Head of Sourcing
Location: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain.
About this opportunity
Ericsson is looking for a Head of Sourcing for Customer Unit West Europe (CU WEU) in the EMEA Market Area. 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. The Head of Sourcing will lead sourcing strategy across multiple countries, ensuring speed, cost‑effectiveness, and long‑term value creation. The position involves leading a distributed team, building sourcing capabilities, and acting as a key interface between business stakeholders and the supplier ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
* Be end‑to‑end sourcing accountable, covering all third‑party procurement (3PP), even when execution is shared across sourcing teams.
* Collaborate early and proactively with stakeholders and sourcing functions to translate 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 and drive excellence in cost, supplier efficiency and quality in line with company profitability targets.
* Drive the sourcing compliance & 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 and 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 efficient ways of working following Ericsson’s leadership framework.
* Maintain uncompromising integrity – be an impartial party that looks to the best possible solution for Ericsson.
* Demonstrate and role‑model Ericsson core values, ethical and responsible business practices.
What you will bring
* Degree in Administration, Economics or Technology or equivalent experience.
* 10+ years of sourcing experience in various sourcing domains, including 3+ years in leadership roles.
* Deep experience in telecommunications.
* Strong knowledge of sourcing practice, process and strategy.
* Proven leadership behaviours including leading diverse cross‑country teams.
* Strong negotiation skills.
* Ability to influence internal and external partners and drive objective decision‑making.
Travel
Occasional travel 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, building solutions never seen before to tackle the world’s toughest problems. You’ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone — you’ll join a team of diverse innovators all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
Primary country and city
Based in one of the CU WEU countries. Final location and employment terms will be confirmed during the selection process.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team. Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, and we champion it in everything we do.
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