Account Supply Responsible
Summary
Oversee end-to-end supply chains for Ericsson’s Core 3 accounts, balancing demand forecasting, delivery planning, and financial performance while resolving supply-demand gaps and mitigating risks.
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About the Role and Team
The ASR sits in the CU Supply organization as part of the Core 3 team and acts as the Supply business partner, ensuring what Ericsson sells is deliverable, profitable and sustainable. They own end-to-end delivery from a Supply perspective, design and execute optimal customer Supply Chains, resolve misalignment between commitments and capabilities, and drive data-based decisions and continuous improvement across functions.
Key Responsibilities
- Sales Forecasting and Demand
- Lead monthly Account S&OP and drive demand sensing/shaping.
- Ensure customer forecasts are embedded in contracts and supported by documented assumptions, risks and opportunities.
- Guide accounts in collecting and analyzing forecast input and recommend improvements based on performance and impact on customers and suppliers.
- Supply Chain Design and Preparation
- Create and assess Supply Chain Delivery Plans and budgets.
- Advise Core 3 on optimal products, services and resources for delivery.
- Identify risks, define mitigation plans and promote the Supply Strategy.
- Gatekeep supply-critical contract terms and product substitution to protect financials and Supply Chain performance.
- Establishment, Execution and Closure
- Set up Supply Chains, assess readiness and define performance metrics.
- Secure execution against the Delivery Plan and consolidate progress updates.
- Manage expedited hardware requests, inventory and overall performance.
- Drive improvements, hand over to ODM, close the Supply Chain, secure take-back/buy-back opportunities and document lessons learned and financial impact.
- Leadership and Ways of Working
- Lead and support virtual teams aligned with Ericsson Values and Behaviors.
- Influence customer and internal stakeholders across sales, delivery and Supply.
- Link sales ambition with Supply reality and promote a safe, healthy work environment (Target Zero).
- Skills and Experience
- End-to-end Supply Chain expertise (design, execution, optimization).
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Experience in demand forecasting, S&OP and demand shaping.
- Risk management and mitigation planning.
- Commercial and financial acumen.
- Proven leadership of virtual teams and complex projects/programs.
Role Fit and Impact
This role fits someone who enjoys leading complex Supply Chain programs, balances commercial, operational and technical trade-offs, solves end-to-end business problems, is motivated by impact on customer satisfaction and financial performance, and naturally operates as a frontline business partner across sales, delivery and Supply.
What Success Looks Like
- Leadership of complex Supply Chain programs or large customer accounts.
- Measurable improvements in forecast accuracy, cost and working capital, delivery performance and risk mitigation.
- Clear influence on contract terms, Supply Strategy and commercial outcomes.