Head of Sourcing CU WEU
Ericsson is looking for a Head of Sourcing for Customer Unit West Europe (CU WEU) in Market Area EMEA. This role plays a critical part in how we partner with suppliers and deliver third‑party solutions to our customers in a rapidly evolving telecom landscape. You will lead sourcing strategy across multiple countries, ensuring speed, cost‑effectiveness, and long‑term value creation.
This position is about leading a distributed team, building sourcing capabilities, and acting as a key interface between business stakeholders and the supplier ecosystem. You will work closely with delivery, commercial, and category teams to enable business readiness, manage risk, and unlock supplier innovation to support Ericsson’s growth.
The Head of Sourcing for Customer Unit (CU) West Europe reports directly to the Head of Sourcing EMEA. This role is a key member of the EMEA Sourcing Leadership Team. The role leads a team of Sourcing Business Partners and Strategic Sourcing Managers across countries under CU WEU’s remit.
Key Responsibilities
* Be end‑to‑end sourcing accountability toward the business, covering all third‑party procurement (3PP), even when execution is shared across sourcing teams.
* Through early and proactive engagement, collaborate with stakeholders and sourcing functions, translating product/customer solution requirements into strategies and third‑party business solutions, managing sourcing plans, and driving cost and delivery performance.
* Ensure effective management of total spend, drive excellence in cost, supplier efficiency and quality in line with the profitability targets of the company.
* Drive the sourcing compliance and EHS agenda across the unit and the entire supplier base, managing risk and ensuring preventative actions.
* Promote business opportunities based on optimized value extraction through partnering, supplier innovation, market insight and sourcing strategies.
* Actively engage and support EMEA domains, sourcing category teams as well as other Market Area stakeholders on specific sales opportunities and business readiness requirements.
* Drive supplier business intelligence, benchmarking practice and category market knowledge, establishing a cost‑effective and competitive marketplace.
* Define and drive sourcing vision, strategy, and related targets in alignment with stakeholders and category strategies.
* Build a high‑performing team and set ways of working that are efficient and effective following Ericsson’s leadership framework.
* Uncompromising integrity – strong need to be an impartial party that looks to the best possible solution for Ericsson.
* Demonstrate and role‑model the Ericsson core values, and ethical and responsible business practices.
What you will bring
* Degree in Administration, Economics or Technology or equivalent through experience.
* 10+ years of sourcing experience in various sourcing domains, of which 3+ years in leadership roles.
* Deep experience in telecommunications.
* Sourcing practice, process and strategy knowledge.
* Proven leadership behaviors, including leading diverse and cross‑countries teams.
* Strong negotiation skills.
* Ability to influence internal and external partners and drive objective decision‑making.
Occasional travel is required
Occasional travel is required.
Why join Ericsson?
At Ericsson, you’ll have an outstanding opportunity to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what’s possible. Build solutions never seen before for 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
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Diversity and inclusion
Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, which is 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
Based in one of the CU WEU countries. Final location and employment terms will be confirmed during the selection process.
Req ID: 769975
Seniority level: Not Applicable
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Other
Industries: Telecommunications
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