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GE Healthcare Regional Category Leader - EMEA Facilities, Maintenance, Repair & Operations (MRO), Capex & Utilities in Chalfont St Giles, United Kingdom
Job Description Summary
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Job Description
The EMEA Category Sourcing Leader role is pivotal in driving regional strategy, cost productivity, cash improvement and efficiencies through management of the EMEA suppliers base for the Category. The role supports Regional Sourcing leaders and collaborates with GEHC Global Category Sourcing Directors and SBU business Leaders.
The role
will leverage in-depth knowledge to execute strategy across the EMEA region
should be a leader with ability to coordinate and develop talents.
has knowledge of best practices, awareness of external competition and factors that differentiate them.
has ability to use data analytics and deploy out-of-the-box solutions.
The EMEA Category Sourcing Leader will report directly to the Regional Sourcing Manager and will be dotted-lined to Global Category Sourcing Directors.
Regional Sourcing Leaders dedicated to the same Category will be dotted line to the EMEA Category Leader
Key responsibilities include:
Develop and maintain the business productivity metrics for Indirect Sourcing in the Region, ensuring their accuracy, identifying new areas of opportunity to drive cost out, cash improvement, implement operating efficiency and productivity.
Develop and implement Indirect Sourcing strategy, processes or GEHC policies for the Category in their respective Region in line with GEHC Global Sourcing initiatives. Ensure regional fit and incorporates business CTQ’s.
Collaborate with Global Category Sourcing Managers on initiatives to ensure alignment with Global Strategy and interface between Global Category Sourcing Directors and Regional Sourcing Leaders across the Category.
Drive business metrics affected by Indirect Sourcing.
Own achieving Indirect savings targets for the Category in EMEA, while also leading and owning project execution in their home geographical country. Support project execution & escalation for projects managed by Regional Sourcing Leaders in their assigned Category in EMEA.
Supply-base risk management, ensuring all compliance and quality standards are met.
Identify and own pan EMEA and cross SBU supply base.
Drive Session II (productivity and initiatives forecast for following year) discussions with EMEA team, aligning with Global Category Sourcing strategy, to generate cost-out and cash improvement opportunities.
Provide feedback, coaching, training, and support to Regional Sourcing Leaders.
Lead market intelligence within the Category, in strong partnership with the Global Category Leader; identify and communicate new technologies and solutions on assigned category spend areas.
Lead supplier contract negotiations for cross-country/region as assigned and lead regular business review with regional suppliers, ensuring suppliers meet their contractual obligations.
Develop regional Preferred Suppliers and manage supplier relationships and opportunities for cost-out and quality of goods and services, while ensuring production, delivery, capacity and compliance requirement.
Drive compliance with Preferred Suppliers across the Region and work with Region Sourcing Leaders to reduce leakage
Conduct detailed demand, spend, cost, market analysis and a structured approach to tendering and negotiating with suppliers.
Leverage total volume for all SBUs to negotiate regional pricing, payment terms and other respective terms and conditions.
Contribute to and lead regular pan EMEA and global negotiations on behalf of GEHC
Collaborate with the global facilities, utilities, tools and service organizations to identify short and long term-opportunities, meet ad hoc needs as well as respond to Business requirements
Quality Specific Goals:
Aware of and comply with GEHC Quality Manual, Quality Management System, Quality Management Policy, Quality Goals, and applicable laws and regulations as they apply to their Category
Identify and report any quality or compliance concerns and take immediate corrective action as required
Knowledge and understanding of GEHC Purchasing Controls Procedure and associated Work Instructions and operates within them to ensure that all purchased product and services conform to specified requirements.
Develop and maintain qualified and compliant supply base.
Key qualifications:
Formal sourcing qualification / Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Management or relevant training to the Category
10 years relevant experience in a sophisticated sourcing environment with a minimum of 7 years commercial sourcing experience
Strong knowledge and experience of the Facilities, Maintenance, Repair, Operations & Utilities Category
Experience in building out procurement processes and category strategies.
Delivered cross border, cross SBU / Functional savings, and / or initiatives projects
Ability to manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously and to prioritize
Ability to motivate and lead virtual teams
Ability to challenge status quo
Ability and willingness to innovate
Ability to evolve in different cultural environments
Ability to support and challenge expectations and stakeholders according to priorities
Willing to travel domestically and internationally if requested and required by business (up to 10% of time)
Willing to work in hybrid model
Desired:
Master’s degree preferred
Tenacious, strong negotiator, good communicator at all levels and across different cultures.
Strong influencing skills
Takes initiatives, self-starter.
Proven ability to execute and deliver on commitments and targets.
Great stakeholder management - able to understand internal customers’ needs and CTQ's and deliver expected outcome
Ability to thrive in a matrix environment and work well under pressure against multiple deadlines and CTQ's
Fluent in English and another European language
Greenbelt or Black Belt certification preferred.
Familiar with Lean & Kaizen
Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.
We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.
GE Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.
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