Romania Job Openings

Ericsson

Head of Global Sourcing Services

Bucharest

September 5, 2024

Join our Team
About this opportunity:


We are searching for a dynamic Sourcing Category Manager. This crucial role involves implementing and driving the Category Strategy, ensuring we have a category supplier base that aligns seamlessly with our present and upcoming business requirements. By accomplishing your responsibilities successfully, you will guarantee appropriate and sustainable management of supplier/partner risk, cost, and demand, all the while securing the quality and compliance requirements.



What you will do:



  • Manage the Category Structure, including content; Drive the Operating Model and Governance.
  • Execute internal and external analysis for Category Strategy, which includes Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and Category Strategy Deep Dives.
  • Trigger review of Preferred Supplier List, perform Supplier Classification, and Remap the Supplier Category.
  • Uphold compliance and observe Responsible Sourcing practices diligently.
  • Lead Strategy Development; Identify performance barriers and manage stakeholder relationships for business continuity.


The skills you bring:



  • Category Strategy.
  • Project Management Process.
  • Leadership and development.
  • Sourcing Execution.
  • Negotiation.
  • Communication.
  • Category Management.
  • Financial Acumen.
  • Sourcing Compliance.
  • Market insights.
  • Ericsson Portfolio.
  • Stakeholder Management.
  • Change and Improvement Management.
  • Business Understanding.
  • Supplier Management.


The skills you bring:



  • Hardworking and proactive leader with experience from Sourcing and working with shared services who can develop an efficient organization.
  • Experience in building a strong team to deliver high quality services to the rest of the global Sourcing organization.
  • Transformation and change management mindset.
  • Business understanding and ability to build and develop strong stakeholder relations.
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills.
  • To become the successful applicant, you have to be passionate about leadership and very result-oriented with strong analytical abilities.
  • Knowledge and understanding of sourcing and a commercial background, preferably also with experience in negotiations.
  • Master of Science and/or Master of Business Administration qualification or similar (or equivalent experience).
  • Several years' experience of leading leaders.
  • Experience of working with a shared services concept
  • Ability to liaise and interact with higher management, exploring solutions and anchoring the same with BA/MA management and other stakeholders.
  • Proactive attitude with a consultative approach.
  • Experience with change management and international collaboration.
  • Strong analytical ability
  • Excellent English language skills.
  • And a few personal traits: People oriented with passion for leadership, result oriented, business minded, great teammate, innovative, persistent, compassionate, and flexible.


Perks :



We understand that your happiness and success go hand in hand. That's why we have a wide array of employee benefits and perks that not only cater to your needs but extend their warmth to your family. We are a workplace that embraces the value of work-life balance, where your personal life is revered and respected. Our innovative work environment is designed to be hybrid, family-friendly, and flexible, ensuring you have the freedom to thrive in both your professional and personal spheres.

Here are some of our benefits:
25 + vacation days and additional 2 days off per year for personal time;
Flexy time and hybrid ways of working, with additional support for home office from the company;
Medical subscription for you and your close family;
Life and accidents insurance coverage;
Flexible benefits monthly budget and 1000+ offers to choose from (gym, meal vouchers, travel, pension, retailers vouchers, personal development classes, gifts and many others);
Short and long term variable pay plans available company wide;
Other programs:
rewards and recognition program to appreciate and be inspired by others;
refer a friend and choose to work with those close to you;
internal communities of CSR Volunteers and sports teams;
Learning platforms and programs to develop your skills, as well as curated external content from various libraries.



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 solutions never seen before 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?

Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.


Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, learn more.



Primary country and city:
Romania (RO) || Bucharest

Job details: Sourcing Category Manager
New Job Alerts
Computer Generated Solutions Romania

Technical Team leader with German- Bucharest

Bucharest

FULL TIME

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Bosch Group

Data Engineer

Timişoara

FULL TIME

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Envipco

Finance Business Process Analyst Dynamics 365 F&O

Cluj-Napoca

FULL TIME

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
MHP - A Porsche Company

Asset Management with German - Consultant (f/m/d)

Cluj-Napoca

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Genpact

Collections Consultant –Process Associate – Spanish – Remote – Romania

Iaşi

FULL TIME

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Cegedim Group

Specialist backoffice Targoviste

Târgovişte

FULL TIME

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Envipco

Business Process Analyst - Dynamics 365 Supply Chain

Cluj-Napoca

FULL TIME

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Arvato Systems IT SRL

Provider Engagement Lead

Braşov

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Arvato Systems IT SRL

Cloud Network & Security Engineer

Braşov

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Looking for similar job?
ENGIE BUILDING SOLUTIONS S.R.L.

Head of Business Controlling

Bucharest

FULL TIME

August 30, 2024

View Job Description
MMC Corporate

Head of Agile Delivery @MMC Tech

Cluj-Napoca

FULL TIME

August 27, 2024

View Job Description
DR. FRITZ FAULHABER GmbH & Co. KG

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT - LINE LEADER

Jimbolia

August 27, 2024

View Job Description
EPAM Systems

Head of Cloud Practice

Bucharest

August 27, 2024

View Job Description
Veoneer Romania Safety Systems

Global Head of Indirect Purchasing, Senior Director

Timişoara

August 26, 2024

View Job Description
Leoni

Head of Controlling, RFQ & Change Management Calculation Romania (m/f/d)

August 29, 2024

View Job Description
See What’s New: Ericsson Job Opportunities
Ericsson

ENL Test Automation Engineer Intern

Budapest

November 15, 2024

View Job Description
Ericsson

Microservice Developer

Budapest

November 12, 2024

View Job Description
Ericsson

Manager NW Ops6 & Service Del Mgr

Budapest

November 12, 2024

View Job Description
Ericsson

Microservice Senior Developer

Budapest

November 12, 2024

View Job Description
Ericsson

ADP Microservice Developer Intern

Budapest

November 12, 2024

View Job Description
View More Jobs by Ericsson
New Job Alerts
Computer Generated Solutions Romania

Technical Team leader with German- Bucharest

Bucharest

FULL TIME

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Bosch Group

Data Engineer

Timişoara

FULL TIME

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Envipco

Finance Business Process Analyst Dynamics 365 F&O

Cluj-Napoca

FULL TIME

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
MHP - A Porsche Company

Asset Management with German - Consultant (f/m/d)

Cluj-Napoca

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Genpact

Collections Consultant –Process Associate – Spanish – Remote – Romania

Iaşi

FULL TIME

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Cegedim Group

Specialist backoffice Targoviste

Târgovişte

FULL TIME

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Envipco

Business Process Analyst - Dynamics 365 Supply Chain

Cluj-Napoca

FULL TIME

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Arvato Systems IT SRL

Provider Engagement Lead

Braşov

November 19, 2024

View Job Description
Arvato Systems IT SRL

Cloud Network & Security Engineer

Braşov

November 19, 2024

View Job Description