Supply Chain Engineer (Specialist) - fixed term contract

NL9A NL Best Industrial; Best; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & well-being programs

Career growth budget

Annual leave 25 days

Performance bonus

Pension & health insurance

Share purchase program

Job summary

Philips in the Netherlands is seeking a Supply Chain Engineer (Specialist) on a fixed-term 12-month contract to make the end-to-end supply chain visible and faster. You will build a performance fact base, identify where lead time is lost and translate findings into concrete improvements that move the operation toward a 3–5 day internal lead-time North Star.

This role focuses on establishing dashboards and KPIs, measuring Goods Receipt and Pack Confirmation times, and coordinating with Philips

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of relevant experience in Supply Chain, Transport, Logistics, Operations or Physical Distribution.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, SCM, operations management or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and structured process-improvement abilities.
• Hands-on knowledge of Philips supply chain and processes.
• Ability to establish end-to-end dashboards, KPIs and performance baselines.

Responsibilities

• Establish the missing end-to-end inbound dashboard and KPI baseline.
• Measure Goods Receipt and Pack Confirmation processing time vs waiting time.
• Build a fact base showing lead-time losses and process dependencies.
• Perform structured root-cause and process analysis across the end-to-end flow.
• Translate findings into concrete process improvements to accelerate the flow.
• Support end-to-end ownership and escalation across Philips, factories, transport and 3PL.

Skills

Supply Chain

Analytical skills

Root Cause Analysis

End-to-end dashboards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / SCM

Job description

Supply Chain Engineer (Specialist) - fixed term contract

Make the end-to-end supply chain flow through Rhenus visible, measurable and faster. As Supply Chain Engineer, you will build the performance fact base, uncover where lead time is lost and turn analysis into structural improvements that move the operation toward a 3–5 day internal lead-time North Star. Please note: This is a fixed-term employment contract for 12 months.

Your role

• Establishing the missing E2E inbound dashboard and KPI baseline, creating transparency on performance, lead time and process losses.
• Measuring actual Goods Receipt and Pack Confirmation processing time versus waiting time within Rhenus.
• Building a fact base showing where lead‑time losses, waiting, rework and process dependencies occur.
• Performing structured root‑cause and process analysis across the end-to-end flow.
• Translating findings into concrete process improvements to simplify, stabilize and accelerate the flow.
• Strengthening material-control mechanisms and first‑time‑right order/material readiness.
• Supporting clear E2E ownership, Daily Management and escalation mechanisms across Philips, factories, transport and the 3PL flow.
• Identifying causes of operational stagnation, including DG inspections, incorrect labelling, missing information and other process dependencies.
• Creating and maintaining a loading calendar to improve outbound planning, resource visibility and staffing alignment.

You’re the right fit if

• You have at least 2 years of relevant experience in areas such as Supply Chain, Transport, Logistics, Operations, Physical Distribution
• You have a min bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or equivalent.
• You have strong analytical skills and a structured approach to process improvement.
• You have hands‑on knowledge of Philips supply chain and processes.
• You have knowledge of supply chain, transport, logistics, operations or physical distribution.
• You can establish E2E dashboards, KPIs and performance baselines, and turn data into action.
• You have experience with structured root‑cause analysis and cross‑functional stakeholder management.
• You collaborate effectively across Philips, factories, transport partners and a 3PL environment.

Compensation & Benefits

Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role is € 45,396.00 – € 75,660.00. We determine pay within the range using objective factors, like the skills the role requires, your relevant experience and the responsibility you'll have in this role, alongside internal equity and local market considerations. This role is eligible for annual incentive, with your rewards linked to KPIs/company results. We’ll share the full approach with you during the interview process, so you can make a clear, informed decision.

Benefits include

• Health and well‑being programs: to support you mentally and physically, allowing you to stay energized and be your best at work and beyond
• Career growth: access to a wide range of tools and resources to further your career, including a personal development budget, training and coaching
• Annual leave: 25 days with the option of purchasing up to 20 extra days per year
• Financial incentive: individual bonus based on personal performance and/or Philips' annual results
• Additional benefits: solid company pension scheme, attractive collective health insurance package and opportunity to buy Philips shares and products with a discount

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.

About Philips

Are you ready to do the work of your life to help the lives of others? Learn more about our business, discover our rich and exciting history and learn more about our purpose. Learn more about our culture of impact with care. 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. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success.

Equal Employment and Opportunity

It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism. To ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance. Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug‑free workplace.