eSourcing and Contract Admin specialist

Ericsson; Taguig; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Ericsson in the Philippines, Taguig, is seeking an eSourcing and Contract Admin Specialist to drive centralized sourcing operations, cost management, and contract administration. You will coordinate with internal teams and suppliers to ensure timely delivery and alignment with business goals.

The role requires 5–8 years in telecommunications sourcing, strong communication, and experience with eSourcing tools.

Qualifications

• With 5-8 years of sourcing experience in telecommunications.
• Excellent communication skills.
• eSourcing tools knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Creates eSourcing events in the online system (SSS) for various projects across geographies.
• Secures project phases (plan, create, monitor, analyze) per timelines and SLAs.
• Liaises with stakeholders and suppliers from request creation to completion.
• Clarifies objectives of sourcing projects for suppliers.
• Provides updates to Sourcing Managers on project progress.
• Escalates issues to Sourcing Manager or management functions.
• Manages supplier/stakeholder complaints for mutual benefit.
• Analyzes project outcomes and suggests supplier selection improvements.
• Assists in award decisions at project closure when needed.
• Serves as liaison to Sourcing Manager and suppliers.
• Works with Sourcing Manager to refine negotiation objectives.
• Collaborates with internal teams to meet project goals.
• Reports time & activity per regulations.
• Supports global Sourcing tools & systems (DCM, SCLM).
• Ensures contract handling stages are captured in the system.

Skills

Change & Improvement Management

Supplier Engagement

Hardware Services

Strategic Sourcing

Process Improvement

Sourcing Execution

Contract Lifecycle Management

Sourcing Process & Strategy

Purchasing

Sourcing Compliance

Ericsson Portfolio

Supplier Management

Tools

eSourcing tools

Job description

Join our Team

About this opportunity

Interested in driving efficiency, innovation, and developing standardization? At Ericsson, we're offering an excellent opportunity to join our team as an eSourcing and Contract Admin Specialist. This role is central to our Sourcing operations, ensuring proficient cost management, consolidating processes, and driving change. In this role, you will deliver high-value results and help us build our capability through centralized functions within the the organization.

What you will do

• Creates in the online system (SSS) eSourcing events to cater for various projects (for different categories of goods & services across different geographies)
• Secures eSourcing project phases (plan, create, monitor and analyze of each project) happen as per expected timelines and service levels
• Liaise with stakeholders and suppliers from request creation to completion
• Clarify for the suppliers the objectives of the sourcing project
• Providing updates to the Sourcing Managers on the progress of the project
• Escalates issues and concerns related to projects success to Sourcing Manager and/or other Management functions
• Manages suppliers/stakeholders complains to mutual benefit;
• Analyze eSourcing project outcomes and provide recommendations for supplier selection
• At the closure of the project assists the Sourcing Manager in making the award decision (on demand)
• Serve as the liaison to the Sourcing Manager as well as Suppliers
• Work with Sourcing Manager to develop and refine negotiations’ objectives
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure sourcing project objectives are met
• Time & activity reporting as per internal regulations and directives.
• Offers support to global Sourcing organization in the contracts-related tools & systems (DCM, SCLM until sunset)
• Secures all digital stages of contract handling as to ensure that agreements end up into the systems in accordance with applicable work processes
• Clarifies for the stakeholders the identified solution for their support request
• Provides updates to the Team Coordinator and/or Line Manager regarding the status of assigned support request and/or project
• Escalates issues and concerns related task completion to Team Coordinator and/or other Management functions
• Works with Team Coordinator, stakeholders and other teams to develop and improve tools and processes

The skills you bring

• Change and Improvement Management – Leads continuous improvement and change initiatives.
• Supplier Engagement – Builds strong, collaborative supplier relationships.
• Hardware Services – Coordinates cost-efficient, timely hardware services.
• Strategic Sourcing – Delivers sourcing strategies optimizing cost, quality, and risk.
• Process Improvement – Identifies and implements process efficiencies.
• Sourcing Execution – Runs end-to-end sourcing (RFI/RFQ/RFP, negotiation, award).
• Contract Lifecycle Management – Manages contracts from creation to renewal/closure.
• Sourcing Process and Strategy – Applies sourcing frameworks and category strategies.
• Purchasing – Executes accurate, compliant purchase orders.
• Sourcing Compliance – Ensures adherence to policies, controls, and legal requirements.
• Ericsson Portfolio – Understands Ericsson portfolio to align sourcing decisions.
• Supplier Management – Drives supplier performance, risk management, and development.

Requirements

• With 5-8 years of sourcing experience under telecommunications industry
• Excellent Communication skills
• eSourcing tools (document management and/or online procurement) previous knowledge is a plus

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. 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

Philippines (PH) || Taguig McKinley Hill

Req ID

787415