We are looking for a senior supply chain leader to Head our Ericsson Supply Hub (ESH) in Pune - a critical supply operation serving the customers of Ericsson. You will develop and drive the Supply Strategy, ensuring on-time, cost-efficient delivery to customers while overseeing a Large inventory and managing significant assets in the hub. You will champion digitalization, automation, and continuous improvement for the hub operation - all while upholding the Ericsson Leadership Framework and our values.This role will be responsible for full legal, financial, and people (company culture, compliance & OHS) responsibility for the Pune hub - a 100-200 persons site comprising Ericsson employees and 3rd party workforce.
The team's mission is to fulfill supply delivery to customers in India with quality, efficiency, and cost effectiveness. The ideal candidate brings senior site leadership experience, a passion for transformation, and the ability to thrive in and engage in a multicultural organization. You will be expected to drive the site into the new era of digitalization and AI, develop your team's capabilities and represent Supply at the senior leadership level.
What You Will Do :
- Act as an entrepreneur to run the end-to-end hub operations.
- Build high-performing teams and ensure Business Continuity.
- Implement and enforce the Ericsson Supply Strategy across the units.
- Manage logistics partnerships and drive third-party performance above Service level agreement.
- Drive delivery execution towards customer satisfaction Own the Balanced Scorecard; manage and mitigate risks proactively.
- Lead a lean & agile supply execution aligned to the Ericsson Supply Model.
- Spearhead the site's transformation into digitalization and automation by using Ericsson tools (SAP, IBP etc) to adopt next-generation, AI-enabled supply chain capabilitiesRepresent Supply in senior internal and external stakeholder engagements.
The Skills You Bring:
- Senior leadership with a proven track record in site management and large-scale transformation
- Deep knowledge of lean supply chain, especially in the ICT / Teleco or Electronics industry
- Strong third-party and logistics vendor management capability
- Change and Improvement Management
- Hands-on experience with supply chain tools: SAP, IBP, Professional AI tools etcProject Sponsorship & Management
- Occupational Health, Safety & Environment
- Supply Chain Network & OptimizationLean and Agile Methodologies
- Ericsson Operating Model & Business Process Management
- Organizational Effectiveness & Labor Relations
- Financial Acumen & Business Understanding
All academic credentials must be from recognized and accredited institutions and are further subject to verification.
Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: India (IN) || Pune
Req ID: 788934
Skills Required
- Proven senior leadership experience in site management and large-scale transformation
- Deep knowledge of lean supply chain, preferably in ICT/Telecom or Electronics industry
- Strong third-party and logistics vendor management capability
- Change and Improvement Management experience
- Hands-on experience with supply chain tools: SAP, IBP, Professional AI tools
- Project sponsorship and project management experience
- Occupational Health, Safety & Environment knowledge and compliance responsibility
- Supply chain network design and optimization experience
- Lean and Agile methodologies expertise
- Familiarity with Ericsson Operating Model and Business Process Management
- Organizational effectiveness and labor relations experience
- Financial acumen and business understanding for site P&L and operations
- All academic credentials from recognized and accredited institutions (subject to verification)
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