Supply Chain Improvement Manager (SPS) all genders

Philips International; Best; Hybrid; EUR 61,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Paid time-off

Health and wellbeing benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Philips in the Netherlands is seeking a Supply Chain Improvement Manager for the Service Parts Supply Chain (SPS). You will drive global process optimization by establishing and maintaining processes, systems and tools to support the Global Planning function in collaboration with IT, analytics and external partners.

You will lead improvements to inventory, material availability and on-time delivery, define and drive architecture for planning systems, and train planners on forecasting,

Qualifications

• Experience: 5 years in health tech supply chains with expertise in supply chain management and service parts planning.
• Strong understanding of forecasting and multi-echelon optimisation.
• Ability to lead change and drive improvements across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive global process optimization across the SPS and Global Planning teams.
• Define and implement process improvements to meet inventory and on-time-delivery targets.
• Own improvement activities and ensure timely delivery using lean methodologies.
• Define architecture and configuration for planning systems with IT and analytics.
• Lead or represent Global Planning in projects requiring planning system knowledge.
• Provide training to planners on forecasting and inventory optimisation principles.

Skills

Advanced planning processes

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Master's degree in supply chain management

Job description

Job Title

Supply Chain Improvement Manager (SPS) all genders

Job Description

Service Parts Supply Chain Improvement Manager Service Parts Supply Chain (SPS) Supply Chain Improvement Manager is responsible to drive global business process optimization through establishing, enhancing and maintaining processes, systems and tools to support the Global Planning 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 and configuration for systems and tools in collaboration with IT, Analytics and external partners.

Being process expert for Master Data elements related to planning of service parts.

Driving global alignment and standardisation of planning 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 on supply chain concepts, inventory optimisation principles, time-series forecasting, using statistical methods and tools.

Leading or being the representative of Global Planning in service parts related projects requiring planning system knowledge working with international teams around the globe.

Requirements

• Experience: 5 years of proven experience in health tech supply chains, with expertise in supply chain management and service parts planning.
• Skills: Advanced understanding of planning processes (forecasting, multi-echelon optimisation and time-phase supply planning), strong analytical and communication skills to analyse complex problems and drive stakeholder and change management towards solution.
• Education: Master's degree in supply chain management, operations management or Computer Science.

Compensation & benefits

Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role is EUR 61,185.00 - EUR 101,976.00. 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 3% short term incentive with your rewards linked to both individual performance and company results. We’ll share the full approach with you during the interview process, so you can make a clear, informed decision.

• hybrid working
• paid time-off
• health and wellbeing benefits
• learning and development opportunities

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. Indicate if this role is an office 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.

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.

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, colour, 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.