Supply Chain Process Development Team Manager

Right now, we are looking for a challenge hungry supply chain process development team manager to support building supply chain excellence enabling Telia, its customers, suppliers and partners to take advantage of the opportunities and manage challenges the upcoming wide-scale digitalization brings. I am Hanno Eerme heading Supply Chain in Telia. We are responsible for supply chains of materials like consumer electronics (CE), customer premises equipment (CPE), Networks and B2B customer solutions/Information and Communications Technology (ICT) equipment to ensure that:

• Telia shall meet and exceed where targeted customer expectations – creating competitive advantage and inspire customers,
• utilize cross border and cross company synergies and global best practices to make sure above happens with competitive cost levels.

The supply chain process development manager is leading a small team of supply chain process managers acting as business owners with main focus to support ongoing digitalization and transformation for both processes and IT systems in Telia Lithuania.

In terms of priorities – adding value including ensuring customer delight comes very naturally first while removing waste as important second.

Despite the position being in Telia Lithuania in Vilnius it involves tight collaboration with Telia units in other countries to make sure the designed and implemented supply chain processes and IT systems are maximally aligned cross Telia’s Nordic and Baltic footprint.

Your next challenge?

Are you fascinated by the latest and greatest in supply chain? Do you believe in supply chains delivering competitive advantages and welcome the opportunity to drive those? Are you after setting an example for what the term leadership stands for in its best? Do you burn for constant improvement and/or automation of supply chain processes and flows – reviewing and clarifying existing ones, designing optimization or automation for those in alignment with stakeholders cross different functions in different countries, designing respective requirements for systems and being a business owner for the implementations.

Below we have listed more detailed examples of the challenges we offer to you:

• Lead the team and colleagues in a change journey enabling them to grow and fulfil their dreams while delivering targeted improvements and results for the customers and company
• Take part in building the strategy and roadmaps for Telia supply chains to enable Telia creating love by customers to increase or at least keep revenues and market share
• Co-create relevant development, improvement and automation initiatives/projects, prioritize btw them, ensure they are aligned with initiatives from other units and functional areas, lead and execute those as business owner while keeping all stakeholders well informed about the progress
• Agile development steering, business requirements creation and gathering, cross organizational alignment and testing for supply chain processes and involved systems end to end
• Document, update, maintain and align descriptions of current and future “to be” supply chain processes and their connections with other process areas cross Telia countries and companies
• Ensure relevant training materials and instructions to support the efficiency of day-to-day work in the processes, train and educate supply chain operations for agreed supply chain processed and ways of using systems
• Support and challenge Telia units, companies and countries for supply chain operations with internal and external benchmark and best practice sharing

Who are you?
We are on a transformation journey meaning that you need to be open-minded and enjoy change. And to really enjoy your job here, you need to be passionate about unlocking the potential of your team members and colleagues, forward thinking, independent, customer obsessed and have truly holistic view for the supply chain processes and solutions.

Your personality:

• Leadership mindset – deeply interested in leading, coaching and supporting others in growth and achieving success
• Independent and self-driven change agent also enjoying team work and being convinced that differences of opinion are keys for finding the best joint way forward
• Optimistic process and relationships builder cross organizations focusing on seeing and building win-win
• Understanding big picture while being passionate for details
• Always happy to celebrate achieved successes while not losing hunger for achieving even more
• Firm believer in “fail as early and fast as possible” and agile improvements

Your experience:

• Over 5 years of relevant business experience from international change management and process development initiatives preferably for supply chains
• Experience from process improvement in complex international companies including large IT systems
• Great in leading, supporting, coaching and training colleagues
• University or Master’s degree in relevant field or equivalent education
• Excellent communication in English (and Lithuanian) both written and spoken

What will you find at our home?

We believe that people thrive in a purpose driven and values-oriented culture. You will be part of an exciting journey to shape the New Generation Telco and we promise to help you grow, both professionally and personally. We believe in self-leadership, where you take responsibility for expressing yourself and achieving great results. IT & telecommunications is not just our business, it’s our passion. You will join a winning team, to work with talented people and help create ideas and solutions for efficient business and better lives.

We offer a monthly base salary from 2655 to 3982 Eur (gross) plus annual bonuses, depending on your competencies, your and Telia results. Additionally, each Telia Global Services Lithuania employee receives additional employee benefits package which includes:

• Health insurance and pension plan
• Various Telia and partners discounts and offers
• Additional vacation days
• Flexibility that enables work-life balance
• Chance to grow both personally and professionally with our internal programs
• Open, relaxed and fun working environment
• 20 000 awesome colleagues across Nordic & Baltics

Interested?
Interested, but need a bit more details – do not hesitate to get in contact with me on +3725025302 (or by hanno.eerme@teliacompany.com).

Please notice that only applications in English shall be taken into consideration since this position requires tight international cross country collaboration.

Welcome to Telia – Home to your next big opportunity!