Manager Service Level & Supplier Mgmt
SITA
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Source services as required by the sales teams or the product management organization
- Support sales teams with service information and coordinate bid opportunities with suppliers
- Manage, track, measure and monitor the status of all sourcing and contract negotiations activity
- Manage supplier contracts and other legal agreements for compliance
- Ensure compliance with contract approval process and adherence to contract standards
- Generate cost savings and cost avoidance through good negotiation skills, re-negotiation / re-rating of installed base and competitive sourcing practice (RFP,...)
- Monitor and review supplier performance, relationship and competitiveness
- Assist in establishing supplier Service Level Agreements and metrics dashboard
- Review and evaluate suppliers Service Level Agreements to identify areas of improvement
- Maintain up to date supplier products and services portfolio catalogue in Supplier Knowledge Database
- Maintain a process for dealing with contractual escalations or contractual disputes, and ensure all contractual escalations and contractual disputes are resolved in a timely and effective manner
- Ensure that all supplier processes are consistent and interface to all corporate supplier strategies, processes, and standard terms and conditions
- Seek and provide information from suppliers for improvements in products and services
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, key stakeholders, executives and vendors
- Oversee / manage supplier escalation process, ensuring that all stakeholders are kept informed from inception to resolution
- Assist SITA project teams on recommendation of desired vendor solutions for SITA customers, giving expertise in supplier qualifications
- Support the regional Business Units for customized deals.
- Manage operational performance review for our top and critical suppliers in the Middle-East region.
- Ensure SITA efficiency at airports by supporting airport solution and partnering with airport authorities and airport suppliers in the
- Source services as required by the sales teams or the product management organization
- Support sales teams with service information and coordinate bid opportunities with suppliers
- Manage, track, measure and monitor the status of all sourcing and contract negotiations activity
- Manage supplier contracts and other legal agreements for compliance
- Ensure compliance with contract approval process and adherence to contract standards
- Generate cost savings and cost avoidance through good negotiation skills, re-negotiation / re-rating of installed base and competitive sourcing practice (RFP,...)
- Monitor and review supplier performance, relationship and competitiveness
- Assist in establishing supplier Service Level Agreements and metrics dashboard
- Review and evaluate suppliers Service Level Agreements to identify areas of improvement
- Maintain up to date supplier products and services portfolio catalogue in Supplier Knowledge Database
- Maintain a process for dealing with contractual escalations or contractual disputes, and ensure all contractual escalations and contractual disputes are resolved in a timely and effective manner
- Ensure that all supplier processes are consistent and interface to all corporate supplier strategies, processes, and standard terms and conditions
- Seek and provide information from suppliers for improvements in products and services
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, key stakeholders, executives and vendors
- Oversee / manage supplier escalation process, ensuring that all stakeholders are kept informed from inception to resolution
- Assist SITA project teams on recommendation of desired vendor solutions for SITA customers, giving expertise in supplier qualifications
- Support the regional Business Units for customized deals.
- Manage operational performance review for our top and critical suppliers in the Middle-East region.
- Ensure SITA efficiency at airports by supporting airport solution and partnering with airport authorities and airport suppliers in the Middle-East region.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a telecom procurement or vendor management role
- Minimum 5 years’ experience, preferably in the telecom or IT industry
- Experience in definition and management of service levels and operational metrics-
- Experience in negotiating & managing contractual relationships with telecom suppliers
- Experience in developing and implementing processes for specifying tendering and selecting suppliers.
- Experience in project management
- Budget management and cost controlling
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proven negotiating skills and influencing abilities
- Ability to handle diverse and complex assignments concurrently
- Strong numerical and analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, including teamwork, collaboration and facilitation
- Assertive, organised, innovative and autonomous
- Ability to deliver results in rapidly changing environments
- Ability to speak, read write, Arabic language
- CIPS Membership with CSCP (APICS), CCMA, CCMP, CPP /CPPM ( APS), CISM ( IPSCMI )
- ITIL