Head of Integrated Supply Chain North America - Ultrasound

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As Head of Integrated Supply Chain North America for the Ultrasound business, you are accountable for leading and aligning the supply chain strategy to drive forecast accuracy, inventory management, and customer fulfillment in support of the Ultrasound business unit goals in the region.

Your role:

• Single point of accountability in North America for demand and inventory planning, revenue forecasting and delivery, order fulfillment and quality in support of BU Regional Business Leaders and BU Global Integrated Supply Chain Leaders
• Captures and prioritizes critical requirements of BU specific supply chain strategy to support enterprise goals in North America Region, balancing unique innovation with infrastructure leverage across supply chain functions to optimize service, cost and working capital
• Spearheads regionally focused supply chain management initiatives aimed at achieving specific targets, advocates for cycle time reduction programs across the entire supply chain for a specific BU to enhance responsiveness to fluctuating demand and simultaneously reduces inventory levels
• Improves forecast accuracy and delivery precision, offers robust functional leadership across the End-to-End (E2E) process, and bolsters operational planning proficiency at every organizational level, working intimately with regional Sales, Commercial Operations and Customer Project Management teams
• Critical Performance Indicators include Demand Forecast Accuracy, Revenue Forecast Accuracy, Inventory as a % of Materials Sales, On-time in Full (OTIF), Defects on Arrival (DEFOA), Order Cycle Time
• Offers guidance and direction to supply chain managers across diverse operational areas, groups, and functions, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and fostering collaboration to optimize supply chain management processes.

You're the right fit if:

• Minimum 15 years of experience with Bachelor's or Minimum 12 years of experience with Master's in areas such as Engineering, Industrialization, Manufacturing, Procurement, Planning, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent.
• Strong fundamental understanding of multi-node supply chain flows, including demand/supply planning, order to cash transactions and physical goods flow from factory through customer installation
• People leadership and development skills, including both direct and indirect (matrixed) staff and colleagues. 
• Managing through influence, blending visionary, democratic and pacesetting leadership styles among others
• Change agency, with the confidence and resolve to pioneer new structure in our Philips Operating Model
• Results orientation in the context of both regional and business unit priorities, with a keen focus on leading indicators that drive high impact, lagging results
• Aptitude in navigating uncertainty and ambiguity, simplifying otherwise complex problems into actionable plans
• Familiarity with the Medical Diagnostics technology and industry segment
• Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree in Science, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Mathematics and Statistics.

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. Possible locations are Bothell, WA; Cambridge, MA; Nashville, TN.

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Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in Bothell, WA and Cambridge, MA is $199,080 to $318,528.

The pay range for this position in Nashville, TN is $177,750 to $284,400.

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 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. 

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

If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.

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.