Telenor Group is the world’s leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 211 million subscribers and 81 billion NOK in revenues. We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Connectivity has been Telenor’s domain for more than 160 years, and our purpose is to connect our customers to what matters most.
Telenor has a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband and TV services, as well as substantial activities in subsidiaries and joint venture operations, including mobile financial services and online classifieds in the Asia region. Worldwide, Telenor Group and our operations’ teams are 11,000 people strong.
Telenor Procurement Company (TPC), established in 2017 and based out of Singapore, operates as a subsidiary of the Telenor Group. We deliver Global Category Management as a service to the Telenor Business Units and beyond, taking full responsibility for the end-to-end Sourcing process and performance of global spend categories. Functioning as one Global Procurement team across all Telenor markets, we enable Telenor’s strategic ambitions by becoming a centre of expertise in the pursuit of efficient operations. TPC seeks qualified procurement professionals that are comfortable working in a global setup in the fast-paced Telecom field.
For more information, please visit our website: https://www.telenor.com/about/our-companies/other-units/telenor-procurement-company
Main responsibilities include:
Drafting and negotiation of contracts; ensuring consistent approach to commercial terms and operational clauses; flagging of end of contract deadlines and management of contractual issues during the performance of the contract execution by the suppliers
Provide legal advice and contract assessments to business teams
Continuously ensure alignment with the Telenor Group and/or TPC governing principles and policies as applicable
Identify key risks in relation to supplier contracts and suggest solutions, both specifically/case based and as general solutions
Build and maintain stakeholder relations internally and externally
Assist in the resolution of contractual challenges/disputes
Profile
High level of integrity and ethics
Curiosity and openness to develop and learn skills
Ability to communicate and interact effectively across organizational and cultural boundaries, internally and externally
Commercial mindset
Analytical and problem solving capabilities
Able to work with a high degree of independence, execution power and passion
Result oriented, demonstrating excellent collaboration abilities
Educational Requirements
Qualified to practice Law in Singapore with at least a bachelor's degree in law with strong academic results
Minimum 3 years’ experience with contract development/drafting/review, negotiations, corporate law, contract assessments and disputes
Experience in dealing with cross border conflicts, sanctions and export control matters would be advantageous
Knowledge of telecommunications, technology or IT contracting would be preferred
