Category Analyst – IT Applications (6 months contract)

Telenor; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Telenor in Singapore is seeking a detail-oriented procurement professional to join IT Applications. This role involves conducting price analysis, demand planning, and engaging with global vendors for negotiations. Strong communication and project management skills are essential.

Ideal candidates will have 3-5 years of experience, a relevant degree, and proficiency in tools like Excel and PowerBI. This is a 6-month contract with the potential for extension.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of work experience required.
• Excellent written and spoken English skills.
• Ability to handle large amounts of data.

Responsibilities

• Conduct price analysis and cost modelling.
• Engage in demand planning and follow-ups with function/budget owners.
• Support RFQs and vendor negotiations.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Analytical skills

Project management

Strong communication skills

Proficiency in Excel

Proficiency in PowerBI

Proficiency in Pandas (Python)

Education

Bachelor or master level education in business, economics, statistics, maths, or programming

Job description

Role

IT Applications is a global, centralized category management function. The team manages a common global sourcing function for datacenter‑ and campus‑infrastructure for the Telenor Group. This includes physical assets such as servers, networking and storage systems, as well as public cloud services. The team runs a wide array of global initiatives, including RFPs, cost optimization, quality improvement, planning, strategies and company‑to‑company negotiations.

Telenor Procurement Company (TPC) is a subsidiary of the Telenor Group that delivers global category management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals who are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast‑paced telecom field.

Responsibilities

• Price analysis and cost modelling
• Demand planning with regular follow‑ups of function/budget owners
• Supporting RFQs and negotiations with global vendors

The job also involves supporting the team with other tasks including strategy development and implementation. Consequently, strong communication skills and collaboration in a large, diverse, international company are essential.

Candidate Profile

We seek a detail‑oriented, analytical professional with project management skills, an explorative mindset, and strong communication skills. The successful applicant will be comfortable handling large amounts of data, and proficient with Excel, PowerBI, and Pandas (Python). Resilience and the ability to work under pressure are required.

Relevant academic background in business subjects such as procurement or supply chain, or technology subjects such as applications, cloud services, end‑user compute products, or AI/ML is preferred. Direct experience is a plus but not strictly required.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of work experience
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Bachelor or master level education with at least some subjects within economics, statistics, maths or programming/modelling.

The role can be adapted to the experience level and ambition of the candidate. Candidates with fewer years of experience who are eager to develop in analysis, business and strategic sourcing may also be considered.

Contract

This is a 6‑month contract role with the possibility to extend up to 12 months.