Procurement Manager (Telecoms)

Procurement Manager (Telecoms) - Contract - Dublin, Ireland.

A leading mobile telecoms company is searching for a Procurement Manager to join their team in Dublin, Ireland on a contract basis.

Role:

• Proactively deliver "cost savings" and "cost avoidance" to the business through the development and implementation of a 'living' category plan.
• Lead the supplier commercial relationship and performance to contracted deliverables.
• Reduce supply and commercial risks.
• Fully understand and be expert in the assigned spend category, its markets and their dynamics.
• Provide commercial leadership and market insight to the business areas in sourcing strategies and key negotiations.
• Provide a high level of customer service to internal business partners.
• Improve working capital.
• Act as profession ambassador of the Procurement function to internal and external parties.
• Work with team to build the Procurement function to Best in Class within the European telecoms sector.
• Pragmatic and tenacious approach with an eye on the closing licenses.
• Develop, agree and implement an annual and multi-year procurement plan aligned with Business strategy.
• Provide leadership to procurement specialists as assigned, managing assigned Category spend.
• Exceed SLA's with customers, reviewing deliverables with key customers quarterly.
• Lead with business areas to develop category strategy for value enhancement and for category assigned.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Business/Technical Degree Min, IIPMM/CIPS/APICS.
• Solid, demonstrable procurement experience.

Desirable Skills:

• Contract law experience.
• Previous telecoms experience.

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