Вакансія Manager of Network and Site Services Procurement Unit

Job accountability area:

• Provide company with timely, best price and best quality purchases in accordance with company aims
• Perform strategic buying and category management in frames of the related Purchasing Groups:
• Radio Network (supply and services)
• Transport Network (supply and services)
• Core Network (supply and services)
• Site Services
• Energy and Field materials
• Play a leadership and advisory role to clients and colleagues in handling complex procurement tasks and issues, which frequently cut across functions
• Control, plan, coordinate and report on the work of the unit.

Functional Responsibilities:

1. Challenge, enhance and standardise existing procurement practices to ensure conformity of approach, generate economies of scale and deliver better value for money
2. Deliver a category approach to ensure the procurement resources align with all operational and functional business areas
3. To ensure availability on the company’s stocks of equipment, materials and accessories required for the roll-out, maintenance and operational activities according to the requirements of the internal client
4. Ensure the smooth, continuously and reliable cooperation with all subcontractors involved in the roll-out, maintenance and operational activities to avoid any delay in subcontractor’s performance
5. Ensure the timely resource allocation for the not-planned but prioritized for the roll out activities tenders and to be responsible for the timely results delivery
6. Avoid the surplus equipment keeping on stock, develop the sale activities of the used equipment to other companies.
7. Maintain relationships with existing suppliers and source new suppliers as required
8. Hold a communication with Group Procurement
9. Control of Conducting tenders (including Group Procurement approach):

• Control and approve of tender documentation preparation (RfP etc.), tender participants selection;
• Analysis tender information (including Cost of Ownership, alternative scenarios);
• Projects evaluation and approval within the approval limit;
• Tender results presentation to the management;
• Evaluation of possible risks and find the ways for its minimization.

1. Control of execution of signed contracts in the bounds of contract terms
2. Control and approval of Purchase Orders and Contracts creation in SAP
3. Control of timely and accurate Finance documents processing in SAP by the team
4. Planning:

• Annual Unit Procurement Plan preparation and monthly execution follow-up;
• Cash flow planning and submitting to Treasury Department control to ensure timely payments.

1. Reporting by the team establishing and follow up:

• Delivery control and reporting execution;
• Timely reporting about purchases and contracts status;
• Reporting (weekly reports to management, internal clients, Group Procurement, tender reports, purchases and contracts status reports, reports upon request etc.).

1. Management and supervision of Unit:

• Interviewing, hiring and overseeing staff, putting targets and evaluating KPIs;
• Organize and plan the unit work, allocate resources, manage urgent requests;
• Create motivation program; provide feedback on regular base; mentoring;
• Control the work and results of work, create standards, measure results;
• Build and grow the procurement team by utilising strong change management techniques and focusing on people development;
• Build superior supplier relationship management capability within the team and through continuous business improvement.

Education - University degree, Area - Telecommunications/Economics/ Engineering

Working experience: 5 - 8 years in the area of Procurement/Telecom.

Relevant industry experience is a plus.

Language skills:

• Ukrainian – fluent (official style)
• Russian - fluent
• English – upper +, advanced

PC Skills - MS Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Effective work in Internet, SAP R/S skills

Specific knowledge/ experience areas:

• Able to act as a liaison between the procurement unit and other departments, vendors and internal clients.
• Familiar with a variety of the GSM concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Leads and directs the work of others.
• Analytical, problem-solving and multitask skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Ability to successfully manage large complex technical contracts
• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills and adaptability to multicultural environment
• Able to produce advanced presentation for the management
• Ability to understand and negotiate procurement projects to get the best price offer and the best terms and conditions in agreement
• Strong teamwork skills with ability to establish relationships and work collaboratively across all business units
• Ability/readiness to work in ERP systems and to understand all restrictions and benefits of ERP system
• Understanding of business processes and ability to assist within functional units
• Ability to comply with internal procedures and regulations of the company
• Understanding of competitive business environment in telecommunication industry