Transport Planning Manager – Riyadh – Saudi Arabia – Zain

The Role
To manage the Transport planning division and all related domains including (Technical Proposals Review, Commercial Support and Vendor Management.

The Requirements
Strategic and fundamental planning

Aligning with department long term plans and targets along with providing recommendations and study cases. Along with responsibility for all Transport (IP, Fiber, MW) backhaul network and designs.
Monitor the Delivery
Monitoring the deliverables of the division and daily tasks.
Reporting to management the overall progress of ongoing activities and deliverables weekly.
Managing the special project that are related to non-technical departments of the company, along with delivering of special assignment of management.

Technical Proposals Review
Leading the technical and commercial discussions of new scope proposals and assuring the most optimized proposal is to be submitted satisfying Zain’s technical requirement.

People Management
Enhancing direct reports human and technical competences and skills to assure equipping them with needed skill kit to guarantee high fulfillment of their tasks.
Providing the team with the correct atmosphere to deliver assignment. Also, Responsible for yearly performance management.

Vendor Management
Monitoring Vendor overall performance to assure meeting Zain target and avoiding over-runs that could occur due to bad execution of their plans.

Commercial Support
Extending support to contract teams, finance, procurement and budget in providing related justification that could support in building business cases.
Supporting Wholesale teams in identifying the possibilities of enhancing commercial deals.
Providing plans and solution that will enhance operations expense.

Necessary Knowledge and Experience
A minimum of 10 years of Telecommunication Networks experience, including 5 years in an executive position.
Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication Engineering. Master degree is a plus.
Good knowledge of the telecommunications industry and the technical environment in which it operates.
Strong knowledge of planning Transport & Transmission networks.

The Person
Leadership and inspiration
Negotiation Skills
Management Skills
Decision Making Skills
Interpersonal Skills

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