Partner Management Manager

A. PROFILE

Role Title: Partner Management Manager
Reporting to: E2E Network Planning & Engineering Senior Manager
Division: Network Planning & Operations
Department / Section: Technology & Information

B. CONTEXT

Purpose: U9 sites run on power being provided by a mix of Tower and Power companies. This position is expected to validate the Service fee and energy costs invoices raised by the Tower/Power Cos, SLA penalty calculations and keep control on the power solution deployed and power consumption at site.
Context: Major portion of Opex of U9 is spent by Technology out of which the most significant cost is on Tower and Power. Energy fee is the biggest variable cost within Technology. SLA penalties are the contractual levers to ensure network uptime is maintained by the Tower/Power Cos. This role is critical from perspective of reducing company Opex

C. ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

· Lead Opex/Capex reduction initiatives.

· Manage team in closure of tower co invoices related to Energy Opex /Capex and IP fees.

· Decision making to close monthly energy reconciliation with Power Cos.

· Analysis of factors contributing to high energy/IP fees such as power consumption, DG run hours, battery

backup, grid availability, colo tenants etc.

· Governance with Tower/Power Cos to ensure that action plans are prepared and implemented to improve sites

with high Opex.

· Lead site audits including in case of deals involving change in Power providers.

· Establish governance of Power providers to ensure Preventive, Predictive and Corrective maintenance of all

Electrical and Power utilities equipment used in Network with SOC senior Manager.

· Periodic review of Managed Service Contractors and vendors for operations and maintenance for ensuring

SLAs, Uptime and adherence of desired Quality standard.

· Conduct analysis of performance reports and outage patterns to evaluate power status and propose capacity

enhancements as & when required

· Conduct technical and feasibility studies for new power products and services and produce feasibility report.

· Produce Functional and Technical Specification documents for new products and services.

· Participate in cross functional meetings with key stakeholders involved in the development and deployment of

network services in order to define best power solutions for existing as well as new products and services.

· Participate in Technical part of contract negotiation with Tower/Power Cos.

· Manage and negotiate with tower/power cos for monthly invoices payment amount reconciliation.

· Monitor monthly Opex/Capex budget planning(accrual)

· Resolve disputed payment of tower/power cos of monthly invoices.

· Decision making on monthly tower/power payment.

· Establish monthly summary dashboard of cost & energy consumption saving.

· Collaborate with team to prepare required PR/PO

D. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

· Opex control and reduction

· Validation of energy and IP fee invoices

· Ensuring delivery & SLA adherence from vendors through application of SLA penalty

· Audit Reports & compliance

· Budget Planning

· PR/PO monitoring

· Cost control

· Payment monitoring

· Resolving disputed payment

E. WORKING RELATIONSHIPS & DECISION MAKING

Interacts with:
Internal: (CFO/Cost Optimization Sr. Manager/AP/Treasury) Finance, (Sr.SOC Manager/Regional Network Manager/) Deployment, Planning, Sourcing.

External: Tower/Power Companies, MSP (ZTE)

Decision Making

· Decide on reconciliation principles with vendors

· Reconciliation of invoices with corresponding decisions especially on grey areas

· Decision on cost reduction opportunities

· Decision on disputed payment

F. EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience & Essential Knowledge

· 7+ Years' of experience of Power Operations &

Management in a renowned Organisation. Telecom

experience preferred.

· Experience on Electrical and Power utilities.

· Good knowledge of telecom network infrastructure

setup & operations

· Strong analytical aptitude and experience

· Good written & spoken English

· Good computer skills

Minimum Entry Qualifications

· Bachelor of Engineering degree (preferably Electrical or relevant experience)