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Job Title: Mandarin speaking Procurement Manager
Job Location: Central London
Job Type: Permanent, full-time
Salary: Up to £45K depending on experience

Our Client, a leading telecom operator, is looking for a Mandarin speaking Procurement Manager to join their London Office.

Responsibilities:
* Establishing services and equipment those need to be sourced and liaise with the sales manager internally to discuss our purchasing requirements;
* Prioritising and taking actions on incoming purchase requests; Liaising with local branch and third parties to review and clarify requirements;
* Maintaining the good client and supplier relationship;
* Negotiating prices and contract terms with the existing suppliers and researching for new suppliers;
* Providing quotation within required period to the originating part, placing orders to the providers;
* Providing simple technical solutions, drawing up accurate RFP based on client's or business partner's original requirements; providing detailed solutions by presales, carrying out surveys and assessing bids from suppliers;
* Maintaining as the point of contact between the sales manager and the suppliers and regularly checking the quality of the service rendered and equipment purchased;
* Work with headquarters' Service Delivery Department and local branches to update on-net pricing in the area of Mainland China, HK and Asia via internal provisioning system;
* Working closely with internal account manager and technical manager to develop a deep understanding of the challenges that client faces, also provide and review pricing for account manager on a regular basis;
* The purchased products are mainly related to Telecommunication Carrier Products, such as Leased line products, Internet Access Products. ICT services from the local ICT integrators are also required;
* Resolving any difficulties like scheduling, resource allocation during the delivery;
* Liaise with the sales departments and the network department to determine the procurement requirements for each project.

Requirements:
* Fluent spoken and written English and Chinese (Mandarin);
* Good knowledge of Telecoms and Project Management;
* Experienced in Administration and Project Management;
* Excellent communication skills
* Excellent supplier and contract management skills in Telecom industry;
* Master Degree is high desirable (IT, Telecoms).

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