Category Sourcing Manager

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551633 Category Sourcing Manager

This role is part of indirect procurement is accountable and responsible for strategy sourcing and category management for all global marketing across Personal Health and Health Systems, ensure contract compliance, best marketing procurement strategy to drive productivity and TCO, sustainability and innovation. The core objective is to provide the best Indirect Procurement solutions for Philips to create value with sustainable impact.

Your role:

• Strength Philips competitiveness and Maximize impact of marketing category indirect spend by innovating with our stakeholders and suppliers.
• Drive Excellence through improved user experience, operational delivery, quality & compliance.
• Translate NAM marketing strategies into a Procurement Sourcing Strategy to deliver sustainable value and competitive differentiation for Philips.

You are responsible for:

• The strategic sourcing for the Marketing category within the Commercial organization based in US.
• You will lead the marketing category sourcing and manage the relationship with suppliers.
• You will be accountable for the end-to-end performance of the marketing spend, strategy, contracts and marketing category suppliers in scope.
• You will contribute to a high-performance team culture to adopt innovation and encourage others through your behavior: being open, courageous, inclusive and committed to the Philips Business values.

You're the right fit if:

• You’ve acquired 10+ years of experience in marketing Category Sourcing or vendor management (Software & Digital, Infrastructure Services, Technology Services); this is an individual contributor role with strategic leadership influence.
• Your skills include contract management, supplier governance, cost optimization, sourcing strategy design, and negotiation of high-value deals (≥ $10M USD); knowledge of procurement tools and analytical methods is essential.
• You have a Master’s degree in business administration, technology management, or a related field.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
• You’re an entrepreneurial, collaborative professional with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing at the CxO level and driving global strategic initiatives.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an office role.

About Philips:

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody, everywhere, has access to the quality of healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

• Learn more about our business.
• Discover our rich and exciting history.
• Learn more about our purpose.
• Learn more about our culture.

Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in Connecticut & Massachusetts is $127,680 to $204,288

The pay range for this position in Tennessee is $105,280 to $180,480

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.   

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered.  Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more.  Details about our benefits can be found here. 

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. 

Additional Information

 US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position.  For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Stamford, CT, Cambridge, MA or Nashville, TN.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.  Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.