AVP, Capacity Management

Job description

Role Overview The AVP is responsible to plan and augment the global submarine cable capacity to meet current and future business requirements in a cost-effective manner. The position will be responsible for achieving product performance targets set by the Company. Key Responsibilities Act as a team leader and interface with peers to ensure the cable investment portfolio align with the performance target Source and prepare market analysis for new subsea cable planning and investment Negotiate the terms and conditions with submarine cable providers on agreements, contracts and order forms Prepare business cases and profitability analysis for management approval on capacity investment, upgrade and expansion projects Prepare regular Capex / Opex budget and usage forecast according to the inventory status. Analyze the revenue and costing to prepare for on-going forecast and AOP Provide regular and ad-hoc KPI performance reports to Finance and Management Track and proactively monitor the inventory utilization and its trend, and initiate capacity upgrade to maintain the capacity threshold Manage cable portfolio and maintain accurate inventory of PCCWG’s all submarine capacity including subsea and terrestrial cable systems with more than 50 cable systems Provide regular update and briefing on the available, planned new capacity and new cable systems to the Sales, Presales and internal teams Interface with Cable Planning and Transmission Engineering teams to ensure the accuracy of the lit up capacity and associated costing for the own cable investment Requirements A University Degree holder or equivalent in Business / Engineering / Information Technology or related discipline At least 8 year experience in global Telecommunication industry Well versed and knowledgeable on submarine cable systems, IPLC and Ethernet Services, OSS/BSS business process and latest telecommunication technologies. Strong results orientation, with a successful track record of timely achievement of aggressive goals within budget Self-motivated, creative, initiative and analytical with good business judgment/acumen Good project management skill, presentation skill and interpersonal skill with ability to mobilize a global cross department virtual team Good command of English and Chinese, both verbal and written Occasional overseas Travel is required