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Role Overview
Customer Applications Procurements Assistant Manager at stc, responsible for leading and managing all procurement activities for Customer Applications Procurements projects while ensuring cost-effective service delivery in line with strategy and defined service level agreements.
Role Purpose
The role holder leads and owns the procurement process for Customer Applications Procurements, executing all activities from RFP development through supplier selection and contract signature, while maintaining service delivery in alignment with business policies, procedures, and stated service level agreements.
Key Responsibilities
Procurement Execution
- Perform all procurement activities related to Customer Applications Procurements projects from RFP development to supplier selection and contract signature.
- Provide inputs and execute sourcing strategy based on direction from supervising director.
- Lead purchasing requests, evaluate completeness, classify according to value including risk and financial criteria, and assign to purchasing analysts.
- Complete and report purchasing requests to supervising director.
- Perform execution-focused service delivery functions and processes.
Supplier & Market Management
- Manage catalogue of suppliers and update it regularly.
- Provide input to supervising director to track supply market trends including competitive pressures, new entrants, substituting products or services, and changes in the value chain.
- Provide input on supply and financial risks of suppliers to supervising director.
- Contribute to developing segmentation criteria and mapping supply base to desired relationship type.
- Manage segmentation criteria and map supply base to desired relationship type.
- Vendor management and oversight.
Service Level & Change Management
- Assist in managing SLAs for Tendered and Non-Tendered Change Orders as well as Change Orders for the supplier market and spend categories.
Strategic Sourcing & Synergies
- Lead potential procurement synergies with other subsidiaries and manage their implementation in coordination with Synergies.
- Participate in changing stc needs by working with other sectors and prioritize sourcing initiatives.
Planning & Analysis
- Manage business cases, including need for cross-functional resources, timeframe and targets.
- Review historical data to provide demand and consumption trends and track deviations.
- Oversee business planning efforts with the Technology Procurement Head.
Stakeholder Management
- Supervise purchasing requirements and project specifications with unit management and suppliers.
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a related discipline.
- Prior experience in purchasing and procurement operations in the telecommunication industry.
- Prior experience in contract management in the telecommunication industry.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong knowledge of procurement principles.
- Strong knowledge of supply chain concepts.
- Strong knowledge of technology products.
- Strong knowledge of RFI, RFQ, and RFP processes, vendor selection, and negotiating processes.
- Strong creative thinking skills.
- Analytical and problem-solving ability.
- People management and interpersonal skills.
- Planning and scheduling skills.
- Vendor management skills.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Business acumen skills.
- Ability to contribute breakthrough ideas and approaches to solve business issues.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and work in fast-paced environment.
- Management skills and cultural intelligence.
- Knowledge of the market and relevant external service providers for procurement.
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor Degree in Network Engineering or Business Administration.
- Masters Degree in Network Engineering or Business Administration.
- Certified International Procurement Professional (CIPP).
- Certified Professional in Supply Chain Management (CPSM).
- CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply.
Additional Information
- Job Band: Sr. Professional.
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