ASP Manager

## Join our Team Ericsson is seeking a highly driven and commercially minded ASP Manager to lead vendor and partner management activities across Service Delivery and Network Rollout operations. In this role, you will be responsible for managing relationships with Approved Service Providers (ASPs) and Field Service Organizations (FSOs), ensuring optimal delivery capability, cost efficiency, operational governance, and compliance with Ericsson standards and customer requirements. You will play a critical role in sourcing strategy, supplier performance management, operational readiness, and governance, while driving continuous improvement across procurement and service delivery operations. The ASP Manager will work closely with internal stakeholders, project teams, sourcing, and service delivery organizations to ensure the right supplier capacity, competence, and performance are in place to support business objectives. What you will do * Lead ASP management activities during sales, delivery, and sourcing phases to ensure operational readiness and delivery excellence. * Support solution engineering activities, including ASP Scope of Work (SoW), commercial evaluation, and pricing alignment. * Forecast ASP resource demand and ensure sufficient supplier capacity to support project and operational requirements. * Conduct technical and commercial evaluations of ASP candidates in partnership with sourcing and delivery stakeholders. * Drive ASP onboarding, accreditation, and readiness activities in alignment with Ericsson processes and compliance standards. * Develop and monitor ASP competence development and training plans to ensure workforce capability and quality delivery. * Ensure ASP compliance with required licenses, certifications, permits, tools, and Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) requirements. * Verify ASP awareness and adherence to work orders, operational processes, KPIs, SLAs, and performance expectations. * Monitor ASP delivery performance, productivity, quality, and financial KPIs, driving corrective actions where required. * Establish and facilitate operational governance forums and performance review meetings to manage escalations, risks, and continuous improvement initiatives. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on supplier strategy, operational priorities, and procurement governance. * Drive proactive resolution of supplier performance issues and deviations from procurement or operational governance decisions. * Ensure compliance with Ericsson policies, local regulations, environmental standards, and customer contractual obligations. The skills you bring * Vendor & ASP Management * Supplier Performance Management * Strategic Sourcing & Procurement * Process & Operational Governance * Negotiation & Commercial Management * Financial Acumen & Cost Optimization * Project Delivery & Implementation * Stakeholder & Relationship Management * Resource & Capacity Planning * Governance, Risk & Compliance * Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Management * Market Intelligence & Industry Knowledge * Telecom Network Rollout & Service Delivery * Ericsson Portfolio & Operational Processes * Scope of Work (SoW) Management * Problem Solving & Decision Making What happens once you apply?Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.We encourage you to consider applying to jobs where you might not meet all the criteria. We recognize that we all have transferrable skills, and we can support you with the skills that you need to develop.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more. Primary country and city: Philippines (PH) || Taguig Bonifacio Global City Job details: Vendor Management Job Stage: Job Stage 6 Primary Recruiter: Sushmita Centeno Hiring Manager: Abel Cabuso Jr.