What you’ll do
This role is an opportunity for a customer-obsessed commercial professional and/or Partner Manager within the Fixed line industry to take this business to the next level.
As a Partner Manager, you will secure, implement and manage on an end-to-end basis Carrier buying agreements with partners in Europe and Americas for Fixed Connectivity on behalf of Vodafone.
You will lead sourcing and negotiation efforts with suppliers to support our strategy and meet the needs of key stakeholders from Sales.
As a Partner Manager, you play an important part within Vodafone – Carrier Services. To establish a network in the Fixed line community is a key selection criterion.
Your mission is to deliver the optimal costs to maximize the value and margin for our final Multinational customers.
Who you are
Communication Skills: Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, allowing you to effectively collaborate and influence diverse teams.︁️︊️︆︇︆︇︂︆︄︄︁︁︎︌︈︂︇︍︈︆︅️︊︄︈︌︊︎︂︎
Analytical Skills: Proven expertise in data research, creating trends, and identifying anomalies in data sets, displaying your analytical prowess.
International Collaboration: Ability to work across diverse cultures. Experience in an international, functional matrix environment.
Task Management: Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment. Flexible and adaptable to cope with the variety of projects and tasks and the ambiguity inherent to large matrix organization.
Language: Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.
Product Knowledge: Knowledge in the following market/products/technologies (and associated vendor ecosystem) considered a plus: Fixed Line Business, Carrier Services, Telco B2B Business
Business Acumen: Business acumen beyond procurement activities as you need to strive for being also an advisor to your stakeholders about your supplier markets.
Education and Experience: A higher degree in Engineering or Business is preferred, demonstrating your expertise and commitment to continuous learning, or equivalent experience in a related field (minimum of 2 years in procurement)

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