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Job Title Category Sourcing Manager - Marketing APACTitle: Category Sourcing Manager - Marketing APACPhilips 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 its not just what we do, its who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common. and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers needs. Its 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. Thats why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.Position Overview:The Category Manager is accountable to initiate, organize and implement breakthrough Category Strategies, Programs and Policies for the assigned Category spend and related Supply Base to ensure optimum Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Quality, Delivery, Sustainability and Innovation. Accountable to align Cost Category Governance and Strategy with all nominated B/R/F stakeholdersKey Responsibilities:Creates intelligence regarding Category related trends and technologies to design optimum sourcing footprintOrganizes, implements and drives process efficiency by leveraging standard work, service providers (internal/external) and scaling effectsDrives DFX continuously, understanding our internal business processes and functional strategiesCost Category Domain Expert driving Cost Category Management on CC Levels 2 or 3 (global)Planning, optimizing and control of the Cost Category Strategy Development Fit for PurposeDefine value drivers and spend parameters to enable most effective spend target setting/planning. Manages the relationship with the functional counterpart(s) in close alignment with the respective Business Partners.Expert in applying Indirect Procurement toolbox to plan, organize and manage Demand Fit For Purpose conventions, Value Creation modeling and Spend GovernanceDevelop and rollout Cost Category Strategies and Business CasesDefine, align and manage ramp-up of Cost Category Funnel measuresPlanning, organizing and setting-up of Cost Category ProjectsDisciplined in tracking own progress and executing of defined standard processesBuilding and maintaining up-to-date knowledge about companys objectives, processes, strategies & industry trendsProactively assessing issues and recommending solutions to ramp-up and accelerateManaging Cost Category Projects and FUNNEL measures and proactively initiate escalationActively convincing stakeholders and users to apply and implement the Indirect Procurement conceptsEstablishing intense collaboration across Business Partnering, Procurement Management and Spend Governance to ramp-up performance and to gain End-2-End insightsPromoting the systematic deployment of Indirect Procurement practices across B/R/FLogical, methodical and collaborative approach to define business Case/decision memos for problem solvingLeveraging internal and external Indirect Procurement network to create breakthrough ideas Cost Category Domain Expert driving Cost Category Management on CC Level 2 or 3 (global)Spend
50 M\xe2\x82\xacOwns Category strategy design & performanceReporting to: Cost Category LeaderRequired competencies.Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent.Desired: Separate expert level certifications in LEAN/ Six sigma, functional/category area.Minimum: 15+ years in Supplier Account Manager and/or Strategic Buyer and/or Site Project Procurement Management and/or relevant functional categoryDesired: Cross-functional experience in related functions; Global Project Management experience; Experience in applying Lean methodologiesProven category expertise with Strategic thinkingAchiever mentality Driven by achieving the company objectivesNegotiations skills /Game TheorySupplier Strategy DevelopmentStrong Networking & Influencing skillsSource-2-Contract and P2P processesContract ManagementProject ManagementLocation: GurgaonIn return, we offer youA meaningful career, with new challenges in our dynamic organization, working in an encouraging multinational and multicultural environment. We are happy to provide you with this opportunity to work with new technologies. You will be surrounded by passionate and committed, colleagues who share your ambition to create outstanding customer experiences. Your work will be ambitious and full of opportunities for growth. Variety and challenge will be part of your daily routines.Our commitment to inclusion and diversityAt Philips, we provide equal opportunities to all our employees and to all eligible applicants for employment in our company , irrespective of age, color, disability, nationality, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation (LGBTQ +), and all aspects that make individuals unique. Encouraging diversity and fostering inclusion are key to our mission of improving the lives of 2.5 billion people a year by 2030 through meaningful innovation. We have fair, transparent, and clear employee policies which promote diversity and equality, in accordance with currently applicable law. For, we believe that life is better when #youareyou.Our commitment to inclusion and diversityAt Philips, we provide equal opportunities to all our employees and to all eligible applicants for employment in our company , irrespective of age, color, disability, nationality, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation (LGBTQ +), and all aspects that make individuals unique. Encouraging diversity and fostering inclusion are key to our mission of improving the lives of 2.5 billion people a year by 2030 through meaningful innovation. We have fair, transparent, and clear employee policies which promote diversity and equality, in accordance with currently applicable law. For, we believe that life is better when#youareyou.Why should you join Philips?Working at Philips is more than a job. Its 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.#L1-PHILIN

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