Senior Sourcing & Project Specialist
Location:Łódź
Organization: Philips Polska Sp. z o.o.
Job ID no: 182998
Philips is a diversified Health and Well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights.
Procurement Shared Services Center (PSSC) based in Łódź, Poland, is part of global Philips Procurement. Under the umbrella of Royal Philips, Philips Procurement manages and performs sourcing and procurement activities for (indirect) goods and services for Philips. PSSC acts on behalf of the Philips businesses, handling every step in the purchasing process – from demand analysis to final delivery. PSSC delivers value added services by leveraging economies of scale, globalizing processes and simplifying the ways of working, while delivering superior purchasing experiences by listening and acting on our customers’ feedback.
Your challenge:
To perform tactical and operational sourcing for indirect materials and services in IT commodity, and support your internal customers in executing the process flows within the various systems. Provide administrative support and guidance for appropriate use of procurement tools and applications and deliver value added services through customized reporting and market intelligence towards entire Procurement organization. Make right decisions in difficult situations, when time is critical. Take charge of a group to overcome difficulties, face issues and ensure that decisions are made. Actively offers support to others to achieve the team/project goals.
Your key responsibilities:
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Participating actively and supporting definition and deployment of the Commodity Strategy
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Participating in and leading purchasing projects (e.g. tenders preparation and execution, e-Sourcing projects, providing content analysis, RFQ & RFI preparation, analyzing supplier proposals, negotiating and closing contracts
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Implementing contracts that provide sourcing solutions at the lowest total cost, in cooperation with customers and internal clients on sites on global/national/regional commodity level
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Contract preparation and maintenance; providing recommendations
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Ensure internal customers buy-in
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Managing relationship with the customers and stakeholders proactively, leading communication related to service in scope also outside the team
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Monitoring performance, quality of the process and initiate improvements related to the area of responsibility
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Dealing with service scope changes / amendments
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Participating actively in projects within and outside PSSC scope
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Providing insightful reports, analysis and recommendations within given procurement scope
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Orders and new suppliers creation requests processing in the system
We are looking for people with:
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Graduate with Bachelor or master degree
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Fluent English is a must (both orally and in writing)
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Minimum 2 years’ experience within Sourcing/Procurement or Project area
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Minimum 1 year experience in contracting and negotiations with suppliers
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Sourcing experience and expertise (incl. Cluster and market knowledge), preferably in the area of: HR or Business Strategic Services commodities (consultancy, insurance, legal services etc.)
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Ability to inspire commitment, arrange, communicate and influence virtually
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Negotiation and influencing skills; convincing power
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Valued team player
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Self-driven and pro-active, able to work independently in virtual environment
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Target driven
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Developed analytical thinking skills with an eye for detail
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Computer literacy essential and experience in MS office applications (excellent command of MS Excel is a must)
We offer a range of fringe benefits:
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Yearly bonus based on performance achieved
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Private medical care with option to extend it to family members
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BenefitSystem cards
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Discount for Philips’ productt