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In this role, as Procurement Business Partner for the IGT Systems (Image Guided Therapy Systems) you will be responsible for developing and managing the procurement strategy that supports the IGT System’s objectives in alignment with the Philips enterprise supplier and category strategy. This includes cost savings initiatives, quality goals achievement, increase the resilience of the supply chain, localization, quality & regulatory, sustainability policies, track cost and performance KPIs, new product introduction (NPI) and manage the team (located in Netherlands, India and China). You will lead and manage all Procurement activities for the global IGT Systems Organization driving sourcing decisions and supplier performance from early product development to mass production, to enable this you will be expected to have a deep understanding of the BU strategy, product portfolio, supplier market and strong connection with the leaders within the IGT Systems organization.

About IGT Systems (Image Guided Therapy Systems)

Philips IGT Systems is the global leading innovator in the image-guided interventional field. As a leader in image-guided therapy, we have been driving continuous innovation to address rising patient volumes and increased procedure complexity.

We develop seamlessly integrated health systems, including interventional X-ray systems and software solutions, that enable physicians to treat patients with personalized and minimally invasive procedures. We design to optimize system integration and lab performance, that supports our customers in maintaining high standards of quality and patient care at predictable costs. Within IGT Systems, we have Fixed and Mobile Surgery (MoS) solutions that serve our customer needs.

You are responsible for

• Creating strategic impact by initiating, organizing, and implementing of Procurement strategies, programs and transformations for IGT Systems.

• Establishing a collaborative culture related to Procurement (all 3rd party spend in BoM, Markets and spend management) exemplified by openness, trust, shared action, and an emphasis on mutual long-term benefits.

• Develop and deploy procurement strategies in the Business.

• Provide Procurement leadership and vision to enable the organization’s short- and long-term objectives.

• Achieves product and value chain optimization by cross-functional cooperation within the business.

• Ensures that the Procurement related risks (cost, quality, availability) are controlled and mitigated.

• Capture supplier innovation in product and business creation to optimize propositions and achieve the best value for Philips and its customers.

• Ensures commodity and category strategies are relevant for the business, aligned with cross-functional stakeholders and fully implemented in the Business Unit.

• Lead a team of procurement engineers who liaise with commodity managers to deliver procurement expertise and deliverables to the product development teams on a daily basis.

• Driving all procurement activities related to New Product Introduction (NPI) in the BU. Orchestrating the sourcing and industrialization with innovative suppliers, ensuring the successful completion of NPI Phase Gates. Managing Cost, Quality (APQP) and Risk with a strong focus on patient safety and product quality.

• Responsible for talent management of the procurement function.

You are part of

A member of the Procurement & Engineering Organization within the Global Integrated Supply Chain and directly reports to the Head of Procurement & Engineering within the Global Integrated Supply Chain.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need a customer-first attitude and the following -

• Master’s in business administration and relevant training in SPM and Supply chain preferred.

• At least 10 years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain or in related Stakeholder function

• Cultural sensitiveness, able to do global business across Europe, the Americas and Asia.

• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations requires an in-depth knowledge of the company.

• Strategic thinker with a ‘can do’ attitude. Result driven, with a proven track record.

• Understanding of suppliers, business models, key drivers, measures, priorities and make or buy decisions.

• Expertise in Design for eXcellence and Value Engineering.

• Team player with excellent analytic and communication skills.

• Ability to influence and challenge stakeholders both externally and internally is key.

• Experience in LEAN or Six Sigma is considered an advantage.

In return, we offer you

The ability to collaborate with, learn and grow from colleagues in a highly matrixed global organization where you can use your strengths to help drive strategic business initiatives for Philips. Additionally, we provide you a dynamic working environment in an innovative business, paired with a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a supportive atmosphere where you can sharpen your talents with new challenges and career opportunities.

Our benefits can be found here: https://www.careers.philips.com/na/en/total-rewards-at-philips.

How we work at Philips

Our newly adopted hybrid work concept fuses flexibility with collaboration to deliver great outcomes for our people and our customers. We are embracing an approach wherein we spend more time together than apart – which for full-time employees translates to an average of at least 3 days working from the office and up to 2 days from home – for our hybrid roles.​

Hybrid work flexibility means people can meet the changing demands of work and home in the most balanced, productive, and healthy way.

Our hybrid working model is defined in 3 ways:​

We believe in the importance of impactful collaboration: There's a certain energy when everyone’s in the same room that can heighten idea generation and creative friction needed for problem-solving.

We embrace flexibility: Choosing where, when, and how to work can vary according to task and team schedules. Flexibility isn’t office or online, it means choosing the space that works best for you, your teams, and our customers on a case-by-case basis. ​

We want to be at our best: The way we work, and our workspaces are designed to support our well-being, offer career advancement opportunities, and enable us to be at our best. ​

Why should you join Philips?

Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on innovative, customer-first health technology solutions. Help us improve the health and well-being of billions of people, every year. Ultimately creating a career that no one could have planned for. Even you.

Visit our careers website to explore what it’s like working at Philips, read stories from our employee blog, find information about our recruitment process and answers to some frequently asked questions.

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