Product Configuration -Deputy Manager

Job TitleProduct Configuration -Deputy Manager
Job Description
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About PHILIPS:

Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow.
But its not just what we do, its who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common. An unwavering sense of purpose and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers needs. Its what inspires us to create meaningful solutions the kind that make a real difference when it matters most.
The world and our customers needs are changing faster than ever before and while we are proud of what we do already, we know we can do more. Thats why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.


About Philips Global Business Services (GBS)

Philips Global Business Services delivers excellence in the execution of business services, enabling an agile repeatable framework to leverage market opportunities that contribute to extending our leadership as a Health Technology company. Our people are a key part of the transformation program in Philips and at GBS, you become part of a global team of professionals that form the backbone of this journey.

Job Description



Product Configuration Modeler (PCM) Master Data



Your challenge

The Commercial Configuration and Product Lifecycle Data Management (PLDM) function is part of the Philips Health System product data domain. Philips Healthcare is transforming towards new business models such as integrated propositions and solutions delivery. The Product Configuration Modeler (PCM) is expected to work closely with the Product Configuration Advisor (PCA) in transforming the Health System catalog across Philips to meet the demands of various business models i.e. software, integrated solutions, integrated services, pay per use, pay per subscription etc. The PCM is envisaged to be a key role supporting the PCA who should be thinking out of the box, working very closely with the businesses, transformation programs, and business process owners to come with designs and setting up the solutions. The PCAs be supporting business transformation initiatives as well as our businesses/solution owners to create, maintain, improve, and advise on the standards for product and catalog data across Philips business processes. The PCMs in turn are expected to use these standards and execute on our operational commitments across all of the integrated Applications in the Health care domain. You will further support he PCAs in deploying new standards, support remapping existing catalogs into new ways of working in Center of excellence (CoE).

Are you a good and fast learner?
Do you have an eye for the details?
Are you meticulous in your execution and follow-ups?
Do you like working across multiple applications, Product lines and business scenarios?
Are you good with working in a matrixed and geographically spread team?

Then you might enjoy this challenging role in Philips!
We welcome you to a challenging, innovative environment with great opportunities for you to explore and grow.



Your responsibilities

Execute the set-up of Philips Health system catalog (for e.g.: creating products, systems, software and solutions in general known as Configurable Sales Products, CSPs across all integrated applications based on the advice and design received from PCAs
Ensure that the pre-defined standards are adhered to while executing the specification in the configuration management systems, CPQ systems, commercial ERP systems, factory systems and sales tools
Supporting the PCAs on all product lifecycle topics such as drive standardized/optimize Commercial Product Specification across various CSPs in the various Businesses and Markets. This includes many aspects such as the feature and options setup or the solution configuration rules to ensure maximum harmonization/leverage and implement ability throughout the systems landscape
Be the focal point in the Catalog Centre of Excellence (CoE) in ensuring that only validated, released configurations can be quoted, ordered, built and shipped and the necessary documentation is in place (both for the validation evidence and for the supply chain processes e.g. shipping papers)
Support projects and programs as we go through business transformation and implementing the future ways of working for product catalogs
Manage data for different product archetypes e.g. simple products, configurable products (integrated hardware & software), software only products, services and solution
Carry out independent configuration audits or peer reviews on Configurable Sales Products-level to verify the configuration item integrity (status accounting)
Be a strong layer of support to the PCAs in ensuring that we are able to release our Catalog according to the release calendar with high quality and precision


Your team

Given the nature of the job, you will be working closely with many stakeholders in the Philips Health Systems Business Units and Markets that take part in the Product Lifecycle Data Management processes and new business introduction processes.


We are looking for candidates with

Knowledge and experience on Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Configure Price Quote (CPQ), Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications such as SFDC, Apttus, Siebel, Sofon, SAP-BOM, PTC Windchill etc.
Knowledge and experience in business processes around configuration, Quote and Price (CPQ) is essential. Understanding the way catalogs are setup and used in both the businesses as well as markets would be very value adding
Candidates with good understanding of Pricing of Products in a Quote to Order scenario would be preferred
Knowledge and understanding of business processes such as Marketing, Order Fulfillment, Supply Chain account management would be added advantage
An ability to think beyond assigned areas to come out with solution alternatives would be key to your success; Problem solving mindset, Analytical in approach but very much open to execute operational tasks
Experience in working in a team environment to deliver team goals; Displays an ability to influence stakeholders
Structured and meticulous in execution; First Time Right attitude is a MUST
Experience in Lean and Daily Management Methodologies
Attention to details as you would be required to work with lot of finer aspects of data where Quality is paramount
Be Open to learning various business process and new applications
Educational Qualification of bachelor degree or higher, preferably in Engineering subjects
3+ years experience in international, large size / complex business environment
Prior work experience in in regulated environments (i.e. FDA regulations) such as Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals or Aerospace would be very valuable
3+ years experience with product master data and/or CPQ tools such as SFDC, APTTUS, SAP, SOFON, SIEBEL, PTC Windchill
3+ years experience in CPQ or associated business process/domains
Strong communicative skills, verbal and written
Exposure to Philips or any prior experience is a plus
Overall Experience: 5-10 years Bachelors B.Tech must, masters preferred
Typically acts as a lead, coordinating the work of others, with about 5-15 resources
Needs adequate freedom to act to determine HOW to solve occurring issues

In return, we offer you

A meaningful career, with new challenges in our dynamic organization, working in an encouraging multinational and multicultural environment. We are happy to provide you with this opportunity to work with new technologies. You will be surrounded by passionate and committed, colleagues who share your ambition to create outstanding customer experiences. Your work will be ambitious and full of opportunities for growth. Variety and challenge will be part of your daily routines.

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. 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 everyones 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 isnt 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. Its 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.

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