Global Commodity Director - EMS
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

**This position can be remote**

Siemens Healthineers is a leading global medical technology company with over 170 years of experience and 18,000 patents. More than 48,000 dedicated colleagues in over 70 countries are driven to shape the future of healthcare. We stand with our customers around the world to support them in delivering high quality care to their patients. An estimated 5 million patients across the globe benefit every day from our innovative technologies and services in the areas of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, laboratory diagnostics and molecular medicine, as well as digital health and enterprise services. This is what truly matters to us.

Join our team now at Siemens Healthineers as Global Commodity Director for EMS.

This is a role well suited to an ambitious professional, looking for the next step in their career. As a Global Commodity Director- EMS, you will be responsible for:

• Global Cross-Divisional responsibility for a total Purchasing Volume (PVO) in excess of EURO 250mil. in the material field of Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS). Spend encompasses purchased goods from printed circuit boards to fully outsourced assemblies / devices.
• Management, controlling and measurement of pooling and Procurement activities in leading a virtual global team. Striving for industry leading strategies, processes and set up with the goal of sustainable world class outcomes to maximize the contribution to the operating units.
• Establishing prime suppler relationships with the industry's best to minimize risk, optimize price and collaboratively define the path forward.
• Effectively integrate the SHS activities with Siemens AG pooling and represent the Healthineers interest.
• Effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels, with ability to influence without authority to motivate, in an effort to move Siemens Healthineers in the same direction across the EMS category

Areas of Responsibility

1. Commodity Team - Coordinate and manage a dotted line global team to achieve optimized conditions and contribution to net income from material through collaborative, targeted activities and to increase profit from company-wide cross-divisional strategy and procurement.

2. PVO transparency - Ensure global PVO transparency by, amongst others, ensure correct commodity coding (ESN coding) and correct reporting.

3. Commodity strategies - Define, implement and communicate commodity strategy cross-functionally to ensure long-term, cost-efficient, supply of materials.

4. Negotiations/Contracts - Define and implement negotiation concepts and strategies to maximize Contribution of Net-Income from Material (CNI). Negotiate global frame contracts with key suppliers.

5. Sourcing Total Cost of Ownership Optimization - Organize and support global sourcing projects with total cost approach.

6. Digitalization in Procurement - Foster usage of digitalized Procurement tools to improve processes and efficiency

7. Savings and relevant KPIs - Generate, document and implement savings; plan, monitor and report relevant KPIs (e.g. CNI, eAuctions, Supply Base Optimization) and ensure the target achievement within the Commodity to contribute to business success and make results transparent

8. Knowledge management - Forward systematically all relevant Procurement related project information (e.g. updated contractual conditions, Supplier Management data) to keep stakeholders up to date

9. Supplier Management - Perform Supplier Management: Supplier Qualification, documentation and communication of strategic and key supplier's data, regular supplier and strategic evaluations and supplier development to obtain and develop the best suppliers and to ensure an optimized supply chain. Ensure 100% quality as key to success.

10. Communication - Maintain regular contact with relevant interfaces to gather information, fully inform network partners and ensure information exchange with relevant interfaces. As one of the largest commodities within Siemens Healthineers, there is high visibility and expectations from all levels within Procurement and cross functional organizations. Communication to internal and external stakeholders is key for success.

11. Cross material fields responsibilities - Work with relevant component pooling units as well as Cost Value Engineering (should costing) to ensure world class cost position.

Additional Qualifications:

• Background specifically managing the EMS category with greater than EURO 100mil. at a large multi-national medical device company and / or experience directly within a large-scale EMS contract manufacturing organization. Applications without either experience will not be considered.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or similar education. Advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of strategic procurement, supply chain management and sourcing experience with increasing global responsibility in a large matrixed organization.
• International travel experience, intercultural management skills and a willingness to travel domestically and overseas, 20% of the time.
• Ability to manage multiple complex supplier relationships (collaborative vs confronting style).
• Strategic thinking with the ability to formulate strategies, implementing continuous improvement while driving supplier innovation.
• Ability to successfully function in a complex and ever-changing global environment with high expectations business and functional leadership

At Siemens Healthineers, we value those who dedicate their energy and passion to a greater cause. Our people make us unique as an employer in the med-tech industry. What unites and motivates our global team is the inspiration of our common purpose: To innovate for healthcare, building on our remarkable legacy of pioneering ideas that translate into even better healthcare products and services. We recognize that taking ownership of our work allows both us and the company to grow. We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment and the space to move beyond your comfort zone to grow both personally and professionally.

If you want to join us in transforming the way healthcare is delivered, visit our career site at https://usa.healthcare.siemens.com/careers

If you wish to find out more about the specific before applying, please visit: https://usa.healthcare.siemens.com/about

As an equal-opportunity employer we are happy to consider applications from individuals with disabilities.

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