Director, Component Distribution Strategy

Job title: Director, Component Distribution Strategy

Job description: Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work.

The team you’ll be part of

The pandemic has highlighted how important telecoms networks are to society. Nokia’s Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to bring more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.

• Reporting into NI Procurement, Component Strategy, the Component Distribution Manager will provide strategic direction for the Supply Chain functions.
• The role will involve developing and implementing procurement strategies which will result in a more flexible supply chain solution.
• The successful candidate will manage key functional interfaces over a cross functional organization while balancing local/global requirements and matrix relationships.
• This includes the balancing of risks and opportunities in order to ensure responsiveness to Customer product requirements while building a flexible, dynamic responsive supply chain.

What you will learn and contribute to

As part of our team, you will:

• Define and implement component distribution strategy, including RFx activities, business case development with cross-functional teams.
• Manage commercial relationships, including contract management, annual negotiations on program cost models for supply chain services and quarterly business reviews.
• Implement governance models and metrics to ensure programs and strategies are working effectively.
• Negotiate inventory carrying models with distribution partners or other 3rd parties. This includes, but is not limited to, security of supply buffers, LTBs and volume commitments made with suppliers, such as LTAs.
• Collaborate with Agility Specialist, Strategic Inventory Manager, Demand Planning, Advanced Procurement and Supply Chain Operations to ensure buffer strategies are cohesive throughout the supply chain and only being driven for appropriate products.

Your skills and experience

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree or minumum 10 years equivalent practical work eexperience in a supply chain role or closely related group, working in a highly matrixed environment
• Experience leading projects and businesses/functions.

It would be nice if you also had:

• Strong leader with proven ability to engage and motivate a workforce
• Innovative strategic thinking ability; strong business judgment
• Business orientation and acumen, negotiation skills combined with entrepreneurial thinking, cross-cultural competence, and fast and assertive decision-making based on analytical thinking
• Excellent communication
• Results-driven- ability to critically assess complex issues and navigate a goal-oriented decision-making process

What we offer

Nokia offers flexible and hybrid working schemes, continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark
• LGBT+ equality & best place to work by HRC Foundation

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people.

Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

Additional Information

Company: Nokia

Expected salary:

Location: Ottawa, ON

Job date: Fri, 08 Oct 2021 00:37:11 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca

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