : https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company/
Main tasks
- Lead to analyse and synthesize business requirements, including recognizing patterns and conceptualizing processes
- Lead to establish measures to assess progress, savings, and targets
- Lead to monitor the effectiveness of category performance report processes, data analysis and make recommendations for system, process and performance improvements
- Lead in providing periodic reports on all procurement activities for the category
- Collaborate with user departments to reduce the procurement cycle time
- Be responsible to identify and realize cost saving or improvement initiatives in the procurement of goods and services
- Identify, analyse, and develop vendor markets
- Understand and negotiate needs and expectations of multiple user departments
- Participate and follow-up closely with Category Manager on Telenor Contract management requirements
- Participate and engage actively in negotiations and ensure delivery targets
- Output recommendation to support Implementation of Category sourcing strategy
- Create and maintain issue logs, meeting minutes, meeting schedules, project summaries and updates.
Profile
· Have strong business knowledge in telecommunications landscape
· Broad understanding of the vendor market and deep understanding of Mobile Network (including Managed Services, Operational Services, Maintenance & Support, and general Mobile Network Management)
· Strong ability to communicate and interact effectively (verbal, presentation, facilitation & listening modes of communication) across organizational and cultural boundaries, internal and external
· Strong analytical, systems thinking and problem solving capabilities
· Knowledge of sourcing techniques and demand management & demand forecasting methods
· Familiar with contract setup activities such as specification definition, contract T&C setup
· Advanced experience with data processing tools, e.g. Excel or Tableau
· Result oriented, demonstrating excellent collaboration abilities
· Able to work with a high degree of execution power and passion
· High level of integrity and ethics
· Highly creative and innovative mindset
· Demonstrate commitment, maturity, flexibility and speed in response to challenges
· Commercial and negotiation skills
Qualification and Experience Requirements
- University degree in Finance, Business or Technology or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years in a procurement / contract management / vendor / negotiations / supply chain management role or as functional expert which related in Network Services
- Technology background would be an advantage
Official account of Jobstore.
Telenor Group is world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 99 billion (2022). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 14,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and based out of Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.
For more information, please visit our website : https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company/
Functional role of Accountant is responsible for end-to-end Accounts Payable processes, reporting and controls, Indirect tax (SG-GST) reporting and records keeping, General Ledger maintenance in accordance to the Company’s policy and local regulations.
About the role
Accountant reports to Director - Finance Reporting and Finance Manager. Key responsibilities include:
• Supports Director Finance/ Finance Manager and responsible for the administrative and operational activities within end-to-end Accounts Payable function
• Own and maintain Accounts Payable invoices tracking for completeness and reporting tasks
• Monitor/process payments to suppliers within credit terms, identify any Withholding tax to be deducted and ensure proper supporting documents for approval of payments
• Prepares weekly cash forecast for Group Treasury as a measure for liquidity management
• Prepares and maintain records for Goods and Services Tax (GST) reporting to IRAS Singapore. Ensuring proper records/reports are maintained in compliance with the GST law in Singapore
• Supports month end closing by maintaining list of invoices to be accrued, performing bank reconciliation, preparing miscellaneous list/relevant schedules for tracking of opex transactions
• Supports buy-from process by ensuring supplier invoices are properly back-charged to customers on a timely manner
• Prepares employees’ benefit-in-kind list for both local and expats and coordianate with necessary stakeholders for timely submissions
• Actively coordinate with internal users/cost centers/functions for efficient processing of information and minimizing delays in overall Procure-to-Pay process via Coupa and Workday systems
Main tasks
• Support in the supplier invoices receiving and handling. Own and keep up to date invoice tracking information reconciled with internal systems and suppliers
• Act as internal custodian of, and point of contact for, local authority matrix, delegation of authority system, related policy and procedure documents
• Coordination with internal and external stakeholders for timely support
• Demonstrate and practice change and constant improvement initiatives, challenges status quo and develop new ways of work to support the transformational journey to simplify end to end processes
• Actively participate and contribute in improving the overall Accounts Payable function and build environment of trust and respect with all stakeholders
Profile
• Broad understanding of the Accounts Payable functions in general and deep understanding of end to end accounts payable process specifically
• Result oriented, demonstrating excellent collaboration abilities
• Able to work with a high degree of execution power and passion and deliver on stringent timelines
• High level of integrity and ethics, adhering to TPC’s corporate business values and Telenor Way of work
• Strong ability to communicate and interact effectively across organizational and cultural boundaries, internal and external
• Demonstrate commitment, maturity, flexibility and speed in response to business needs and operational challenges
• Display growth mindset with the desire to keep improving through hands-on work experience and constant learning
• Attention to details, ability to handle large volume of data and information
Competence Requirements
· 2 to 3 years in a accounting/finance/P2P related role
· Bachelor degree or diploma/certification in accounting/finance discipline
· Experience in Microsoft Office tools and applications like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
· Experience using Workday and Coupa systems would be an advantage
Official account of Jobstore.
Telenor Group is world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around USD9.34 billion (2022). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 19,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and headquartered in Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Procurement as a Service to Telenor’s Business Units and partially owned companies, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. We have enabled Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient and sustainable operations.
In this role, you will be working at the heart of Telenor’s Global Procurement. For Procurement, Telenor has the ambition to develop Telenor Procurement Company (TPC) as a professional Procurement as a Service (PaaS) provider to customers within and outside Telenor organizations. You will be expected to drive strategic procurement initiatives, facilitate demand management, build sourcing strategy, and maintain relationships with key stakeholders of TPC PaaS customers.
For more information, please visit our website: https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company/
Main tasks
As the Senior Negotiator, you are primarily responsible for developing and executing a strategic plan that brings collaboration and discipline into the contracting and negotiating process. You will have a pivotal role in managing and implementing sourcing strategy and contracting for high value categories as well as execution of processes in large and complex projects in line with Telenor Procurement Process and Telenor Procurement policy. Furthermore, the role is expected to have strong stakeholder management (including C-Suite executives) both internally and towards the negotiating party.
Scope:
· Lead complex negotiation process with suppliers (mainly Telecom) and successfully close negotiation by meeting the target and timeline. Collaborate timeline in other vendor negotiations to execute planned activities.
· Build/support to build negotiation mandate, strategy and negotiation target for designated negotiation process.
· Work closely with our different Category Management teams to advise, strategize on sourcing processes and opportunities within the categories.
· Assess vendor relationships, contractual terms, pricing and scope issues to maintain competitiveness and TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) efficiency during the bidding process.
· Effectively interact with project/negotiation teams to advise, prepare and lead them for vendor interactions and negotiations.
· Build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to enable successful activation and implementation of negotiations strategy and plans. Ensure all negotiation initiative is adherence to Telenor procurement process/policy and governance defined.
· Develop creative solutions and persuasive arguments to help overcome barriers/ obstacles and ensure internal alignments (i.e., differences of opinions on the best strategy to deploy) with minimal supervision.
· Cascade best practice, process consistency and synergies for negotiations aligned with the OpCo’s business strategy.
· Activation and implementation of global negotiations strategy in the OpCos and orchestrate and coordinate engagement with key global vendors.
· Exercise considerable independent judgment when analyzing information and evaluating results to recommend the best strategy and solution to defined governance committees.
To enjoy this role and succeed in it you would need to be/have:
· Strong negotiation, influencing and persuasion skill to convince the negotiating party to secure desired negotiation outcome.
· In-depth legal or negotiations background as well as direct, hands-on experience to lead negation of complex high value projects.
· Knowledge of impacting laws, legal codes, precedents, government regulations that could impact business decisions and contract terms and conditions.
· Strong team player and ability to excel in a collaborative multi-cultural working environment.
· In-depth experience and understanding of the marketplace and trends within the industry (e.g., cost drivers, levers, competitive situations).
· Strong commercial and analytical skills and understanding of leading negotiations practices with proven experience.
· Growth mindset (e.g. see ‘challenge’ as ‘opportunity’; focused on ‘solution’ not ‘problem’)
· Strong ability to communicate and interact effectively across organizational and cultural boundaries, internal and external as well as communicating complex strategy and analysis topics with senior stakeholders.
· Strategic thinking, see the big picture and make sure activities are aligned with business needs.
· Strong desire to challenge status quo, proactively recommend alternative solutions and willing to implement new concepts & frameworks.
· High level of integrity and ethics.
· Ability to lead and upskill team.
· Active listening, emotional intelligence, expectation management, patience, persuasion.
Organization and Reporting line
VP – Networks
Educational & Competence Requirements
· Bachelor’s degree with relevant business discipline in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Analytics etc. MBA will be preferred.
· Minimum 5 years of negotiation experience for high value (+100 million USD) complex projects; in addition to at least 10 years in a senior procurement / contract management / strategic procurement / supply chain management role or as functional expert in high spend category (e.g. Radio Access Network, Core Network etc.).
Official account of Jobstore.
Telenor Group is world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 99 billion (2022). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 14,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and based out of Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.
For more information, please visit our website : https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company/
About the role
Finance Specialist reports to Director - Head of Financial Reporting - Finance. Key responsibilities include:
• Maintain, review and quality assure accounting data in a timely fashion in compliance with IFRS/SFRS and adhere to ICFR procedures for proper documentation, record keeping, presentation and disclosures
• Review and supervise work performed by team, providing guidance to overcome challenges and support in knowledge sharing, team building, competency development initiatives
• Ensure timely, accurate and high quality delivery in terms of internal/external audits and compliance reviews, identifying areas of improvement and implementing initiatives to simplify, automate and standardize processes, system and work routines
• Manage and own voluminous account reconciliations with vendors, customers, other stakeholders in an efficient manner
• Implement and maintain strict control environment in compliance with best practices, generally accepted accounting principles, Telenor Group policies and procedures
• Supports the Director/Manager Finance and responsible for the administrative and operational activities within finance function
• Maintain up to date records of forecasts, budgets and update variance analysis on monthly basis
• Supports on quarter rolling cash forecast to ensure healthy liquidity position of the Company
• Coordinate with accounting support team for information provisioning, reconciliation with internal systems and external party records
• Actively coordinate with internal users/cost centers/functions for efficient processing of information and minimizing delays
• Supports in month end accounting process, group reporting and annual auditing matters
Main tasks
• Responsible for administrative and operational support related to finance and accounting functions
• Coordination with internal and external stakeholders for timely support
• Demonstrate and practice change and constant improvement initiatives, challenges status quo and develop new ways of work to support the transformational journey to simplify end-to-end processes
• Actively participate and contribute in improving the overall finance and accounting function and build environment of trust and respect with all stakeholders
Profile
• Broad understanding of end- to- end accounting and finance functions
• Strong analytical and problem solving along with data analysis and handling capabilities
• Result oriented, demonstrating excellent collaboration abilities
• Able to work with a high degree of execution power and passion and deliver on stringent timelines
• High level of integrity and ethics
• Strong ability to communicate and interact effectively across organizational and cultural boundaries, internal and external
• Demonstrate commitment, maturity, flexibility and speed in response to business needs and operational challenges
• Attention to details, ability to handle large volume of data and information
• Excel, Words and Power Point skills are required for this role
Competence Requirements
· Minimum 2-3 years in a finance and core accounting roles
· Bachelor degree in finance/accounting discipline with good understanding of SFRS/IFRS
· Advance user of Office tools and applications like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
· Experience using ERP systems would be an advantage
Official account of Jobstore.
Telenor Group is world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 99 billion (2022). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 14,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and based out of Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.
For more information, please visit our website : https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company/
About the role
Finance Specialist reports to Director - Head of Financial Reporting - Finance. Key responsibilities include:
• Maintain, review and quality assure accounting data in a timely fashion in compliance with IFRS/SFRS and adhere to ICFR procedures for proper documentation, record keeping, presentation and disclosures
• Review and supervise work performed by team, providing guidance to overcome challenges and support in knowledge sharing, team building, competency development initiatives
• Ensure timely, accurate and high quality delivery in terms of internal/external audits and compliance reviews, identifying areas of improvement and implementing initiatives to simplify, automate and standardize processes, system and work routines
• Manage and own voluminous account reconciliations with vendors, customers, other stakeholders in an efficient manner
• Implement and maintain strict control environment in compliance with best practices, generally accepted accounting principles, Telenor Group policies and procedures
• Supports the Director/Manager Finance and responsible for the administrative and operational activities within finance function
• Maintain up to date records of forecasts, budgets and update variance analysis on monthly basis
• Supports on quarter rolling cash forecast to ensure healthy liquidity position of the Company
• Coordinate with accounting support team for information provisioning, reconciliation with internal systems and external party records
• Actively coordinate with internal users/cost centers/functions for efficient processing of information and minimizing delays
• Supports in month end accounting process, group reporting and annual auditing matters
Main tasks
• Responsible for administrative and operational support related to finance and accounting functions
• Coordination with internal and external stakeholders for timely support
• Demonstrate and practice change and constant improvement initiatives, challenges status quo and develop new ways of work to support the transformational journey to simplify end-to-end processes
• Actively participate and contribute in improving the overall finance and accounting function and build environment of trust and respect with all stakeholders
Profile
• Broad understanding of end- to- end accounting and finance functions
• Strong analytical and problem solving along with data analysis and handling capabilities
• Result oriented, demonstrating excellent collaboration abilities
• Able to work with a high degree of execution power and passion and deliver on stringent timelines
• High level of integrity and ethics
• Strong ability to communicate and interact effectively across organizational and cultural boundaries, internal and external
• Demonstrate commitment, maturity, flexibility and speed in response to business needs and operational challenges
• Attention to details, ability to handle large volume of data and information
• Excel, Words and Power Point skills are required for this role
Competence Requirements
· 3 to 5 years in finance and accounting related role in a multi-currency and multinational environment
· Bachelors degree in finance/accounting discipline with good understanding of SFRS/IFRS
· Advance user of Office tools and applications like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
· Experience using ERP systems would be an advantage
· There may be possibility of conversion from contract to permanent role
Official account of Jobstore.
Telenor Group is world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around USD9.34 billion (2022). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 19,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and headquartered in Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Procurement as a Service to Telenor’s Business Units and partially owned companies, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. We have enabled Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient and sustainable operations.
In this role, you will be working at the heart of Telenor’s Global Procurement. For Procurement, Telenor has the ambition to develop Telenor Procurement Company (TPC) as a professional Procurement as a Service (PaaS) provider to customers within and outside Telenor organizations. You will be expected to drive strategic procurement initiatives, facilitate demand management, build sourcing strategy, and maintain relationships with key stakeholders of TPC PaaS customers.
For more information, please visit our website : https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company/
Organization and Reporting line
VP – Markets and Indirect (M&I)
What you will do
· You will be a part of the Markets and Indirect Team which is one of TPC’s core procurement function.
· Even though you will be part of the M&I team, you are expected to be involved in both M&I related strategic procurement initiatives and strategic initiatives in other core procurement areas like Networks, IT etc. for PaaS customers outside Telenor organization and within Telenor organization.
· As part of TPC, lead, support and oversee the execution of strategic procurement initiatives
· Own building relationship with PaaS customers and Telenor stakeholders for the Procurement function and act as the TPC go-to person for key stakeholders in PaaS customers for procurement related activity
· Jointly identify collaboration opportunities, along with other Telenor, Global Procurement and PaaS customer functions.
· Prepare and participate in strategic and operational meetings related to strategic PaaS initiatives working across the Global Telenor, Global Procurement functions, regular engagement with senior management, CXO levels both at Telenor and PaaS customers
· Following expectations are specifically related to PaaS customers:
· Lead and maintain PaaS customer portfolio overview where Procurement is or will be involved
· Map and maintain comprehensive PaaS customers related procurement engagements across the procurement function (Spends and Revenue footprints), closely track, measure and assess Partnership performance & operational readiness, and provide feedback. During this process identify synergy areas between activities and continuously improve efficiency in the engagements.
· Conduct regular, standing meetings with both internal and external stakeholders at different levels of seniority
· Play a crucial role to build company credibility, brand value and trust with customers
· Provide support and advice on customer relationship management processes, role clarity, goals alignment and collaboration models to ensure successful PaaS customer execution
· Continuously improve existing processes, tools, and data for insights
We are fast moving, and the environment is dynamic thus there are likely to be changes in priorities, so we expect you to be flexible adjusting to new activities, i.e., it is very similar to working in management consulting or a transformation office.
Personal profile
We seek a Strategic Project, Markets and Indirect Director who has strong sourcing knowledge and has experience in strategic sourcing process, high level stakeholder management experience, working experience in multi-cultural set up with set focus on relationship program with TPC’s internal and external customers over.
The following personal characteristics will be critical to succeed in the role:
· Excellent written, presentation, communication and engagement skills with high level senior leaderships as well as Operations and Functional teams
· Ability to counsel and influence decision-makers by creating clear recommendations that will be presented to relevant decision makers in the executive management (internal and third party) and to TPC board (if applicable)
· Have growth mindset, focused on opportunity instead of problem.
· A problem solver – capable of dissecting a complicated problem and evaluating it systematically
· Strong critical analytical skills to decipher best way forward in complex environment
· Personal drive and high working capacity, with ability to push your ideas forward and challenge different views
· Strong project management skill with ability to lead project organization of 50+ people
· Savvy business acumen – focused on impact and outcomes
· Inter-cultural sensitivity and excellent interpersonal skills
· Human and customer centric – someone with a good understanding of the importance of change management and respectful handling of resistance
Requirements – Education and Experience
· At least 5-10 years working experience preferably mainly within Strategic Procurement/ Commercial Account management/Business partnering
· You will bring experience from a relevant position within a Procurement / Supply Chain / Sales Account Management / Business partnering function of a multinational with focus on and customer relationship management
· Previous experience working in an international environment, operating across countries
· Previous experience of engaging and working with Senior Leadership (CXOs)
· Experience in project and program management
· University degree within Project or Business Management, Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Economics, Arts and Social Science, or equivalent
Additional requirements that would be desirable for applicants:
(+) Experience from telecommunications or other technical services industry
(+) Knowledge of languages from Telenor’s operating companies
Official account of Jobstore.
Telenor Group is a leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 172 million customers and annual sales of around NOK 110 billion (2021) We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 17,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and headquartered in Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.
For more information, please visit our website (https://www.telenor.com/about-us/global-presence/telenor-procurement-company/)
About The Role
As the Category Manager you will play a key role in Telenor’s business transformation initiatives for Cloud and Network virtualization. The Cloud strategy will give Telenor Business Units with ability to digitally transform their business with the best infrastructure, platform, industry solutions and expertise. You will support, define, and implement the sourcing strategy for Cloud and Application virtualization across the Business Units, working in close collaboration with Telenor Group functions.
Being part of the TPC Core & Network Cloud team you will be also responsible for end to end category management, identifying, and realizing cost saving initiatives that deliver real business value in the category across all of Telenor’s Business Units as well as establish appropriate supplier relationship management for assigned suppliers.
In addition, Telenor Procurement Company is a home for new focus area related to providing procurement services to 3rd parties.
Other main tasks will be:
Profile
The ideal candidate should have experience from relevant role and be a professional eager to develop yourself within strategic sourcing. He/she should have an academic understanding of strategic sourcing and category management as well as spend analysis. The following personal characteristics will be critical to succeed in the role:
Qualification And Experience Requirements
Official account of Jobstore.
Telenor Group is world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 99 billion (2022). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 14,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and based out of Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.
For more information, please visit our website : https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company/
Main tasks
- Lead to analyse and synthesize business requirements, including recognizing patterns and conceptualizing processes
- Lead to establish measures to assess progress, savings, and targets
- Lead to monitor the effectiveness of category performance report processes, data analysis and make recommendations for system, process and performance improvements
- Lead in providing periodic reports on all procurement activities for the category
- Collaborate with user departments to reduce the procurement cycle time
- Be responsible to identify and realize cost saving or improvement initiatives in the procurement of goods and services
- Identify, analyse, and develop vendor markets
- Understand and negotiate needs and expectations of multiple user departments
- Participate and follow-up closely with Category Manager on Telenor Contract management requirements
- Participate and engage actively in negotiations and ensure delivery targets
- Output recommendation to support Implementation of Category sourcing strategy
- Create and maintain issue logs, meeting minutes, meeting schedules, project summaries and updates.
Profile
· Have strong business knowledge in telecommunications landscape
· Broad understanding of the vendor market and deep understanding of Mobile Network (including Managed Services, Operational Services, Maintenance & Support, and general Mobile Network Management)
· Strong ability to communicate and interact effectively (verbal, presentation, facilitation & listening modes of communication) across organizational and cultural boundaries, internal and external
· Strong analytical, systems thinking and problem solving capabilities
· Knowledge of sourcing techniques and demand management & demand forecasting methods
· Familiar with contract setup activities such as specification definition, contract T&C setup
· Advanced experience with data processing tools, e.g. Excel or Tableau
· Result oriented, demonstrating excellent collaboration abilities
· Able to work with a high degree of execution power and passion
· High level of integrity and ethics
· Highly creative and innovative mindset
· Demonstrate commitment, maturity, flexibility and speed in response to challenges
· Commercial and negotiation skills
Qualification and Experience Requirements
- University degree in Finance, Business or Technology or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years in a procurement / contract management / vendor / negotiations / supply chain management role or as functional expert which related in Network Services
- Technology background would be an advantage
Official account of Jobstore.
Telenor Group is world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 99 billion (2022). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 14,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and based out of Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.
For more information, please visit our website : https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company/
About the role
The Device team in TPC aims to develop the category management strategy, steering the implementation towards procurement and supply chain operations for devices and essential products in the end to end value chain of Telenor Markets. The category has a significant financial impact in Telenor’s total spend and it is crucial to enable Telenor’s strategic ambition for growth.
Main Responsibility
As Senior Manager Device Category Management, you report to the Director of the category and work closely with internal Device teams, Suppliers and Business Stakeholders at executive C-level within the Telenor Business Units. You will lead Telenor markets to ensure we are able to capture opportunities for value creation and growth leveraging from a more strategic approach and relationship with suppliers in the landscape of devices.
Main Tasks:
• Own the performance and value creation of the category, including strategic, operational and financial targets.
• Co-Develop Device Category Strategy with Telenor Business units, outlining opportunity assessment, supplier strategy, procurement pipeline of initiativies and expected business impact / outcome for Telenor.
• Deliver the strategic and operational plan to facilitate category execution and commercial operations across targeted categories and brands
• Build, own and develop business relationship with stakeholders with Telenor Markets in Group Function facilitating organizational alignment and cooperation
• Execute the Telenor Device Process by gathering and consolidating demand forecast and steering the strategic sourcing plan for the category.
• Establish Global Framewrok Agreements and pricing books supporting Telenor Markets and coordinating local supply agreements.
• Conduct end-to-end contract management activities along the contract life cycle management, to unlocke value creation and migitate leakage while coordinating local contract execution.
• Lead the supplier relationship co-developing the commercial strategy across Telenor in copperation with Business Units .
• Steer and coordinate device suppliers / OEMs qualification and onboarding, performance and risk management activities against commercial strategy and contractual committemetns.
• Explore and harness potential value creation opportunities through leveraging scale and global/regional synergies, in a fact-based manner
• Embrace a data driving culture to facilitate business insights and decisions across Telenor markets
• Develop business intelligent capabilities and digital enablers updating Telenor data management system for Devices and digital solutions for Source to Contract and Procure to Pay.
• Actively promote Procurement and Supply Chain excellence among the Telenor Markets and suppliers industry wide.
Profile
To succeed in this role it is important to have a robust global procurement background with commercial acumen and operational background on any of the following industries Telecommunication, FMCG, manufacturing. As most of your internal and external stakeholders will span across different countries, regions and organizational and cultural boundaries, you need to be able to communicate effectively and be convincing to all stakeholders. Experience within the Nordic region would be a valuable addition.
To enjoy this role and succeed in it you need to have:
• Strong business knowledge in telecommunications landscape
• Experience in scope of Global Procurement working in a multinational organization with the ability to facilitate alignment
• Expertise building and developing global virtual teams in any relevant category management discipline or in commercial programs.
• Strong ability to communicate and interact effectively (verbal, presentation, facilitation & listening modes of communication)across organizational and cultural boundaries, internal and external
• Commercial acumen and good interpersonal skills with the ability to develop business relationship
• Be result oriented, demonstrating excellent collaboration
• Ability to influence and drive change to increase value creation
• Capable to influence colleagues and stakeholders with a high degree of passion and execution
• Strong analytical, systems thinking and problem solving capabilities
• Foresee business risks related to role, highlighting to leadership and work towards mitigating risks in best manner
• Demonstrate commitment, maturity, flexibility and speed in response to business needs and challenges managing conflicts
• Knowledge of sourcing techniques and demand management & demand forecasting methods
• Familiar with contract setup activities such as specification definition, contract T&C setup
• Highly creative and innovative mindset
• High level of integrity and ethics
Qualification and Education Requirements
• Minimum 7-8 years’ relevant experience in scope of procurement and category management, particularly within the Telecommunication industry.
• Experience within the Nordic region would be a valuable addition.
• Minimum Bachelor degree qualification, preferably in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or Business Management.
• Other advanced degree (Masters, MBA, MCIPS or equivalent) and related procurement certificates such as CIPS would be a valuable addition.
Official account of Jobstore.
Telenor Group is world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 158 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 99 billion (2022) We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
We have a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 14,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and based out of Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.
For more information, please visit our website: https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company/
About the Role
As the Category Manager you will be part of the TPC ISIT Sourcing team and will report to the Director - Head of Category, IT Applications. You will work closely with both corporate in Telenor and all of the Business Units. As the Category Manager you will be working closely with the Head of Category by contributing to the end to end Category management and strategy development, including sourcing execution, contract negotiation, as well as supplier management processes. Your role is pivotal in identifying and realizing cost saving initiatives that deliver real business value in the category across all of Telenor’s Business Units and to the Customers we deliver services.
Main tasks include:
· Develop comprehensive understanding of the ISIT category, contribute to end to end category strategy development and perform analysis to support category strategy work
· Collaborate with functional stakeholders for preparing and executing the strategy, innovative analysis and proactively addressing procurement needs
· Identify, lead and execute cost saving initiatives that deliver value in the procurement of goods and services for the company
· Prepare and lead TCO analysis during procurement processes and participate in negotiations
· Manage resources and stakeholders in a sourcing process
· Implementation of category sourcing strategy and skilled approach to vendor management
· Ensure compliance with policies, processes and achieve targets
· Measures to review and assess progress, savings, and targets
· Develop and prepare periodic reports on all procurement activities
· Ensure contract management, implementation and follow-up activities
· Understand supply market and perform thorough supplier prequalification for the category
· Maintain an awareness of latest buying techniques and theories and develop application within the company
· Post contract management activities
- Manage contracts and price book relevant to the category
- Handle dispute with global suppliers
To enjoy this role and succeed in it you would need to be/have:
Qualification and Experience Requirements
· Bachelor degree in Technology, Finance or Business or equivalent. MBA will be preferred.
· Minumum 5 years in a procurement / contract management / vendor management role preferably with experience in IT area
· Customer facing and customer engagement experiences will be an added advantage
· Proficient in use of MS Excel, performing data analyses and co-relation using and processing tools, e.g. ThinkCell., Excel or Tableau to be able to produce and draw conclusions based on the analysis
Official account of Jobstore.
