Safaricom Limited is the leading mobile telecommunications
company in Kenya.
We are at the forefront of the industry and always seek to
attract and retain talented, creative and innovative team players who are
excited by the opportunity of pushing the frontiers of this evolving technology,
growing our services, exciting our customers and contributing to our
community.
Regional Solution Consultant
Ref: EBUVGEA_RSC_FEB_2013
Ref: EBUVGEA_RSC_FEB_2013
Role Purpose
Reporting to the Head of Delivery and Services, the job holder
will contribute across the whole African region delivering our strategic goal
to be a global leader in Telecommunication Solutions.
The job holder will also identify, define, validate and design
tailored solutions and emerging solutions (solutions that are pre-BAU in
nature).
The job holder will also support the Global Bid team and Account
Team in the end-to-end engagement, proposal process, and will determine the
assigned solution scope and design activities.
Key responsibilities will be;
Key responsibilities will be;
- Engaging
at C-Level with global blue-chip companies to identify and drive new
multi-country opportunities through thought-leadership;
- Play
a lead role in delivering successful end 2 end tailored and emerging
multi-country solution proposals in an account and responsible for the
end-to-end solution design;
- Develop
and maintain cost models ROI’s and business cases for tailored and
emerging solution proposals and ensures fit with the global P&L;
- Run
customer workshops across African continent to gather detailed functional
requirements and specifications and communicate these with the
internal teams;
- Deliver
customer presentations at multiple geographic and regional locations
ensuring effective solutions proposals and communication of Vodafone
Global Enterprise product portfolio, strategy, credentials and
capabilities;
- Coordinate
all internal and external global solution suppliers; advisor for all
service work-streams;
- Work
within the virtual Bid Management and relevant service function (e.g.
Vendor and Lifecycle team to deliver a designed, planned and priced
proposal for all in-scope solution aspects across Africa;
- Work
with the Delivery Unit to ensure handover and readiness for implementation
in
- Keep
abreast of latest global and international technologies and capabilities
to ensure world class solution delivery in multiple countries;
- Deal
effectively with a rapidly changing and ambiguous environment, lead change
and capability enhancement;
The ideal candidate should possess the following skills &
competencies;
- Bachelor’s
Degree;
- 5
years+ working within a multi-national blue-chip company;
- 5
years+ solution design and sales experience;
- Knowledge
in Mobile and fixed data communication technologies
- Experience
in Voice communication technologies Unified Communication solutions &
Fixed Mobile Convergence experience;
- Experience
in a telecoms business environment;
- Base
skills in consultative selling and influencing; unlocking the opportunity
based on customers’ business requirements;
- Financial
Acumen (e.g. ROI model generation, understanding of CAPEX/OPEX
trade-offs);
- Team
player, strong influence and relationship management;
- A
self-starter with a determination to succeed, balanced with appropriate
tact and diplomacy;
- Strong
communication and presentation skills;
- Decision
making skills – ability to balance conflicting interests;
- Fluent
in English.
If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the
necessary qualification and experience please send your resume and application
letter indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate
for the role clearly quoting the job title to the address below.
The deadline for application is Thursday 28th February, 2013.
The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi
The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi
Via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke