The Strategic Sourcing Manager will develop strategies for sourcing, negotiate supplier agreements, manage supplier relationships, and optimize supply chains while driving business results.
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About this Opportunity
We are seeking a highly motivated Strategic Sourcing Manager to join the Purchasing organization at EAS (Ericsson Antenna System) based in Gurgaon, India.
As a member of our sourcing team, you will be responsible for specific commodities and play a key role in driving profitable business results through proactive supplier development and strategic supplier management.
You will qualify and negotiate supplier agreements for direct materials while managing supplier relationships with a focus on business value, performance, and risk - always aligned with your commercial responsibilities.
Our team embraces lean and agile ways of working. We collaborate in multi-functional teams where diversity, knowledge sharing and collaboration create true innovation.
What you will do
• Develop and implement category strategies aligned with business and sourcing objectives • Lead, prepare, and execute the full RFx process • Conduct supplier negotiations and manage commercial agreements • Evaluate, select, and develop suppliers; ensure successful agreement implementation • Drive supply chain optimization, including localization or material bundling • Analyse market trends, supplier performance, and cost structures to identify opportunities for continuous improvement
What you will bring
Experience Required - minimum 8 years of experience• Bachelor's degree or higher• 3+ years of sourcing experience or technical expertise in a component-related field• Strong understanding of sourcing practices, processes, and strategic levers• Excellent communication and negotiation skills• Solid commercial acumen & skills• Experience with contract management, local laws & regulation knowledge• Ability to work both independently and effectively within a hybrid and cross-functional team environment
Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: India (IN) || Gurgaon
Req ID: 782832
About this Opportunity
We are seeking a highly motivated Strategic Sourcing Manager to join the Purchasing organization at EAS (Ericsson Antenna System) based in Gurgaon, India.
As a member of our sourcing team, you will be responsible for specific commodities and play a key role in driving profitable business results through proactive supplier development and strategic supplier management.
You will qualify and negotiate supplier agreements for direct materials while managing supplier relationships with a focus on business value, performance, and risk - always aligned with your commercial responsibilities.
Our team embraces lean and agile ways of working. We collaborate in multi-functional teams where diversity, knowledge sharing and collaboration create true innovation.
What you will do
• Develop and implement category strategies aligned with business and sourcing objectives • Lead, prepare, and execute the full RFx process • Conduct supplier negotiations and manage commercial agreements • Evaluate, select, and develop suppliers; ensure successful agreement implementation • Drive supply chain optimization, including localization or material bundling • Analyse market trends, supplier performance, and cost structures to identify opportunities for continuous improvement
What you will bring
Experience Required - minimum 8 years of experience• Bachelor's degree or higher• 3+ years of sourcing experience or technical expertise in a component-related field• Strong understanding of sourcing practices, processes, and strategic levers• Excellent communication and negotiation skills• Solid commercial acumen & skills• Experience with contract management, local laws & regulation knowledge• Ability to work both independently and effectively within a hybrid and cross-functional team environment
Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: India (IN) || Gurgaon
Req ID: 782832
Top Skills
Contract Management
Rfx Process
Supplier Agreements
Supply Chain Optimization
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