Global IT and Telecommunications Senior Buyer

We are currently seeking a hands-on Global IT and Telecommunications Senior Buyer to join our Group Procurement team in Malmö. It’s an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious team in the leading provider of professionally monitored alarms for residential households and small businesses in Europe!

About the role

Procurement at Verisure is recognized for its stakeholder centric way of working, agility, and ability to continuously add value to our business. In this role, you’ll work hand in hand with the global team and your stakeholders to ensure the execution of global and local initiatives as well as drive savings initiatives and deliver added value. You’ll be expected to work autonomously, impact quickly and develop as the business grow.

You are responsible for leading and supporting the sourcing strategy and execution of IT subject to global agreements or coordination. Currently this includes a key focus on current IT supplier’s footprint located in different locations globally. You will handle relationship management, performance measurement and improvement of IT & Telco Categories assigned. You are also responsible for supplier negotiations, creating tenders, and reporting the results in our sourcing system.

What you’ll be doing
* Develop and implement IT & Telco strategy in line with Verisure strategy
* Spend analysis in IT & Telco Category
* Gather requirements and specifications of products and services required by different areas
* Lead tenders (RFPs) in multiple countries, negotiation with internal stakeholders and suppliers, and supplier qualification and selection
* Creation of Procurement Plan, maximizing savings across countries. Supporting the elaboration of the Group Procurement Plan
* Drafting contracts, and negotiating agreements with suppliers in coordination with Legal counsel and business departments
* Ensure process and policy compliance in categories assigned Lead quarterly business reviews (QBR) with relevant stakeholders
* Work with action plans about ESG and diversity
* Identify and anticipate issues in the execution of the projects, identify and implement solutions, escalate as required
* Identify risks and follow risk mitigation actions & processes define Analytical Reports as needed in all areas of responsibility
* Work with Oracle/ERP management

You will also be responsible for the Procurement Plan to maximize savings, defining the sourcing strategy for each category and subcategories assigned, leading tenders (from drafting of specifications to award and contract signature), influencing stakeholders to define and standardize their requirements, while ensuring compliance with Procurement processes and policy. You will collaborate and influence business leaders and stakeholders at a Group level. You will report to the Global IT & Telco Procurement Management.

About You

To have fun and be able to excel in this role at Verisure, we believe you need to be a proactive and solutions-driven person who also is “prestige less and not afraid for just doing the work sometimes. We also believe you need to be a methodical, structured, and self-driven person to be able to prioritize and drive your projects forward with both quality and speed, and you love to negotiate and come to win-win agreements (as long as you win a little bit more than all the rest of course 😉😎).

You have a relevant academic degree (preferably Engineering or bachelor’s in business administration) and a couple of years of experience in indirect procurement preferably within SaaS/Cloud, Telco and/or Datacom topped with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. You have experience managing complex projects and you are on an advanced level regarding Excel and PowerPoint.

It would be great if also have:
* Strong attention to detail and accuracy
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
* Proven track record within Global IT and Telecom procurement
* Experience with eProcurement tools (Jaggaer, Ariba etc.), and ERP systems (Oracle, SAP etc.)
* Excellent written and oral communication in English
* Social, communicative, and adaptive person who works well in a dynamic environment
* Knowledge of commercial law

About Verisure

Verisure is a global leading provider of professionally monitored security solutions. We are an international company with a start-up mindset, fast, agile, and lean, high-performance and value driven. We protect more than four million customers in 16 countries. Our business model integrates product development, design and sales with installation, outstanding service and a 24/7 professional monitoring solution. We protect people from intrusion, fire, and flood - and we save lives.

Over the past years, Verisure has experienced an exceptional and resilient financial performance with a very long track record of double-digit growth - thanks to continuous drive for Innovation, our very sophisticated Go-To-Market approach and replicable business model for expansion into new countries. We are now supporting the business’ next phase of growth with a robust business plan for value creation. Verisure’s success depends on its people, and we invest in them every day. Working with Verisure is being part of an industry leading world-class company that has a strong entrepreneurial spirit.

Are you interested in becoming part of Verisure? Apply today!

We are excited to hear from you! Send your application already today. If you have questions regarding this position reach out to our Group TA Specialist, Robert Jonasson at robert.jonasson@verisure.com

Interested in learning more about us? Get inspired by our colleagues talking about how it feels to be part of our exciting journey by clicking here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjDxUndJf98

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