Job Title

Procurement Business Partner - Ultrasound

Job Description

Direct Procurement

In Direct Procurement it is our mission to drive collaboration and innovation with high-performance suppliers to deliver competitive advantage and impact for Philips, People and Planet.

The Ultrasound Business

Philips ultrasound solutions connect technology, clinicians and patients to empower patient-focused care and elevate the healthcare experience. Our comprehensive portfolio – ranging from ultra-mobile handheld devices to premium cart-based systems – is designed to empower clinical confidence, with innovations that enhance imaging accuracy and performance. We’re committed to designing sustainable solutions for reliability, scalability and ease-of-use. Paired with shared architecture and comprehensive service programs, our solutions deliver lifetime value to you and your patients.

Ultrasound encompasses a strong portfolio across:

Ultrasound AI solutions

From image acquisition to analysis, Philips ultrasound AI solutions integrate into every day clinical workflows and augment user skills. Fuelled by high-quality training data sets, AI innovations reduce cognitive burden while keeping the ultimate decision responsibility with clinicians.

Ultrasound machines and software

Ultrasound serves four clinical segments with diverse clinical needs in hospital, outpatient, rural and mobile settings across Obstetrics and Gynaecology; General Imaging; Point of Care; Cardiovascular.

About the role

The Procurement Business Partner Ultrasound is responsible for defining and authorizing comprehensive procurement strategies, driving buy-in, and ensuring successful execution across the organization. The role fosters a collaborative procurement culture, empowers a high-performing team, serves as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, translating business needs into strategic procurement solutions. The role oversees the performance cycle for all procurement activities, champions continuous improvement through innovation and best practices, manages complex situations with a global perspective and leverages a virtual community of procurement experts to drive Design for Excellence (DfX) principles. The role influences senior management on strategic decisions, secures buy-in for critical initiatives, communicates a compelling vision, positions itself for executive leadership, and demonstrates a holistic understanding of the business impact of teams and technologies.

You will lead and manage all Procurement activities for the global Ultrasound Organization driving sourcing decisions and supplier performance from early product development to mass production, to enable this you will be expected to have a deep understanding of the BU strategy, product portfolio, supplier market and strong connection with the leaders within the Ultrasound organization.

More specifically, the Procurement Business Partner Ultrasound is responsible for:

• Drives the definition and execution of comprehensive procurement strategies aligned with business objectives, category strategies, and overall company goals; goes beyond just developing plans and is involved in driving buy-in, resource allocation, and ensuring successful execution across the organization.
• Leads succession planning and comprehensive talent management, driving employee selection, performance management, compensation management, and career development in alignment with organizational operational goals.
• Empowers a collaborative procurement culture at a company-wide level, championing open communication, trust, and shared goals across internal departments and external partners, creating a strong procurement ecosystem.
• Serves as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, gaining deep understanding of business objectives, challenges, and priorities to develop strategic procurement solutions that directly impact business success, guiding and influencing senior management with insights and persuasive recommendations to secure buy-in for critical procurement initiatives.
• Oversees a team of procurement sourcing engineers, coaching, mentoring, and empowering team members to achieve their full potential and deliver exceptional results.
• Strategizes continuous improvement in procurement processes and performance, identifying and implementing innovative solutions, leveraging best practices, and challenging the status quo to achieve greater efficiency, cost savings, and value creation.
• Orchestrates and oversees the performance cycle for all procurement activities within assigned business units, setting clear expectations, monitoring progress, addressing challenges, and escalating issues as needed.
• Manages complex situations and makes strategic decisions with a global perspective, considering business needs, company policies, supplier risks, and diverse stakeholder viewpoints to find optimal solutions.
• Builds and leads a virtual community of procurement experts, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation within the broader procurement function.
• Champions and drives Design for Excellence (DfX) principles across assigned areas, integrating cost-effectiveness, quality, and other strategic considerations into product and service design from the outset.
• Utilizes an in-depth understanding of the business drivers to analyse situations effectively and contribute to the development of methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people.
• Communicates a compelling vision, securing executive support for complex projects, and demonstrating a profound understanding of the holistic impact of teams and technologies, positioning for executive leadership roles.

You're the right fit if you have:

• Bachelor's/ master’s degree in business administration, engineering, Supply Chain Management, Procurement Operations or equivalent.
• 11+ years of experience with Bachelor's OR 9+ years of experience with Master's in areas such as Procurement, Supply Chain Management or equivalent.
• Solid track record as Procurement business partner, demonstrating leadership in new product introductions; preferably with strong background in the Medical Devices / MedTech industry
• Cultural sensitivity, able to do global business across Europe, the Americas and Asia.
• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations requires an in-depth knowledge of the company.
• Strategic thinker with a ‘can do’ attitude. Result driven, with a proven track record.
• Understanding suppliers, business models, key drivers, measures, priorities and make or buy decisions.
• Expertise in Design for eXcellence and Value Engineering.
• Team player with excellent analytic and communication skills.
• Ability to influence and challenge stakeholders both externally and internally is key.
• Experience in LEAN or Six Sigma is considered an advantage.
• High commercial acumen, with the ability to communicate in business terms beyond procurement-specific language.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position. 

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. This role is an office-based role, which means working in person at least three days per week.

About Philips
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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.

Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in Bothell, WA and Cambridge, MA is $197,400 to $315,840

The pay range for this position in Reedsville, PA is $176,250 to $282,000

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.    

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered.  Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more.  Details about our benefits can be found here. 

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. 

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.  Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.  Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.