Senior Manager Procurement (Warehousing/Logistics Services)

Philips North America

(Somerville, New Jersey)

Full Time Travel Required

Job Posting Details

About Philips North America

At Philips, we strive to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Our goal is to improve the lives of 3 billion people a year by 2025. We will be the best place to work for people who share our passion. Together we will deliver superior value for our customers and shareholders.

Responsibilities

* Define sourcing strategies aligned with business requirements, execute strategic tender processes and lead the negotiations process including timelines and facilitate the decision making process. Ensure commercial gatekeeping during implementation.
* Support development of business cases, including the make or buy decision and track savings.
* Optimize the supply base on the basis of total cost of ownership and develop sustainable supplier relationships.
* Manage the business review process with suppliers to ensure that market trends, supplier performance and the future business needs of the sectors are aligned.
* Lead global virtual commodity strategy development team.
* Align with business group or market group supply chain management to ensure successful definition and execution of commodity strategies.
* Ensure effective relationship/stakeholder management towards business/markets.
* Actively support with supply market & process knowledge and expertise in the area of Freight and Distribution
* Act as Global Supplier Manager for a strategic supplier, including relationship management, strategy alignment, and supplier development.

Define sourcing strategies aligned with business requirements, execute strategic tender processes and lead the negotiations process including timelines and facilitate the decision making process. Ensure commercial gatekeeping during implementation.
Support development of business cases, including the make or buy decision and track savings.
Optimize the supply base on the basis of total cost of ownership and develop sustainable supplier relationships.
Manage the business review process with suppliers to ensure that market trends, supplier performance and the future business needs of the sectors are aligned.
Lead global virtual commodity strategy development team.
Align with business group or market group supply chain management to ensure successful definition and execution of commodity strategies.
Ensure effective relationship/stakeholder management towards business/markets.
Actively support with supply market & process knowledge and expertise in the area of Freight and Distribution
Act as Global Supplier Manager for a strategic supplier, including relationship management, strategy alignment, and supplier development.

Ideal Candidate

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or related. MBA is preferred.
Minimum of 10 years working experience in Procurement, with a focus in Warehousing/Logistics services.
Experience in the logistics industry is considered highly relevant
Analytical, conceptual thinker, pragmatic, strong interpersonal skills, entrepreneurial spirit, with focus on getting things done
Creative and persistent negotiator, with strategic agility
Clear and effective networker and communicator at different levels in- and outside our company.
Leadership qualities to lead project and/or commodity teams.
Ability to travel up to 20%