Strategic Product Manager
Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
About this opportunity
At Solution Area Enterprise Systems within Ericsson’s Group IT, we run IT like a business which means focusing on the value we deliver; on top of costs we generate! We make the step from consuming technology to actively identify, nurture, and develop new technology – but only that which deliver value to our customers.
We are accountable for management and transformation of End-to-End business process in the flow dimension covering Sales, Marketing, Supply, Sourcing Finance, HR, Resource Management, R&D etc. The application landscape spans across PLM, CRM, SRM (Supplier Relationship Management), ERP, SCM, MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), HRMS etc. to deliver Digital Ericsson.
We are now looking for a Strategic Product Manager to manage our Portfolio & Commerce solution (based on SAP Hybris)!
The Portfolio & Commerce (P&C) digital offering is a key part of our Digitalization Transformation. It starts with online browsing of our Products & Bundles, checking technical specifications and stock levels. Customers can then create Price requests and RFQ/Quotes and do online Ordering. They follow Order status, Track & Trace and receive the Invoices automatically. One vital part is the Configure-Price-Quote-(CPQ)-possibility – were customers can do both bundling or online configuration of our flexible solutions to fit each customers’ individual needs.
What you will do
- Define the P&C strategy and roadmap – in close collaboration with the business – to support for our Digitalization Transformation and eCommerce business
- Support the roll out of the P&C-solution to onboard different types of customers around the world
- Support the business Product managers to enable their product Portfolios in the P&C solution
- Manage and lead the IT team for the P&C solution. The team consists of Ericsson employees and several resources from different vendors. In total + 80 people.
- Work with enterprise architects, IT Leadership and other partners to define a strategic plan for delivering new business capabilities to the enterprise.
- Manage all involved vendors, including everything from contract negotiations to daily work
- Optimize the P&C Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
- Prepare portfolio/product decisions and establish safeguard execution plans
- Manage the complete budget including engagement planning, budgeting, regular follow ups, Purchase Order-handling etc.
You will bring
- Experience from large, complex, global and group wide/cross-functional programs
- Experience of working with eCommerce and digital business development, preferably in B2B sales
- Experience from implementing business critical solutions
- Experience working with multinational global decentralized organizations with the ability to establish good working climate in a virtual environment using phone, mail and collaboration tools as communication vehicles.
- Knowledge of assigned products and the business environment in which they exist (business models and players)
- Knowledge within IT processes, tools and infrastructure.
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 never seen before solutions 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.
We offer you competitive benefits!
- 25 vacation days/year;
- Medical & life insurance;
- Career plan mentoring;
- Competitive referral bonuses for recommending your friends to work at Ericsson;
- Flexible benefits from your favorite brands available on flexible benefits portal;
- Gym subscription (available in flex benefits together with a series of other options);
- Internal learning platform to develop your knowledge, skills, and proficiencies & curated external content -- articles, videos, courses, podcasts, and books from external libraries;
- In the case of travel, daily allowance, transport, and accommodation will be paid by the company;
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Primary country and city: Romania (RO) || Romania : Bucharest : Bucharest || Romania : Timisoara : Timisoara
Job details: ICT Strategic Product Manager
Primary Recruiter: Kanwaljit Kaur
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