Category manager - Great China & PAC Travel at Philips

Shanghai, Shanghai, China -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

09 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Cost Category Management, Strategy Development, Relationship Building, Sourcing, Project Execution, Negotiation, Analytical Skills, Problem-Solving, Lean Methodologies, Cross-functional Experience, Global Project Management, Category Management, Contract Management, Risk Management, Data Analytics, Cost Optimization

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Job Title Category manager - Great China & PAC Travel Job Description 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/market 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 Cost Category Management on the senior level as a Cost Category Domain Expert Planning, optimizing, and controlling the Cost 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 Minimum required Education: Bachelor's/ Master's Degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain Management or equivalent. Minimum required Experience: Minimum 7 years of experience with Bachelor's in areas such as Category Management, Market Analysis, Supplier Negotiations, and Portfolio Optimization 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 Preferred Certification: Lean Six Sigma Certification Certified Professional Category Manager (CPCM) Preferred Skills: • Category Management • Continuous Improvement • Contract Management • Risk Management • Supplier Evaluation Methodologies • Procurement Policies and Processes • Business Acumen • Supplier Performance Management (PM) • Market Research & Analysis • Data Analytics • Cost Optimization • Regulatory Requirements • E-sourcing Tools • Business Intelligence Tools • Design to Cost 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. Indicate if this role is an office/field/onsite 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 healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others. • Learn more about our business. • Discover our rich and exciting history. • Learn more about our purpose. 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. At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. 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Responsibilities

The mission is to provide and ensure the execution of the sourcing strategy for the Travel & Expenses sub-category across country and regional/market levels within the Procurement network. This involves driving Cost Category Management as a Domain Expert, planning, optimizing, and controlling the Cost Category Strategy.