At a Glance
- Tasks: Negotiate prices and manage supplier capabilities to reduce costs and ensure quality.
- Company: Siemens Healthineers, a leader in healthcare technology.
- Benefits: 26 days' holiday, pension contributions, share schemes, and flexible benefits.
- Other info: Opportunities for professional growth and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team making a real impact in the healthcare industry.
- Qualifications: Experience in contract negotiations and productivity management preferred.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Your Role
- Negotiates prices, terms and quality requirements.
- Aiming to reduce on an annual basis the cost of services and purchased parts providing positive purchase price changes and year on year reduction of standard costs.
- Manage supplier capabilities in order to deliver materials and services in line with business requirements.
- Manage Supply Chain risk from both a supplier and individual part perspective with regular assessment and mitigation.
- Working with Healthcare Strategic Procurement colleagues, develop new supply sources to support existing and new product requirements.
- Develop and negotiate new contracts, and ensure accurate contractual costs are maintained for new and existing products and services.
- Performs value analysis to identify cost improvements.
- Identify and co-ordinate cost-reduction opportunities for materials and services ensuring correct approvals and evaluations are obtained.
Your Expertise
- Experienced in Contract Negotiations within the indirect spend arena (e.g. Logistics, Facilities, Engineering).
- Proven track record in identifying and managing productivity activities.
- Experience of working in a highly regulated industry.
- Familiar with lean concepts and tools.
- Certification of a professional body associated with procurement preferred CIPS level 5 (or equivalent).
Our Benefits
- 26 days' holiday with the option to buy or sell an additional 10.
- Up to 10% employer pension contribution.
- Share and bonus scheme.
- Access to our flexible benefits from private medical insurance to dental cover.
- Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities including 2 paid volunteering days per year and support from our 24/7 employee assistance programme.
As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals with disabilities.
Commodity Manager (Fixed-Term Contract) employer: ENGINEERINGUK
Siemens Healthineers is an exceptional employer located in Sudbury, offering a dynamic work culture that prioritises employee growth and development. With competitive benefits including generous holiday allowances, a robust pension scheme, and opportunities for corporate social responsibility, employees are empowered to thrive both personally and professionally. The company's commitment to innovation in healthcare procurement ensures that team members are at the forefront of impactful change in a highly regulated industry.
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Contract Negotiations
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Value Analysis
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Lean Concepts and Tools
