**Job Title**: Market Procurement Manager LatAm
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 make life better**
Looking at the challenges the world is facing today Philips' purpose has never been more relevant.
So whatever your role, if you share our passion for helping others, you'll be working towards creating a better and fairer future for all.
**You are responsible for**
- Driving business value through cost efficiency and productivity contributions from 3rd providers of medical devices offered to customers and support services related to equipment installed at customer locations (South LatAm)
- Collaborating with internal stakeholders to evaluate customer demand, align Philips 3rd party product portfolio, and optimize Internal Gross Margin
- Creating and implementing strategic sourcing strategies in support of business requirements across Latin America and Philips equipment modalities
- Aligning all local and global sourcing activities for the assigned categories and business group(s)
- Developing and implementing best in class negotiation strategies and risk mitigation activities
- Actively manage the supply base including supplier performance, availability, financial stability, and compliance (statutory, regulatory, and internal controls)
- Conduct competitive bidding (RfX, e-Sourcing) and negotiation activities to reduce cost and ensure an open, transparent, and objective supplier evaluation and award process
- Perform periodic supplier evaluations, collaborating with business stakeholders to ensure 3rd party products and services delivered to Philips customers comply with contractual commitments
- Perform periodic audit of the top / high-risk suppliers and provide guidance to the suppliers on Philips principles (GBP), policies and processes and maintain procurement ethics.
- Performs benchmarks at local or regional level to plan and optimize procurement activity and business plan.
**You are a part of**
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**To succeed in this role, you'll need a customer-first attitude and the following**
- Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of experience in a relevant discipline
- English, Spanish and Portuguese Proficiency
- Strong background and knowledge of procurement practice and methodology
- Healthcare industry and relevant product portfolio knowledge
- Strong stakeholder management skills in a matrix environment
- Ability to develop and implement procurement strategies that add stakeholder value
**In return, we offer you**
Describe in two to three lines what tangible and intangible benefits the incumbent will gain in this role.
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**How we work at Philips**
Our newly-adopted hybrid work concept fuses flexibility with collaboration to deliver great outcomes for our people and our customers.
We are embracing an approach wherein we spend more time together than apart - which for full-time employees translates to an average of at least 3 days working from the office and up to 2 days from home - for our hybrid roles.
Hybrid work flexibility means people can meet the changing demands of work and home in the most balanced, productive, and healthy way.
Our hybrid working model is defined in 3 ways:
- We believe in the importance of impactful collaboration:_ There's a certain energy when everyone's in the same room that can heighten idea generation and creative friction needed for problem-solving.
- We embrace flexibility:_ Choosing where, when and how to work can vary according to task and team schedules.
Flexibility isn't office or online, it means choosing the space that works best for you, your teams and our customers on a case-by-case basis.
- We want to be at our best:_ The way we work and our workspaces are designed to support our well-being, offer career advancement opportunities, and enable us to be at our best.
**Why should you join Philips?
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Working at Philips is more than a job.
It's a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on innovative,