Regional Procurement Manager

• Serve as the single point of contact for Procurement across Customer Business and Delivery Teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure supplier deliverables for both services and materials during execution, including performance tracking and scalability.
• Drive supplier readiness to meet customer rollout timelines and resolve major contractual disputes.
• Contribute towards supplier selection, negotiation, and contracting during pre-sales in line with Procurement strategy; monitor supplier capacity post-sales.
• Ensure full compliance with regulatory and legal requirements, including Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE AND WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• End-to-End Procurement Ownership:

  Accountable for all project procurement activities from bid phase to project closure, ensuring seamless execution and delivery.

• Stakeholder Management:

  Engage and manage diverse internal and external stakeholders to align procurement efforts with project requirements.

• Supplier Base Decisions:

  Communicate supplier base decisions to relevant delivery stakeholders, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

• Supplier Engagement & Support:

  Contribute in supplier selection, negotiations, and contracting for designated categories alongside Strategic Market Procurement Managers and Category Managers.

• Regulatory Compliance:

  Ensure all procurement activities adhere to legal and regulatory standards, including SOX and internal procurement policies.

• Market Intelligence & Strategy Implementation:

  Provide insights for category management and ensure effective implementation of category and supplier strategies within projects.

• Project Procurement Planning:

  Develop and maintain comprehensive Project Procurement Plans tailored to specific project needs and timelines.

• Supplier Management:

  Act as the primary manager for local suppliers, overseeing performance, capacity, and strategic alignment for respective Customer.

• Supplier Relations:

  Build and maintain long-term relationships with key project suppliers to ensure reliability and innovation.

• Conflict Resolution:

  Mediate disputes between suppliers and stakeholders, ensuring timely and effective resolution to maintain project momentum.

• Coaching & Enablement:

  Support and coach regional procurement managers to ensure rapid engagement and successful rollout of procurement strategies.

Qualifications

You have

• Bachelor's degree with 12-15 years' experience in supplier base management for optimal resource allocation.
• Expert in stakeholder management and conflict management
• Proven experience in Procurement Operations and compliances
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and drive decisions. Excellent problem-solving abilities to address complex challenges.
• Experience in supplier relationship management to enhance collaboration.
• An entrepreneurial mindset to identify and seize new opportunities.
• A customer-centric approach to understand and meet client needs.
• Good negotiation skills
• A solution-oriented attitude to effectively resolve issues.
• High integrity and adeptness in trust-building with stakeholders. Solid understanding of logistics processes to streamline operations.
• Familiarity with Nokia portfolio knowledge to leverage our products effectively.

It would be nice if you also had:

• Strong project management capabilities to lead initiatives successfully.
• Skills in cost analysis and management to improve financial efficiency.