Ops Specialist: Product Costing at Telkom

Core Description

• Assist Product Costing Specialists in conducting network costing studies for all network elements with the purpose of driving reliable and accurate end-to-end product costing of all Openserve products and services. Ensuring that complete and accurate assumptions are applied to assist pricing decisions.

Job Responsibilities

• Liaise with Technical Product Development teams to ensure all cost components of a product are accurately represented.
• Assist with annual review of network costing, impact on product costing and commercial pricing decision making.
• Analyse and validate capital cost of expenditure related to development of new products.
• Prepare end-to-end cost studies for the development of new products.
• Validate assumptions, obtain costing information, and generate scenarios for discussions with business units.
• Generate reports, present findings, recommendations, assumptions, risks, and financial impact of the proposals.
• Contribute to discussions and reviews conducted during product development process.
• Assist with regular review and update of financial loading factors and financial assumptions used in product pricing.
• Assist with annual review of existing product costs and impact analysis on commercial pricing.
• Convening and coordinating regular meetings of bodies within Openserve with overall oversight of the costing and pricing effect.
• Provide costing and pricing analytics to assist the commercial pricing team in making tactical and strategic business decisions.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders (Sales, Product Development, Product Management, Commercial pricing) on all costing issues, queries, and cost study developments.

Customer Specific Solutions (CSS)

• Perform minimum price calculations for CSS and investigate errors in costing inputs.
• Assist with RFQ meetings and give costing and pricing inputs to the bids team.

Margin Analysis

• Assist with Product Margin Analysis Report.

Core Competencies

Functional Knowledge

• Cost and Management Accounting; Product Costing; Product Management; Cost Estimating; Commercial; Product costing methodologies; Telecommunications products, and applications of the technologies

Functional Skills

• Business Analytics, Problem Solving; Communicating; Modelling Techniques; Accounting; Writing; Microsoft Excel; Conceptual ability; Accuracy and attention to details; Time management; Communication and networking capabilities, Business and Pricing Modelling, Execution of business plan

Competencies (Behaviour)

• Business Orientated; Innovative; Accurate; Responsible; Integrity; Eager to learn; Providing insights; Generating ideas; Exploring possibilities; Examining information; Adopting practical approaches; Developing expertise; Challenging ideas; Interacting with people; Understanding people; Seizing opportunities; Influencing

Education

• NQF 6: 3 year Diploma/ National Diploma

Experience

• 2 Years relevant experience

Certifications

• None

Special Requirements

• Valid Drivers license
• Ability to work outside of normal working hours

Physical Requirements

• None

Key Stakeholders

• Retail Product Managers
• Wholesale Product Managers
• Product Development Department 
• Infrastructure Planners 
• Technologists 
• Retail Sales 
• Wholesale Sales

Additional Information

Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualification preferably in Accounting, Cost and Management Accounting, Finance and Commercial
• Experience in costing or similar role at operational level.
• Experience in Product Costing and Pricing in the Telecommunication industry would be advantageous.