Head of Technical Procurement

• Build expertise on new domains of growth & innovation and contribute to company transformation program
• Design and perform internal control on processes, activities and on accuracy of financial implications of them for the purchasing activities
• Develop and sustain subject matter expertise regarding acceptable contractual terms, applicable regulatory compliance requirements, Service Level Agreements and supplier relationship measurements
• Ensure proper integration of BuyIn procurement joint venture guidelines within OEG sourcing process and governance
• Establish and maintain highly effective relationships with all levels of the internal organization and with relevant external suppliers
• Support permanently the continuous change management for adapting purchasing processes/procedures to FT group/OEG strategic developments directions
• Provide overall leadership to the purchasing team and ensures that procurement policies and procedures are followed
• Lead a sourcing organization and/or activities related to a portfolio of global categories and/or commodities within a sourcing domain
• Ensure vendor & sourcing projects consolidation, perform synergies with the objective of achieving additional savings
• Deal with top vendors representatives in the country /region through managing a business partnerships relations with them aiming to achieve volume discounts, bundle agreements and trade-in options realizing the best deals for Orange
• Act as advisor for different departments in the organization in tax treatments, logistics options, major related legal concepts related to purchasing
• Support the organization in realizing the best P&L through controlling the CAPEX cost, reducing the operational cost while maintaining the best network quality
• Develop and promote suppliers and competitors? market intelligence, analysis and specific sourcing expertise and know-how and formalize intellectual capital
• Innovate pricing model & strategies and negotiate techniques within technical procurement area to achieve best deliverable.
• Set Purchasing Committee governance, align Purchasing Committee with TDC, TTM governance
• Establish purchasing policy and procedures and define and review purchasing policy and procedures, in close collaboration with internal& external stakeholders, GSSC and Buyin
• Define yearly sourcing road-map, propose to OEG officers validation and present it to GSSC and Buyin

People Management:

• Interview and select direct reports and validate hiring decisions for the department
• Provide coaching and request needed training for direct reports ensuring continuous individual development
• Ensure a healthy working environment for the department employees through focusing on team building and motivation initiatives
• Conduct regular performance and competency evaluations for direct reports while delivering constant constructive feedback for higher achievements and further development.
• Follow up on team members' attendance, time sheets and leaves