Project Procurement Manager

One of our Clients is looking for Project Procurement Manager for the following role.
POSITION TITLE
Project Procurement Manager
POSITION BASED IN
Islamabad - Pakistan
CLIENT'S DETAIL
Leading telecom Vendor
GENDER
Equal Opportunity Employer
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION / EXPERIENCE
· BE along with additional education by proven set of managerial and soft skill trainings with minimum 8 years experience.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
· Research, build and manage a competitive subcontractor and partner base in the geographical and functional area assigned and manage long-term relationships with the partners
· Contribute to the development of short & long term supplier base strategies in a multi-disciplined environment.
· Identify, qualify and select subcontractors and partners based on agreed tender KPI’s
· Manage RFI, RFQ and bid evaluation processes
· Understand the cost structure and cost baseline of supplier costs and together with suppliers develop strategies to ensure long term reductions are achieved whilst maintaining quality and performance of suppliers.
· Prepare and negotiate sub-contracts which meet legal and local standards
· Manage/undertake partner/subcontractor appraisals
· Monitor subcontractor performance and manage partner competence development
· Consolidate Partner training and certification requirements to Partner training
· Participates regularly in resourcing meetings and co-sign resource requests
· Take ownership of the contractual performance of subcontractors in the deliver phase of projects including claims, renegotiations, contract changes, and appraisals.
· Ensure that every amendment to the contract is properly documented and that both Nokia and sub contractor/equipment vendor take responsibility and act as defined in the contract.
· Ensure that the contracts are recorded and maintained in the transaction systems.
· Investigating contractual bottlenecks in the project, structuring and tackling them together with the core management team.
· Propose necessary corrective actions/ troubleshooting.
· Maintain clear and effective internal and external communication within the project regarding contractual and risk issues.
· Build contractual competence by providing guidance and support to whole project team. Highlight critical areas and possible risks.
· Pro-active execution of strategic planning for partnering/outsourcing and frontloading of Customer prospects
· Support tendering in Customer process with actual costs of sub-contracted services
· Lead contract negotiations with partners/subcontractors prior to, and during contract implementation to fulfill Nokia's obligations towards Customers
· Manage exposure/risk level in sub-contracts and ensure "back-to-back" with Customer contracts
· Mediate in conflicts and settle claims as first escalation step
· Sum of gross margin in the geographical area assigned
· Cost reductions achieved against existing baselines
· Performance (objective & subjective) of suppliers
· Successful commoditization of non-strategic services in the marketplace.
· Customer satisfaction
Please send your resume at Faarouq.Siddiqui@gmail.com before 10th January 2010 in WORD FORMAT .Incomplete or Irrelevant CVs will not be entertained.
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