MS ASP Manager at Ericsson

Reading, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

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Skills

Vendor Management, Presales Engagement, Technical Evaluation, Contractual Compliance, Quality Delivery, EHS Adherence, Analytical Skills, Problem-Solving Skills, Network Infrastructure, Field Operations, Service Delivery Processes, Financial Analysis, BCM Plans, Training Sessions, Cost Efficiency, Multinational Environment

Industry

Telecommunications

Description

Build and maintain strong vendor relationships while ensuring accountability and performance through structured governance, audits, and KPIs tracking. Carrying out trend analysis to drive improvement. Presales engagement, ASP scope validation, and drive the ASP's technical evaluation and onboarding. Handling of operation requests for new external services/materials. Ensure contractual compliance, quality delivery, and EHS adherence by all ASPs. Driving best practice and continual improvement. Manage escalations and vendors' disputes in alignment with contractual terms, involving and escalating to Sourcing. Optimize vendor engagement to improve cost efficiency and adapt business needs. Liaise with the field operation teams to organize and coordinate ASP work activities. Financial purchase to pay tracking and control by conducting regular ASP spending analysis and compliance internal audits. Drive major corrective actions and BCM plans with ASPs. Tracking actions to closure. Drive supplier maturity assessments, workshops, and training sessions together with Sourcing and FSO interfaces. Drive the third-party pricing modelling and efficiency with sourcing and operation teams, including the Flexible FSO Model type, in line with the FSO automation targets. Technical experience: at least 3 years in the electromechanical field services (power and generator for mobile telecommunication infrastructure) Vendor management or procurement accreditations (CIPS, CPSM) are a plus. Managed Services field delivery experience with deep knowledge of network infrastructure and field operations organization, processes, and deliverables. Experience in service delivery processes, models, and strategy Support with building and formulating strategies and concepts Demonstrate strong commitment to ethical conduct Analytical and problem-solving skills with an entrepreneurial improvement mindset. Ability to operate effectively in a multinational, cross-cultural environment. Ability to work under pressure and prioritize effectively. Proficient in English; additional European languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain strong vendor relationships while ensuring accountability and performance through structured governance and audits. Manage escalations and vendor disputes, optimize vendor engagement, and drive best practices for continual improvement.