Job Summary The Sourcing Category Manager shall develop cost effective Ericsson wide category strategies that are based on cross-functional requirements & business needs in both Regions & Business Units. The Category Manager is accountable for supplier business intelligence, benchmarking practice & category market knowledge, establishing a cost effective & competitive market place that optimizes Ericsson’s supplier business. The role is also responsible for the Preferred Supplier List & internal compliance to it. Through requirement alignment & opportunities from Sourcing & stakeholders, sustainable solutions fulfilling stakeholder requirements, policies, laws & regulations shall be secured. Responsibilities & Tasks Define & implement cross-functional strategies
Define & secure implementation of a preferred supplier list
Define & implement applicable category targets
Create cost effective & sustainable category business solutions
Optimize category team performance
Develop the category business model & define best practices
Position Qualifications Behavioral Competences: Leading & supervising
Working with people
Relating & networking
Persuading & influencing
Analyzing
Adapting & responding to change
Core Competences: Commercial Acumen & Skills
Communication Skills
Ericsson portfolio knowledge
Facilitate diversity & awareness
Financial acumen & skills
Fundamental Leadership Competence
Knowledge sharing & collaborative skills
Leadership through cross functional networks
Market insight
Presentation skills
Team working skills
Minimum Qualifications & Experience Requirements: At least 5 years of relevant experience
A first academic degree or equivalent qualification
Preferred Qualifications & Experience Requirements: Business understanding
Change & Improvement Management Skills
Local laws & Regulation knowledge
Negotiation & argumentation skills
Sourcing practice, process & strategy knowledge
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