PCCW Global is a leading telecommunications provider, offering the latest voice and data solutions to multi-national enterprises and communication service providers. Our truly global coverage combined with local, on the ground knowledge has helped us build best in class connections across the globe linking Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.
About Console Connect by PCCW Global
Console Connect by PCCW Global is a platform for the Software Defined Interconnection® of applications and infrastructures. It allows users to self-provision private, high-performance connections among a global ecosystem of enterprises, networks, clouds, SaaS providers, IoT providers and applications providers.
Console Connect is the only digital platform that is underpinned by one of the world’s largest private networks and a Tier 1 global IP network that is ranked in the top 10 for IPv4 and IPv6 peering, delivering higher levels of network performance, speed, and security to meet the digital needs of today’s interconnected users and communities.
Assistant Global Access Management Support (PCCWG Philippines office)
The Assistant Access Quoting Manager is responsible for sourcing suitable and competitive local access and collocation solutions from international carriers and local vendors aligned with region-specific sales requirements. S/he supports the overall Vendor Management department goal by implementing a vendor strategy and sourcing policy that provides the company with optimal options for services, pricing, and performance.
Specific duties include:
- Support Sales and Presales in meeting local access requirements for sourcing in-region capacity and quotations
- Negotiate costs and terms to deliver competitive commercial offers and suitable product solutions
- Review the Service Order Form to ensure alignment of quotation pricing and terms
- Monitor local vendor performance to guarantee fast response, quality, and reliability of services
- Support Sales and Pre-Sales with 1st level escalation to ensure vendor assistance
- Support cost-saving initiative, vendor database management, metric reporting and automation project matters
- Gather local market intelligence, including market price and demand trends for the Regional Head
- Assist the Regional Head to evaluate potential new vendors and support the vetting process
- Ensure the sourcing process complies with the company’s procurement policy and regulatory standards
Skills and Qualifications:
- A minimum of 5 years of proven working experience in sourcing in the Telecom industry
- Moderate technical knowledge and telecom products (e.g. IPLC/IEPL, MPLS VPN, Internet, Colocation)
- Understanding of sourcing workflow and vendor evaluation process
- Detailed-oriented, well-organized, self-initiative, and able to work under pressure
- Strong negotiation, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Flexibility to perform tasks outside regular business hours if required
- Proficient in written and spoken English, other language is a plus
- Skilled in MS Office and Google Workspace
- Experience with Jira, Trello, and relevant quoting software is an advantage
