Senior Director Indirect Procurement
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Job Location:
Amsterdam - Netherlands
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title
Senior Director - Indirect ProcurementJob Description
As the Senior Director - Indirect Procurement you will be a senior member of the Indirect Procurement leadership team responsible for shaping and driving the global strategies across Regions and Businesses. Acting as the face of indirect procurement you will partner with the categories and region/business teams to identify opportunities engage with ExCo and senior business stakeholders and embed procurement as a strategic value creator within Philips. The role leverages global market intelligence to anticipate category trends optimize sourcing strategies and lead efficiency and spend optimization initiatives. You will also ensure operational excellence and risk management to Business and Regional Leadership through cross-functional collaboration to deliver sustainable value.
Your role:
Manage a global team of Business & Region Engagement Managers.
Represent the Indirect Procurement across key regions and businesses and ensure transparency on the global indirect spend
Support monthly category reviews and drive alignment across business units and regions.
Drive delivery of productivity commitments in line with enterprise-wide P&L goals.
Ensure that indirect procurement is deeply embedded within business units and regions.
Establish procurement as a value creator not just a cost center.
Build a culture of accountability performance and collaboration across the global team.
Share insights and identify opportunities for cost optimization innovation and cross-category synergies.
Defines and implements processes to deliver clear and consistent forecasting and reporting of Procurement value ensuring alignment of financial impacts across organizations in a transparent manner.
Deploys global supply market intelligence to anticipate and capitalize on evolving trends and technological advancements optimizing the sourcing footprint to drive strategic advantage.
Together with the various Indirect Procurement categories you identify market trends for various spend categories and utilize this knowledge to support internal customers evaluating financial aspects of key cost drivers using published industry data.
Champions a culture of relentless pursuit of excellence leveraging deep insights into internal business processes and functional strategies to drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
States how much Businesses and Regions should spend on indirect materials to remain competitive and productive optimizing Q&P approaches while challenging the status quo.
Drive co-creation/DfX with Business and Regional Leadership to solve business challenges while creating a pipeline of new productivity opportunities
Collect qualitative & quantitative demand from Business and Region to help design category strategies.
Youre the right fit if you have:
Minimum 20 years of experience with Bachelors OR Minimum 15 years of experience with Masters in areas such as Strategic Planning Category Management Market Analysis Supplier Negotiations and Portfolio Optimization or equivalent.
Bachelors/Masters Degree in Business Procurement Supply Chain Management or equivalent.
10 years of experience in Procurement will be preferred.
A seasoned business-savvy leader with confidence and autonomy to drive strategic initiatives across global business & regions with a background in either procurement or finance business partnering.
The successful candidate must bring a solid understanding of financial drivers and business performance.
Adopts quickly to Philips business culture and operating model.
Proven track record of engaging and influencing senior executives (ExCo ExCo-1 & 2) in complex matrixed environments.
Strong leadership capability with experience managing diverse geographically distributed teams.
Skilled in cross-functional collaboration and able to embed indirect procurement as a strategic partner across business units and regions.
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. This role is an office-based role which means working in person at least three days per week.
About Philips
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If youre interested in this role and have many but not all of the experiences needed we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.
Required Experience:
Exec
Key Skills
- Category Management
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- Financial Acumen
- HR Sourcing
- Procurement Management
- Contract Management
- Supplier Management
- Contract Negotiation
- negotiation
- Contracts
About Company
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