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Global Commodity Director for Resins & NAM Instrument Plastics

Siemens Healthineers
Issaquah, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/21/2025 CLOSED ON 1/29/2025

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Do you want to join us in helping to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enabling access to care for more people around the world? At Siemens Healthineers, we pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

At Siemens Healthineers, we offer you a flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfort zone in order to grow personally and professionally.

Our Global Team

We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated employees across more than 70 countries passionately pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in healthcare to help improve people’s lives around the world. As a leader in the industry, we aspire to create better outcomes and experiences for patients no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio, spanning from in-vitro and in-vivo diagnostics to image-guided therapy and innovative cancer care, is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

Our Culture

We are part of an incredible community of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, to improve people’s lives around the world. We embrace a culture of inclusivity in which the power and potential of every individual can be unleashed. We spark ideas that lead to positive impact and continued success.

***This position can be remote***

Global Commodity Director for Resins & NAM Instrument Plastics

  • Global Cross-Divisional responsibility for Purchasing Volume (PVO) in excess of EURO 80 mil. in the material field of Resins and North American businesses responsibility for Purchasing Volume (PVO) in excess of EURO 100 mil. for Instrument Plastics.
  • Management, controlling and measurement of pooling and Procurement activities in leading a virtual global team. Striving for industry leading strategies, processes and set up with the goal of sustainable world class outcomes to maximize the contribution to the operating units.
  • Establishing prime suppler relationships with the industry’s best to minimize risk, optimize price and collaboratively define the path forward.
  • Effectively integrate the SHS activities with Siemens AG pooling and represent the Healthineers interest.
  • Effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels, with ability to influence without authority to motivate, in an effort to move Siemens Healthineers in the same direction across the Resin and Instrument Plastics commodities.

***This position can be remote***

Areas of Responsibility

  • Commodity Team - Coordinate and manage a dotted line global team to achieve optimized conditions and contribution to net income from material through collaborative, targeted activities and to increase profit from company-wide cross-divisional strategy and procurement.
  • PVO transparency - Ensure global PVO transparency by, amongst others, ensure correct commodity coding (ESN coding) and correct reporting.
  • Commodity strategies - Define, implement and communicate commodity strategy cross-functionally to ensure long-term, cost-efficient, supply of materials.
  • Negotiations/Contracts - Define and implement negotiation concepts and strategies to maximize Contribution of Net-Income from Material (CNI). Negotiate global frame contracts with key suppliers.
  • Sourcing Total Cost of Ownership Optimization - Organize and support global sourcing projects with total cost approach.
  • Digitalization in Procurement - Foster usage of digitalized Procurement tools to improve processes and efficiency
  • Savings and relevant KPIs - Generate, document and implement savings; plan, monitor and report relevant KPIs (e.g. CNI, eAuctions, Supply Base Optimization) and ensure the target achievement within the Commodity to contribute to business success and make results transparent
  • Knowledge management - Forward systematically all relevant Procurement related project information (e.g. updated contractual conditions, Supplier Management data) to keep stakeholders up to date
  • Supplier Management - Perform Supplier Management: Supplier Qualification, documentation and communication of strategic and key supplier’s data, regular supplier and strategic evaluations and supplier development to obtain and develop the best suppliers and to ensure an optimized supply chain. Ensure 100% quality as key to success.
  • Communication - Maintain regular contact with relevant interfaces to gather information, fully inform network partners and ensure information exchange with relevant interfaces. As one of the largest commodities within Siemens Healthineers, there is high visibility and expectations from all levels within Procurement and cross functional organizations. Communication to internal and external stakeholders is key for success.
  • Cross material fields responsibilities - Work with relevant component pooling units as well as Cost Value Engineering (should costing) to ensure world class cost position.

Additional Qualifications

  • Background specifically managing resins and/or plastics category at a large multi-national medical device company.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or similar education. Advanced degree preferred.
  • 10 years of strategic procurement, supply chain management and sourcing experience with increasing global responsibility in a large matrixed organization.
  • International travel experience, intercultural management skills and a willingness to travel domestically and overseas, 20% of the time.
  • Ability to manage multiple complex supplier relationships (collaborative vs confronting style).
  • Strategic thinking with the ability to formulate strategies, implementing continuous improvement while driving supplier innovation.
  • Ability to successfully function in a complex and ever-changing global environment with high expectations business and functional leadership

At Siemens Healthineers, we value those who dedicate their energy and passion to a greater cause. Our people make us unique as an employer in the med-tech industry. What unites and motivates our global team is the inspiration of our common purpose: To innovate for healthcare, building on our remarkable legacy of pioneering ideas that translate into even better healthcare products and services. We recognize that taking ownership of our work allows both us and the company to grow. We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment and the space to move beyond your comfort zone to grow both personally and professionally.

The base pay range for this position is

Min $133,300 - Max $199,900

Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Siemens Healthineers offers a variety of health and wellness benefits including paid time off and holiday pay.  

This information is provided per the required laws and regulations. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via Siemens Healthineers external or internal careers site.

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As an equal-opportunity employer we are happy to consider applications from individuals with disabilities.

Salary : $133,300 - $199,900

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