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Sourcing analyst is accountable in front of the bid team for all sourcing deliverables (timely delivery, quality & competitiveness) in his/her scope of responsibilities, as per the engagement model.
- support Sales & Marketing, Bid management & partners by managing the complete quotation process with global carriers to provide timely, optimal quotes in pre-sales to enable effective bidding process with improved competitiveness
- Manage the sourcing of new customer access connections for all types of service (Ethernet/Internet connections) in the respective regions: optimizing specs, leading communication & negotiation with providers, managing timeline, and owning sourcing sign-off.
- liaise with S&M, Quote to Bill and CCM managers to ensure continuous matching of internal requirements with external telecom providers offers to achieve optimum cost & quality
- Capitalize on the global telecom contracts of the Telecom Sourcing teams and perform tactical sourcing per country to further reduce the access circuit costs
- Apply sourcing tactics as per sourcing strategy and country guidelines
- Support Customer Project Sourcing for customer contract renewal optimization projects between external providers and internal stakeholders per country: managing timelines, deliverables, optimal solution & cost
- Manage carrier relations, ensuring the fair and ethical treatment of all telecom suppliers in scope, in accordance with values and sourcing policy build and update a carrier offer database and perform regular benchmarking in close collaboration with the telecom buyer
- Co-operate with telco buyer in post-sales to ensure that the provided service is according to customer expectations
- Analyses observed costs in order to enhance market knowledge and prepare negotiations with suppliers, together with the telco buyer
- Participate & provide feedback to carrier business reviews and tactical operational calls
Job Requirements
- Strong personal skills (synthetic, analytic, leadership, teamwork, communicating)
- Experience in data processing using MS Office (Word, PowerPoint) as well as strong Excel skills are required
- Telecom domain skills are key.
- Sourcing skills are key.
- Project management experience is important
- Any business-oriented experience is important
- Fluent in both spoken and written English (nice to have: French)
