SPS Supply Chain Improvement Manager

Job Title

SPS Supply Chain Improvement Manager

Job Description

Philips 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 it's not just what we do, it's who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common: An unwavering sense of purpose and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers' needs. It's 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. That's why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.

In this role, you have the opportunity to

Drive global business process optimization through establishing, enhancing, and maintaining processes,

systems and tools to support the Global Planning & Supply (GPS) function in close collaboration with other functional teams within the Global Service Parts Supply Chain (SPS).

You are responsible for

• Continuously defining and implementing process improvements which contribute to meeting the

departments' critical numbers (like inventory, material availability, supplier on-time-delivery)

• Owning a set of improvement activities and ensuring timely delivery by using project management skills

and lean methodologies

• Defining and driving architecture for systems and tools in collaboration with IT, Analytics and external

partners

• Being process expert for Master Data elements related to planning & supply of service parts

• Driving global alignment and standardization of planning & supply processes

• Developing and improving supply chain strategies that enable the organization to optimize its inventory

and costs

• Ensuring processes are compliant with all appropriate Quality System requirements

• Providing training and guidance to planners and supply managers on supply chain concepts,

inventory optimization principles, time-series forecasting, using statistical methods and tools

• Leading or being the representative of Global Planning and Supply in service parts related projects

requiring planning and supply knowledge working with international teams around the globe

You are part of

Service Part Supply Chain (SPS) team responsible for ensuring that the right service part

is delivered at the right location and time as requested by our customers. Within SPS you will be part of

the Global Planning & Supply (GPS) department which is focused on meeting the material availability

objectives for our customers, while minimizing the inventory and excess & obsolescence risks to our

shareholders.

The culture within the team and SPS is dynamic, driven by the high complexities in our supply chain and

industry as well as high expectations from our customers and shareholders. In SPS we have a performance

culture and as organization striving for continuous improvement. Within this role you are interacting with

people in our different locations across all continents. Your direct colleagues are other Supply Chain

Improvement Managers and Business Process Experts.

To succeed in this role, you'll need a customer-first attitude and the following

- Master degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering or Computer Science

- 5 + years of experience in supply chain management/logistics is required, preferably with

experience in service parts planning and supply management

- Green belt certification or other project management certifications are an advantage

- Proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across functions and

organizations.

- Fact focused and strong analytical skills

- Knowledge of SAP is required, knowledge in the advanced planning system (like MCA, SPM) are

an advantage

- Strong results orientation and track record in process improvement

- Experience within Customer Service and Healthcare industry is preferred

- Proven global experience in the cross-cultural environment (projects, teams,

management).

In return, we offer you

Sharpen your talents with new challenges in our dynamic organization. As a market-driven company, we're used to listening to our customers & apply the same thinking to our employees. We offer a competitive salary, outstanding benefits and flexibility in a career with a positive and supportive atmosphere in which to develop your talents further.

How we work at Philips

Our newly adopted hybrid work concept fuses flexibility with collaboration to deliver great outcomes for our people and our customers. We are embracing an approach wherein we spend more time together than apart - which for full-time employees translates to an average of at least 3 days working from the office and up to 2 days from home - for our hybrid roles.

Hybrid work flexibility means people can meet the changing demands of work and home in the most balanced, productive, and healthy way.

Our hybrid working model is defined in 3 ways:

We believe in the importance of impactful collaboration: There's a certain energy when everyone's in the same room that can heighten idea generation and creative friction needed for problem-solving.

We embrace flexibility: Choosing where, when, and how to work can vary according to task and team schedules. Flexibility isn't office or online, it means choosing the space that works best for you, your teams, and our customers on a case-by-case basis.

We want to be at our best: The way we work, and our workspaces are designed to support our well-being, offer career advancement opportunities, and enable us to be at our best.

Why should you join Philips?

Working at Philips is more than a job. It's 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.

Visit our careers website to explore what it's like working at Philips, read stories from our employee blog, find information about our recruitment process and answers to some frequently asked questions.

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa

Effective Tuesday, January 4, 2022, all U.S.-based employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID as a condition of employment at Philips*. Employees may request a reasonable accommodation.

*Montana employees are currently excluded from this requirement at this time.

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