In this role, you have the opportunity to

execute and contribute to the key Procurement Category strategies for Display and User Interface. As such, being accountable for the Total Cost of Ownership including material costs, long-term assurance of supply, supplier performance, supplier selection & rationalization, and procurement information/data management.

You'll be the connection point at a Global level for Factory as well as Market 3rd party spending to drive compliance, standardization and cost competitiveness amongst others.

You are responsible for

• Owns Supplier Relationships and delivers strategic impact through Supplier Strategy Development.

• Driving Market spending for display and User interface through the 3rd party catalog to standardize and simplify, signaling opportunities for leverage and consolidation.

• Responsible for supplier evaluation and management within the assigned scope.

• Manages Supplier performance scorecard using the Global Supplier Rating System (GSRS) and enriches it with cross-functional stakeholder feedback/calibration. Execute monthly performance review and business review meetings with SQOPE500 suppliers.

• Identifying supplier capabilities, performance, and technologies by conducting competitive assessments and benchmarking of existing and potential suppliers.

• Ensure effective communication and representation of Category strategy, programs, and performance to all key stakeholders.

• Lead price negotiations for assigned supplier portfolio, including gathering relevant benchmark data, and supplier market intelligence. Utilizes negotiation factory standards (e-bidding, GaTe, Nego Booklets).

• Work together with cross-functional teams to manage the execution of supply base change projects via a funnel and Source2Contract RfX event management.

• Responsible for contract management within the assigned scope (develop, maintain, and execute).

• Ensure related risks are controlled and mitigated including quality and regulatory compliance for all new supplier deployments as relevant.

You are a part of

An exciting global category team consisting of Supplier Account Managers (SAMs), continuously interfacing with innovative technologies and companies.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a relevant discipline

• At least 10 years of knowledge and experience in general procurement, with a preference for display/User interface products (control panel, HMI, footswitch, etc. )

• Solid program management skills to drive category-related strategic objectives from end to end

• Good understanding of technology, supply base for both the display and user interface Category

• Experience in a production environment (medical/FDA-regulated preferred

• Comfortable working with R&D Engineering, Product Management, Sales, Quality & Regulatory, Legal and Operations

• Fluent in the English language

• The German language is preferred

• Local residence

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