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Senior Manager,Sourcing Delivery - Sunrise & SK

Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands

We're looking for a Senior Manager, Sourcing Delivery to join Liberty Blume in Amsterdam, Netherlands or London, United Kingdom

The Senior Manager Sourcing Delivery will play a meaningful role in delivery of t

he sourcing activities for our customer. This position will also be responsible for handling the relationship with Sunrise & UPC Slovakia (SK) and ensuring their satisfaction as well as leading the LPS Managers Sourcing Delivery allocated to the account who will be responsible for driving the sourcing activities (e.g. RFI, RFP, RFQ, (re)negotiations, contracting, in-life contract management).

This role encompasses alignment & prioritization of all sourcing activities, Sourcing Delivery quality control, monitoring & reporting against agreed performance measures. The Senior Manager Sourcing Delivery will act as

the main point of contact for Sunrise & SK, providing regular updates, resolving challenges, and finding opportunities for improvement and innovation. This position will also chip in to the development and implementation of standard processes and methodologies for sourcing delivery with specific focus of embedding emerging technology to increase efficiency & results.

The ideal candidate will be hard-working, motivated and have demonstrable experience working within a fast paced, demanding environment. Procurement and/or Sourcing experience gained within international / multi- country environment, or the professional services market (consulting, managed service or technology segments) would also be preferred.

LPS often sets up cross functional teams with representatives from various LPS teams to address for example sales opportunities or supplier innovation. These are phenomenal opportunity for the Senior Manager Sourcing Delivery to get involved in broader LPS related topics.

The Sourcing Delivery team will work closely together with the Sourcing Strategy team as Senior Manager Sourcing Delivery you will need to ensure this collaboration runs smooth and ensure right knowledge is demonstrated at the right time.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Account Management: Account management is one of the key aspects of this role. This role will handles two customers: Sunrise (in Switzerland) and UPC SK (in Slovakia) . The Senior Manager Sourcing Delivery is responsible for handling the relationship with the customer and ensuring their satisfaction. This includes alignment on all ongoing and scheduled sourcing activities as well as monitoring & reporting on the performance. Ensuring that the contractual relationship between LPS and the customer is kept up-to-date and reflects the responsibilities of LPS is also part of remit of the Sourcing Manager Sourcing Delivery. Don't hesitate in case of an opportunity for incremental Sales and engage the LPS Sales team and Senior Manager LPS Product.

Sourcing Delivery: Ensuring high quality delivery of Sourcing Delivery using emerging technology is the second key aspect of this role. The Sourcing Manager Sourcing Delivery is responsible for managing the activities of the Sourcing Managers (e.g. tendering & supplier selection, contracting, Procurement add value recognition and contract in-life management) as well as ensuring the LPS Sourcing Strategy team is engaged at the right time and that the engagement is seamless. In case of customer concerns the Senior Manager Sourcing Delivery is the first point of contact for the customer.

Team management: This role is responsible for people management of the Manager Sourcing Delivery allocated to the customer. The responsibility includes forming a team that is suitable for the task at hand and ensuring there is a team structure that fits with the needs of Sunrise & SK. The Senior Manager Sourcing Delivery will set objectives & targets for each of the team members and hold regular performance reviews. Furthermore, this role sets priorities and provides support and mentorship in the day-to-day. All of this to build an impactful team and enabling personal growth for each team member.

Stakeholder management: Procurement work is people business, therefore you are encouraged to build a strong relationship with Sunrise procurement & Sunrise & SK business stakeholders to ensure a smooth engagement. You will also collaborate with colleagues in finance, legal, privacy, security and others. You are also encouraged to deploy strong stakeholder management on the suppliers involved in your activities.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Academic background (minimum Bachelor): preferably in business administration, or finance / procurement or equivalent experience
• Validated experience in Procurement
• Preferably experience in an international / multi-country / service environment
• Shown experience of working in and management of a team, in a collaborative environment, with a strong focus on customer service

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