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Philips Indirect Procurement Category Manager - Travel & Expenses in Lodz, Poland
In this role, your mission will be to provide and ensure the execution of the sourcing strategy of the Travel & Expenses sub-category, throughout the Procurement network at the country, and regional levels. To be successful in this position, you need to have a global view, a systematic approach and be detail-oriented, with a focus on project execution, quality, efficiency, and cost.
Your role:
Driving Category Management on the senior level as a Category Domain Expert
Planning, optimizing, and controlling the Category Strategy Development Fit for Purpose
Define value drivers and spend parameters to enable the most effective spend target setting/planning.
Building and developing relationships with the functional counterpart(s) in close alignment with the respective Business Partners.
Ensuring consistency, communication, and integration within the business and the procurement network
Ensuring the operational sourcing & action plan follow-up for your procurement sub-category is fully aligned with category management strategy/orientation
Our benefits:
Annual bonus based on performance achieved
Private medical care with the option to extend it to family members
Life Insurance
Company Car
Benefit System cards
Discount for Philips products
Wide variety of training & learning opportunities, including LinkedIn Learning
Hybrid model of working (2 days in the office)
You're the right fit if:
You have 7+ years of experience in Procurement
You have cross-functional experience in related functions; Global Project Management experience; Experience in applying Lean methodologies
You are a team player with experience in multidisciplinary teams
You speak English fluently
You are a confident, good negotiator, capable of interacting with key stakeholders and vendors (VPs & CEOs from suppliers and inside Philips)
You have strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving skills
You are flexible, receptive, resourceful, creative, and results-oriented
Experience in the Sourcing Process with proven international exposure in the field of Travel activities (Air carriers and other transportation, Hotels, Travel agencies, Restaurants, …) would be a big advantage
Understanding and experience within the Healthcare or FMCG industry would be an advantage
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