Ericsson is hiring a Sourcing Business Partner.

Job Summary
We are now looking for a Sourcing Business Partner. Your role will make Ericsson and our Customers successful by actively contributing towards securing short and long-term profitable business.

Through your early engagement in Partner organizations, you will drive higher value contribution from third party deliveries to business. In order to drive value, relevant category strategies and preferred supplier lists shall be endorsed through active participation in strategic Sales and product/project forums, including business and product decision meetings.

The Sourcing Partner shall promote new business ideas that are based on optimized value extraction through collaboration from third parties and Ericsson supplier base, other business bench-marking and Sourcing strategies.

You will also be accountable for the Sourcing contribution of business opportunity or concept to delivering on Stakeholder expectations.

Your Responsibilities at Ericsson
You will conspire and commit to Partnering with the business
You will be an advisor and dedicated to partner engagement
Hold sourcing responsible for profitability
You will optimize Sourcing performance targets
You will inspire business ideas, strategies & PSL
And you will back & support M&A sourcing projects
Key Qualifications

Education: A first academic degree or equivalent qualification. (An MBA is a plus)
Min 5 years of sourcing experience and / or extensive experience negotiation telecom projects with subcontractors.
Domain experience: Procurement
Sourcing Practice, Process & Strategy Knowledge
Business Modelling Skills
Business Understanding
Change & Improvement Management Skills
Commercial Acumen & Skills
Deciding & Initiating Action
French and English language skill is a must
Why is Ericsson a great place to work?
Ericsson is the driving force behind the Networked Society where every person and every industry is empowered to reach their full potential. Mobility, broadband and the cloud are transforming the world, enabling industries and society to provide better services, capture new opportunities, improve businesses, increase efficiency, and create new user experiences.

Our services, software and infrastructure support every major telecom operator in the world. The transformation that this brings allows people, business and society to fulfill their potential and create a more sustainable future.

With about 101,000 employees and customers in 180 countries, we combine global scale with technology and services leadership. We support networks that connect more than 2.5 billion subscribers. 40 percent of the world’s mobile traffic is carried over Ericsson networks. And our SEK 100 billion investment in research and development over the last three years ensure that our solutions – and our customers – are at the forefront of innovation.

At Ericsson, we give our employees the freedom to think big. Your ideas and innovations can turn into achievements that impact society and change the world. Are you ready to be a change-maker? Learn what makes YOU + Ericsson a powerful combination. Join us today.

Founded in 1876, Ericsson has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Net sales in 2014 were SEK 228.0 billion (USD 33.1 billion). The company is listed on NASDAQ OMX stock exchange in Stockholm and the NASDAQ in New York.