Procurement Operations Lead (Part-Time)

At Vantage Towers, we’re on a mission to power Europe's sustainable digital transformation. As a leading tower company, we’re ushering in an era of technology - driven advances to help connect people, businesses, and internet - enabled devices like never before. We combine the scale, stability and quality of our tower network with the agility, optimism and energy of a start - up. As a young TowerCo, we have already achieved strong results with a continued focus on accelerating growth and a special emphasis put on sustainability. As part of our team, you'll work in a dynamic and multicultural environment that embraces open communication, collaboration and teamwork. If you're ready to take responsibility and shape the future of telco infrastructure with us, then let’s level up in your career and reach the top - together. 

We are looking for a Procurement Operations Lead, based in Bucharest - Romania. 
You will be responsible for leading Procurement operations in the Romanian market, as well as, driving the central procurement strategy, engagements, business objectives in a standardized manner. You will be part of an international team. The goal is to be the single point of contact for Romanian market’s requirements, WRT projects, governance, suppliers, internal stakeholders, local market senior management expectations and to ensure control & timeliness of all the projects in a homogenous manner across.  

This is a part-time position.

•    Be the central business partner for the Romanian entity’s local procurement related topics
•    Effectively manage supply chain activities in the local market in close cooperation with central category management team
•    Responsible for operationally managing all the Network, IT and Commercial Servicesrelated spend for all categories
•    Ensure cost effective coverage of demand and sufficient local supply 
•    Manage supplier landscape & drive organizations goals by help implementing category specific strategy plans every year
•    Ensure all the market - stakeholders are regularly interacted with, their requirements closed timely
•    Drive Supplier Relationship Management with key 40 Network suppliers in Romania, across all VT markets
•    Support the central Vantage SCM team in complex and high value negotiations as well as lead local tactical negotiations
•    Keep track and close all actions required to complete purchasing related contracts, corresponding documents and activities
•    Build sustainable relationship within the Vantage Tower Group as well as markets, advise them on sourcing questions and purchasing processes
•    Continuous question the status quo and identify opportunities how to improve our purchasing processes and governance
•    Identify opportunities to increase capacities of existing suppliers along with identifying new relevant suppliers

•    University degree in business management, engineering or other relevant areas
•    At least 8+ years of professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, preferably in Network/Technology sectors
•    Good understanding of procedures, categories and ways of working within SCM, including stakeholder mapping, category strategy and tools
•    Strong customer orientation, contracting & negotiation skills
•    Stakeholder management abilities (relationship management and consultancy skills)
•    Very good communication, interpersonal and team working skills
•    Knowledge of SAP – MM, FI modules and ARIBA
•    Fluent English skills, written and spoken

•    Hybrid way of working: a blend of remote and office-based working, including the option to work up to 20 days from abroad
•    Special discounts for Vodafone employees, Friends & Family offers
•    Meal tickets
•    Bookster subscription
•    Demo phone subscription- unlimited (voice and data)
•    Private Health & Medical Insurance and other medical benefits
•    Life insurance
•    Insurance for hospitalization and surgical interventions, with rates negotiated by Vodafone also for Gr1 relatives (husband/children) 

•    Glasses voucher – 150 eur/year
•    Access to internal Wellbeing & Recognition events
•    Extra vacation days (for seniority, special events, volunteering)