Manager - Commercial FibreCo

4 days ago


Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria MTN Nigeria Full time

Mission/ Core purpose of the Job

The Manager - Commercial FibreCo is responsible for the development of the various FibreCo costing, pricing and operating models for the Bayobab capacity and services portfolio. They will also be responsible for contributing towards the establishment and implementation of the costing and pricing principles and methodologies. The role will ensure that Bayobab improves on revenues streams by enhancing its competitive position in the wholesale business and international carrier relations business for wholesale customers, OpCos and GEBU demand requirements while improving its overall margins on new and existing business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Performance Areas: Core, essential responsibilities / outputs of the position KPA's

The Manager - Commercial FibreCo will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:

  • Develop the strategy for optimizing and managing costing framework for Bayobab capacity across Fibreco's.
  • Develop and implement costing principles that will be applied to set the prices and other charges including price caps, price guidelines and other price controls for the various products
  • Carry out all necessary studies, analyses and cost calculations with the aim of minimizing the cost of international services by developing relationships with 3rd party suppliers and partners in the FibreCo markets
  • Derive the pricing principles based on market trends and market analysis for price benchmarking purposes in order to maintain relevant price books.
  • Align with the various internal teams, particularly the tax and compliance teams in order to manage issues relating to withholding taxes, transfer pricing and ensure full alignment to group policy.
  • Identify the Bayobab submarine connectivity costs and pricing by analyzing the competitive environment from a global perspective and collating inputs from the Fibreco's on competitive offers received for international connectivity
  • Gather OpCo's terrestrial connectivity costing inputs, with focus on the wholesale components for backhaul and last mile from the cable landing stations
  • Support in the sourcing of 3rd party connectivity when required, ensuring to meet the target price and quality requirements
  • Provide support to the product management teams on product development and pricing as relates to multi-OpCo and Fibreco infrastructure
  • Ensure connectivity sourcing deals afford optimal benefit to Bayobab and MTN's clients, considering price, quality, SLAs and speed of delivery

Role Deliverables

  • Operating Model framework for Bayobab capacity and services
  • Costing and pricing strategy of wholesale fixed connectivity solutions subsea and terrestrial
  • Support the pricing methodologies for Fibreco's, Opcos and External partners for all connectivity services
  • Initiate and support Initiatives to improve margins on new and existing services
  • Regular market analysis and price benchmarking in order to maintain relevant price books
  • Constant engagement with Tax and Finance to ensure full compliance on group policies

Role Dependencies

  • Bayobab Fibreco, Presales, Product, Planning, Technical and Finance teams
  • Bayobab OpCo and Group Enterprise demand management teams

QUALIFICATIONS

Job Requirements Education, Experience and Competencies

Education:

  • Minimum 4-year Academic Degree Commerce, BBA, Engineering or Business Science
  • Post graduate qualification MBA/Masters Commerce, Engineering, Science preferred
  • English, with French as an advantage

Experience:

  • 5+ years relevant cost modelling and pricing experience in the fixed line international telecommunication industry preferably in carrier business with a good technical understanding as well.

Competencies:

  • Able to work effectively with multiple stakeholders in a multi-cultural environment
  • Strong analytical skills to adequately anticipate demand & provide recommendations for decision making
  • A working knowledge of business practices
  • Knowledge of risk management and business development
  • Ability to identify key issues in a situation and to think creatively and strategically in facing internal and external challenges
  • Strong computer literacy Particularly Excel / Word /PowerPoint / Visio as well as Salesforce
  • Understanding the connectivity infrastructure wholesales landscape with a focus on emerging markets

Other:

  • Regional and international travel
  • Ability to adapt to changing requirements of business and staff members
  • Excellent Interpersonal skills

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