Planning and Optimization Snr Specialist - Samsun

Vodafone Telekomünikasyon A.Ş.

We are seeking a Planning and Optimization Senior Specialist with the will and ambition to work in high performing Vodafone Team responsible for Leading Digital Transformation in Turkey, reporting to  Planning and Optimization Manager of  Vodafone Turkey.

The accountabilities of this role are:

• Responsible to optimize  the radio network for the region in line with the Network Optimization and Sales and Customer priorities to achieve the agreed KPI and SLAs for the Region for 2G/3G/LTE networks
• Optimise and Tune with smart network Technologies (2G/3G/LTE sites, smallcells, repeaters, femtocells..)
• Ensure the forming of all necessary frequency and parameters related to the site to be planned
• Realise the required drive tests and ensure the required 2G,3G and 4G network accordingly
• Resolve customer complaints on-time
• Represent VF to all local government and public bodies in the region to ensure that all required licenses and permissions are completed on time (e.g. governor, municipality, forest management, TT, BTK)
• Special event follow-up and proactive optimization in area of responsibility
• Special Event Capacity optimization during events like football, basketball matches, political events and concerts etc
• Being able to perform improving the customer experience, NPS and ambitious to achieve   "zero detractors!" target
• Manage effective and strong relations with all the internal stakeholders to improve the performance of the region according to the technology strategies & plans
• Other Regional teams
• To handle Optimization related requests from other departments during manager’s absence.
• Central functions (optimization,planning..)
• Regional functions (Sales, Planning, Field Opetation, Transport, Site acquisition..)
• Regulatory
• Responsible for 2G/3G/4G new and existing site optimization;
• RAN parameters settings and analysis of Network KPI’s 
• Network coverage design and clusters optimization 
• Data audit, RAN parameter consistency checks and new parameter/feature trials
• Network coverage design and clusters optimization
• Tender support for RAN design and capacity dimensioning 
• Apply troubleshooting and subsequent optimization measures to improve the network KPIs
• Call analysis, drive test analysis and cluster verifications
• Should check the problems on site, remotely and find best solutions to customer complaints by optimising parameters or features.
• Tools;
• Planning tools preferably Atoll, Mapinfo
• Drive test tools like TEMS, Actix Analyzer, Genex Probe
• MR based tools preferably Huawei Discovery ,Nastar, Schema and SONMaster 
• Optimization and signalling tools Huawei Discovery , IRIS, Tektronix, Traffica, M2000

What is it like to work at Vodafone? 

Working at Vodafone is all about helping people feel ready to benefit from new technology, bring the future to even the most remote places and thinking about technology that doesn’t exist yet. 

Here at Vodafone, we do amazing things to empower everybody to be confidently connected, that could be anything from providing superfast network speed for smartphones to making people’s lives easier with mobile payment, streaming music & video and connecting devices through internet of things. 

Vodafone is a place where you can bring your whole self to work as you start your career.

• BSc or MSc degree in Telecommunications, Electronics Engineering or Computer
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in Mobile Network  RF Optimization with Specialist level skills
• Technical competence on network quality
• Good knowledge of Multi-vendor networks especially Huawei 2G/3G/LTE/SRAN features and parameters.
• Must have experience with following tools: Atoll,  MapInfo, ACTIX, Automatic frequency  planning tools (AFP), Huawei Nastar,Discovery, Tektronix GEOProbe, Nokia TRAFFICA, Schema UltimaForte , CHR, NCPR , Piweb, Drive Test and Vendor based tools
• Good knowledge of Huawei & Motorola Equipments, features and parameters.
• Strong Analytical thinking and presentation skills and deliver expectations on time.
• Self-motivated , customer-focused and ambitious on competition
• Having team spirit with good communication and interpersonal skills, ability to cooperate and transfer knowledge to the staff with different experience durations.
• Enthusiastic team player, needs to communicate with other Departments
• Must be willing to learn New Technologies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• No military obligation for male candidates