● Sourcing & Bidding: Run Requests for Proposals (RFPs, RFQs) for telecom carriers,
cloud communications (CCaaS/UCaaS), and network infrastructure.
● Contract Negotiation: Negotiate pricing, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and terms
with major global and local telecom suppliers.
● Align Nielsen enterprise strategy with effective procurement category strategies that
deliver best-in-class products and services at the lowest possible cost.
● Gain support and execute the global category/sourcing strategy
● Lead the strategic procurement activities involving assessment, selection, negotiation
and management for externally contracted services.
● Negotiate requirements and provisions in contracts, including terms and conditions, to
ensure compliance with all laws, regulations and enterprise policies.
● Work with external partners and internal colleagues (Marketing, Finance, and Legal) to
ensure best in class operational support, at the best possible conditions for Nielsen.
● Expense & Inventory Management: Partner with Telecom Expense Management
(TEM) systems to reconcile billing, audit vendor invoices, and track asset inventories. 
● Cost Optimization: Analyze network architecture (such as migrating expensive legacy
circuits to commodities or SD-WAN paths) to find continuous savings. 
● Proactively identify areas of opportunity for new business opportunities, process
improvement, procedures and/or systems to improve organizational efficiencies and cost
controls.
● Manage or support specific Suppliers’ negotiations & sourcing arrangements.
● Provide insight to how to best develop and leverage supplier capabilities to meet
business needs.
● Deliver against savings objectives.
● Support Legal teams in contractual discussions and oversee signature, to ensuring that
Nielsen business relationships are protected by appropriate contractual documents. 
● Lifecycle Management: Coordinate quoting, ordering, service delivery, and dispute
resolution with network engineers and vendors.

● Education: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Finance, Information
Technology, or a related field.
● Experience: 3 to 5+ years working in IT/telecom procurement, strategic sourcing,
vendor management, or telecom expense analysis
● Domain Knowledge: Understanding of telecom circuits (MPLS, DIA, broadband),
carrier billing, and networking hardware.
● Experience/ Passionate in the Procurement space
● Experience developing and implementing category strategy leading to year-over-year
KPI improvement (for example cost savings, diversity spend, etc.).
● Individual with good and proven influencing skills, Actor of change who can operate
autonomously with his/her stakeholders.
● Capable of adapting its way of workings depending on the situations/stakeholders while
maintaining rigorous procurement behaviors.
● Prior experience in the sourcing event management (RFX management): Scoping &
Planning, Detailed Requirements Definition & SOW Development, Evaluation &
Selection, Negotiation & Contract Award, Implementation, Relationship & Contract
Management, and Contract Transition & Termination
● Good understanding of product offerings and/or experience negotiating enterprise
agreements with large suppliers
● Commercial Acumen: Strong contract analysis, supplier relationship management, and
total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) evaluation.
● A desire to work in a fast paced, global, and collaborative environment
● The ability to multi-task is critical for success in this role. Demonstrated ability to lead
multiple projects simultaneously with potentially conflicting tight deadlines
● Analytical Tools: Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency and familiarity with procurement
platforms like Coupa, SAP, or Oracle Fusion.
● Ability to adapt to different cultures and time zones to execute the work.
● Fast learning methodology can get up to speed quickly.
● Strong team player
● Focus on performance and results.
● Project Coordination: Ability to align purchasing timelines with IT infrastructure updates
and data center relocations.
● Builder of partnership.
● Adaptable, Flexible, Persuasive.
● Strong written and oral communication skills.
● Strong interpersonal and Customer Service skills.
● Autonomous and able to work both autonomously and in a team-oriented, collaborative
environment.

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Please be aware that job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by scammers seeking personal data or money. Nielsen recruiters will only contact you through official job boards, LinkedIn, or email with a nielsen.com domain. Be cautious of any outreach claiming to be from Nielsen via other messaging platforms or personal email addresses. Always verify that email communications come from an @nielsen.com address. If you're unsure about the authenticity of a job offer or communication, please contact Nielsen directly through our official website or verified social media channels.