At Fresenius Medical Care, we are the global leader in kidney care, committed to improving the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, innovative products, services, and care across the entire healthcare journey. Guided by our vision—“Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day.”—we work with purpose and compassion, supported by a global team of over 125,000 employees.
Purpose and Scope
The Global Category Senior Manager is responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies with 3rd party suppliers in support of Fresenius Medical Care’s One Procurement strategy. Responsible for category management, strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, contracting, and ongoing supplier management for assigned category. Coordinates with Procurement Partner(s) and key stakeholders to ensure alignment of procurement strategies.
Your Responsibilities:
Drive, develop, and implement multi-year category and subcategory plans for the assigned category, including demand aggregation, definition of buying channels, strategic relationship management, and supplier risk management. Maintains knowledge of current trends, supplier capabilities, innovation, and changes within the technology landscapeIdentify, develop and lead/support opportunities to optimize spend, reduce costs, mitigate supply risks, improve services, bring innovation and assure supply. Leads or supports cross functional supplier selection activities and management of formal strategic sourcing and RFx processes. Performs proposal analysis, including price analyses, “Should Cost” modelling, benchmarking and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).Develops negotiation strategy, including targets for costs and key commercial/business terms.Working in conjunction with Legal, drafts and negotiates key legal and commercial termsEvaluates financial stability of suppliers and manages supplier risks as needed.Actively manages key supplier relationships in collaboration with the VMO, including resolution of issues and disputes.Build relationships and work closely with the Procurement Business Partner(s), other Category Managers, and cross-functional teams to share and implement procurement strategies.May include cross-regional people management responsibilities, including hiring, developing, and terminating employees.Leads and participates in supplier business reviewsChampions use of eSourcing, Spend Visibility, and R2P tools within category; leverages and utilizes eAuctions where appropriateActs as an ambassador of Procurement and a champion in the function for all Procurement policies, processes and tools to ensure complianceDemonstrates the highest ethical standards and ensures Fresenius procedures are adopted and followedDrives the category management process to develop strategies that include diversity, sustainability, risk assessment, currency, and overall continuity, in alignment with business KPIsKnowledge of GPO’s, medical distribution approaches and clinical consumable acquisition best practicesAble to partner with clinical stakeholders (e.g. nursing/physicians) on best value solutionsCost Reduction Payment terms Supply base rationalizationRelevant relations with other Areas: Procurement Business Partners, COE’s, Shared Services and stakeholders, Compliance, IT Security, Legal, Finance, HR, BUs, and other functional stakeholders. Local and international suppliers.Your Profile:
Bachelor’s Degree in either Technical or Business fieldMBA and/or CPSM/CPM desired but not requiredMinimum of 5 years' related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or a Master's degree; or equivalent directly related work experience2-3 years of direct industry or company experience preferredWorking in a multi-national, multi-cultural environmentStrong leadership and effective business partnering capabilities – influence without authorityRequires ability to deal with ambiguity and the corresponding capacity to make decisions or recommendations based on potentially incomplete informationExperience with hands on analysis and data interpretation; proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites requiredStrong negotiation, communication, and presentation skillsRobust knowledge of the strategic sourcing and category management processTechnical knowledge of purchasing, strategic sourcing, category management, bidding processesExperience in procuring goods and services with the ability to understand the total cost of ownership to generate cost savingsComprehensive knowledge of Procurement policies and procedures from the field of Logistics with a focus on warehousing and transportationfluent English (written and spoken)Our Offer For You:
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