Category Sourcing Manager Marketing (EMEA region)
CompanyPhilips
Job locationPoland/Hybrid
Region of responsibilityEMEA
Description
Job Description
You have an opportunity to join a dynamic and multi-functional team, seeking to create a significant impact on Philips.
This role is part of Indirect Procurement organization, reporting to Indirect Procurement Global Marketing & Communication Category Leader. It is accountable and responsible for strategy sourcing and category management for all global marketing across Personal Health and Health Systems, ensure contract compliance, best marketing procurement strategy to drive productivity and TCO, sustainability and innovation. The core objective is to provide the best Indirect Procurement solutions for Philips to create value with sustainable impact.
In this role, you have the opportunity to
- Strengthen Philips competitiveness and Maximize impact of marketing category indirect spend by innovating with our stakeholders and suppliers
- Drive Excellence through improved user experience, operational delivery, quality & compliance
- Translate NAM marketing strategies into a Procurement Sourcing Strategy to deliver sustainable value and competitive differentiation for Philips.
- Contribute to a high-performance team culture to adopt innovation and encourage others through your behavior: being open, courageous, inclusive and committed to the Philips Business values.
- Manage E2E marketing strategic sourcing within Philips Indirect Procurement for EMEA regions based in Poland
Your role:
- Define and implement Marketing category sourcing and suppliers strategies for the allocated spend (€200M+)
- Manage key marketing sub-categories of media, Comms, PR, influencer, creative, production, content localization & translation, event, Marketing insights, Sponsorship, digital engagement CRM, SEO etc. spend for North America region
- Work with extended outsourcing 3rd party marketing procurement partner to deliver sourcing projects
- Ensure alignment with the organization’s marketing and brand objectives while optimizing cost efficiency & cost savings
- Define and deliver a strong savings funnel approach of Procurement (Price) and Demand (Quantity) initiatives
- Negotiate contracts for commercials to ensure budget adherence; Partner with legal on contract implementation
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard reliable vendors within marketing category
- Build strong relationships with suppliers to ensure high-quality deliverables and long-term engagement & partnership.
- Manage the global key strategic marketing category Suppliers’ Relationships; conduct regular vendor performance reviews based on service quality, cost, and compliance.
- Contribute to the development of Sourcing Playbooks to guide supplier management
You're the right fit if:
- You have a Bachelor/Master’s degree in business administration, Economics or equivalent
- You have 5 - 15+ years’ experience in category sourcing for Marketing Services Category
- You have specific expertise in Media & PR, Creative agencies mgmt. and Digital.
- You have deep understanding of market offerings and trends with proven functional and thought leadership of the Marketing category
- You have proven experience Managing spend (€200M+) & key suppliers, with the ability to and lead global or regional projects
- You are a practitioner in designing new sourcing models, and negotiating complex deals (€20M+)
- You demonstrate an expert level in contract management and disputes / escalation resolution at CxO level
- You have an ability to deliver opportunities / business cases with plans to optimize spend and TCO
- You have an ability to develop a 360° supplier strategy, account management plan and roadmap.
- You have proven supplier relationship management skills and ability to lead supplier governance
- You are entrepreneurial with ability to take independent decisions while de-risking the business
- You know how to collaborate with other functions (i.e. legal, security) to ensure contract compliance
- You are able to work and manage the 3rd party procurement partner to deliver procurement projects and drive savings
- You have strong communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders at CxO level
- You are flexible mindset with strong work ethics and collaboration skills in global teams
- You understand the Source-2-Contract and P2P processes, contract management
- You have knowledge of procurement tools and analytical methods
- You have an excellent negotiation skills
- You are fluent in English (both written and spoken)
Our Benefits
- Hybrid model of working
- Annual bonus based on performance achieved
- Private medical care with the option to extend it to family members
- Benefit System cards
- Discount for Philips’ products
- Wide variety of trainings & learning opportunities
- Promotion of a healthy lifestyle in the office
- Employee Assistance Program
How We Work Together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
About Philips
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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion .