Role Function:

The COE Procurement is a global team established to design and embed; capabilities, standards, performance, innovation and strategy across the newly established One Procurement organization within Fresenius Medical Care.

Tasks:

• Support the establishment of strategic procurement processes and standards, such as Category Management and Supplier Relationship Management
• Build capabilities and competence within the Procurement Function through the establishment and administration of development programs
• Embed new ways of working under a new operating model, understanding and defining processes and collaboration models that generate efficiencies and raise performance levels
• Be an enabling partner to the Category Management teams, though, for example the provision of internal and external intelligence and insights within and across categories
• Sharing and institutionalizing best practices across Procurement
• Leading and participating in special projects that support the overall procurement transformation
• Undertake benchmarking and information sharing internally and externally
• Development and deployment of tools and resources to raise maturity of Procurement and promote excellence
• Collaborate closely with Global Process Management and Global Process Owner(s), ensuring continuous process improvement and implementation projects
• Involved in the design of targets, KPIs and measurements to ensure changes are sustained and measure

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management, Advanced Degree and/or Procurement and supply-chain specialization desirable
• 5-7 years of professional experience in procurement and/or management consulting
• A connector with the ability to build relationships and influence others, who has a systems-thinking mindset
• Proven ability to deliver results in decentralized environments, with ability to work across geographic boundaries and cultures
• Ability to lead and manage projects and deploy agile approaches
• Communication and change management skills
• English Advanced, other languages an advantage
• Willingness to travel occasionally (20%)