Sourcing Business Partner
6 days ago
**Our Exciting Opportunity**
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 Business 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 to business opportunities or concept to delivering on Stakeholder expectations in ensuring the projects are delivered to delight our Customers for multi countries regional area,.
**You will**
- Collaborate and commit to Partnering with the business
- Be an advisor and dedicated to partner engagement
- Inspire business ideas, strategies & PSL (Preferred Supplier List)
- Be the sourcing responsible for profitability
- Optimize Sourcing performance targets
- Back & support M&A sourcing projects
- Engage & contribute to Sales process for winning profitable business
- Be accountable for Sourcing value augmentation towards business opportunities
- Proactive stakeholders demand engagement and management for value adding solution
**To be successful in the role you must have**
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in managing sourcing solutions
- A first academic degree or equivalent qualification in related fields
- Experience in direct and indirect sourcing overview
- Sourcing Practice, Process & Strategy Knowledge
- Business Modelling Skills
- Business Understanding
- Change & Improvement Management Skills
- Commercial Acumen & Skills
- Local laws and Regulation knowledge
- Deciding & Initiating Action
- Good communication and persuasive skills
**Why join Ericsson?**
At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build never seen before solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
**What happens once you apply?**
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Primary country and city: South Africa (ZA) || South Africa : Gauteng : Johannesburg
Req ID: 696929
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