SME Operations Purchasing

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Effective Tuesday, January 4, 2022, all U.S.-based employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID as a condition of employment at Philips*. Employees may request a reasonable accommodation.

If you are a Colorado resident and this role is a field-based or remote role, you may be eligible to receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request. You may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.

• Montana employees are currently excluded from this requirement at this time.

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 it’s not just what we do, it’s 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. It’s 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. That’s why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.

In this role, you have the opportunity to

Provide expertise in the processes and systems used within the Operational Materials Management (OMM) organization.

You are responsible for

As the Subject Matter Expert for the operational materials management function within the all the business groups in Connect Care, this person will be responsible for providing operational support and strategic direction for the tools, processes and systems used within this function. Specific responsibilities include:

• Define tools, processes and systems that are robust and harmonized across the various operational materials management team in these each business group.
• Leader to drive Transformation programs in operational materials management site leaders.
• Ensure compliance to business and quality system requirements working with other functions to understand and implement requirements as required
• Collect requirements, benchmark best practices and identifying targeted processes for improvement enabling efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance gains.
• Identify and drive key improvement projects working x-site and x-functionally
• Identify tools, processes and systems that are critical to be harmonized across the materials teams.
• Interfaces with Corporate on related topics, representing business group requirements and helping to drive improved solutions
• Collaborates across other Philips’ businesses and locations on best practice sharing and improvement opportunities
• Consults with x-functional team members on initiatives/issues that impact the operational materials management team
• Helps to define key performance indicators for the operational materials management scorecard that provide greater insights into leading indicators and operational performance
• Drives Lean methodologies into the operational materials management teams’ way of working
• Supports efficient performance reporting and corrective action

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

• Bachelor/Master of Science degree in a technical or business field. MBA preferred.
• 5 years of Operations Purchasing experience
• Extensive knowledge or ERP/MRP systems (SAP Super User - Preferred)
• Strong knowledge of tools, processes and systems related to the Purchasing function
• Demonstrated skills in process development and management
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and Lean methodologies
• Strong project management skills
• Proven ability to work effectively with x-functional and x-geography teams
• Excellent ability to communicate
• Demonstrated ability to work operational and strategically
• Demonstrated ability to get things successfully accomplished

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa.

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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As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.

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