Category Manager, Enterprise Software

Telenor Group is the world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 211 million subscribers and 81 billion NOK in revenues. We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.

Telenor has a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 11,000 people strong.

Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and based out of Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.

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Main Tasks
- Contribute end to end (E2E) Category strategy development
- Perform analysis to support category strategy work
- Collaborate with user departments to reduce the procurement cycle time, improve compliance with policies and achieve targets
- Identify and realize cost saving initiatives that deliver value in the procurement of goods and services for the company
- Establish measures to assess progress against plans
- Prepare periodic reports on all procurement activities
- Participate in negotiations and ensure delivery targets are met by suppliers
- Implement category sourcing strategy and identify suitable suppliers

Profile
- Strong business knowledge in IT and software landscape
- Broad understanding of the vendor market and deep understanding of the Software and Security areas specifically
- Foresee business risks related to role, highlighting to leadership and work towards mitigating risks in best manner
- Strong analytical, systems thinking and problem solving capabilities; broad experience with common data processing tools, e.g. Excel or Tableau, eyes for details
- Possess good sourcing, commercial and negotiation skills
- Strong ability to communicate and interact effectively (verbal, presentation, facilitation & listening modes of communication) across organizational and cultural boundaries, internal and external
- Demonstrate commitment, maturity, flexibility and speed in response to challenges. Ability to work independently and able to cope with pressure
- Result oriented, demonstrating excellent collaboration abilities
- Highly creative and innovative mindset
- Knowledge of sourcing techniques and demand management & demand forecasting methods
- Familiar with contract setup activities such as specification definition, contract T&C setup
- Possess high level of integrity and ethics

Qualification and Experience Requirements
- More than 3 years in a senior procurement / contract management / software management role
- Experience in Management/Technology Consulting is preferred
- Bachelor Degree in Business Admin, Technology or equivalent. Master degree is preferred
- Be a part of shaping the digital future:

- From Asia to the Nordics, our 16,000 employees are committed to connecting our 172 million subscribers to what matters most. We work with the latest technology to build innovative connectivity solutions that can empower societies and propel the digital future. Join us on our mission.
- Our companies : Telenor Norway, Telenor Denmark, Telenor Sweden, DNA in Finland, Dtac in Thailand, Digi in Malaysia, Grameenphone in Bangladesh & Telenor Pakistan