Job Description

Procurement Center of Excellence Specialist

Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow.

But it’s not just what we do, it’s who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common. An unwavering sense of purpose and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers’ needs. It’s what inspires us to create meaningful solutions – the kind that make a real difference – when it matters most.

The world and our customers’ needs are changing faster than ever before and while we are proud of what we do already, we know we can do more. That’s why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.

In this role, you have the opportunity to perform tactical, operational and transactional sourcing for bill o material and indirect materials and services, and support in executing the process flows within the various systems.

The Source to Contract (S2C) Procurement Center of Excellence Team is the gatekeeper and administrator for the source-to-contract process to ensure that the entire process runs smoothly and timely, and if there are problems that arise in the process the S2C Team facilitates the resolution of those issues.

You are responsible for

• Daily support for users regarding the process (sourcing - tenders and eAcutions);

• Ariba tool usage and reporting functionality (tenders and contracts);

• Creation and support of online Events (RFx - Ariba Tool) and live eAuctions (QAD SRM);

• User Database Management;

• Conducting training sessions for users (e.g. buyers, procurement engineers, commodity managers);

• Maintenance of reports/reporting dashboards;

• Database maintenance;

• User materials preparation (presentations, scripts, Help Portal articles);

• Resolving daily technical issues related to Ariba platform;

You are a part of the Global Competence Center in Łódź, where we centralize our business processes. We bring together supporting roles within HR, Finance, Procurement, Customer Service, Supply Chain and other, enabling you to have a career in an international, cross functional environment. Your future colleagues speak 25+ languages and represent 15+ different nationalities, supporting our operations in 50 countries on a daily basis.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need a customer-first attitude and the following:

• Bachelor degree (as a minimum);

• Fluent English (minimum B2; C1 preferred);

• Communication skills and customer attitude;

• High level of accuracy and strong execution skills;

• Fast learner;

• Self-driven and pro-active attitude, ability to work independently;

• Team player;

• Target and quality driven;

• Interested in working in international environment in procurement area;

In return, we offer you

The unique combination of a business-critical, challenging role in a creative, empowering environment. Your professional development will be actively encouraged, so you can continue to grow and perform at your best, while being part of helping improve the lives of billions of people around the world.  

• Annual bonus based on performance achieved;

• Private medical care with option to extend it to family members;

• Benefit System cards;

• Discount for Philips’ products;

• Relocation package applicable for people moving in from outside of Łódź region;

• Wide variety of trainings & learning opportunities, including language upskill;

• Promotion of healthy lifestyle in the office (fruits twice / week in the office, gym, massage chairs, various events);

Why should you join Philips?

Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on improving 3 billion lives a year by delivering innovative solutions across the health continuum. Our people experience a variety of unexpected moments when their lives and careers come together in meaningful ways.

To find out more about what it’s like working for Philips at a personal level, visit the Working at Philips page on our career website, where you can read stories from our employee blog. Once there, you can also learn about our recruitment process, or find answers to some of the frequently asked questions.

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