Procurement Business Partner – Ultrasound

Role Overview

• Drives the definition and execution of comprehensive procurement strategies aligned with business objectives, category strategies, and overall company goals; goes beyond just developing plans and is involved in driving buy-in, resource allocation, and ensuring successful execution across the organization
• Leads succession planning and comprehensive talent management, driving employee selection, performance management, compensation management, and career development in alignment with organizational operational goals
• Empowers a collaborative procurement culture at a company-wide level, championing open communication, trust, and shared goals across internal departments and external partners, creating a strong procurement ecosystem
• Serves as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, gaining deep understanding of business objectives, challenges, and priorities to develop strategic procurement solutions that directly impact business success, guiding and influencing senior management with insights and persuasive recommendations to secure buy-in for critical procurement initiatives
• Oversees a team of procurement sourcing engineers, coaching, mentoring, and empowering team members to achieve their full potential and deliver exceptional results
• Strategizes continuous improvement in procurement processes and performance, identifying and implementing innovative solutions, leveraging best practices, and challenging the status quo to achieve greater efficiency, cost savings, and value creation
• Orchestrates and oversees the performance cycle for all procurement activities within assigned business units, setting clear expectations, monitoring progress, addressing challenges, and escalating issues as needed
• Manages complex situations and makes strategic decisions with a global perspective, considering business needs, company policies, supplier risks, and diverse stakeholder viewpoints to find optimal solutions
• Builds and leads a virtual community of procurement experts, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation within the broader procurement function
• Champions and drives Design for Excellence (DfX) principles across assigned areas, integrating cost-effectiveness, quality, and other strategic considerations into product and service design from the outset
• Utilizes an in-depth understanding of the business drivers to analyse situations effectively and contribute to the development of methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people
• Communicates a compelling vision, securing executive support for complex projects, and demonstrating a profound understanding of the holistic impact of teams and technologies, positioning for executive leadership roles.

Requirements

• Bachelor's/ master’s degree in business administration, engineering, Supply Chain Management, Procurement Operations or equivalent
• 11+ years of experience with Bachelor's OR 9+ years of experience with Master's in areas such as Procurement, Supply Chain Management or equivalent
• Solid track record as Procurement business partner, demonstrating leadership in new product introductions; preferably with strong background in the Medical Devices / MedTech industry
• Cultural sensitivity, able to do global business across Europe, the Americas and Asia
• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations requires an in-depth knowledge of the company
• Strategic thinker with a ‘can do’ attitude
• Result driven, with a proven track record
• Understanding suppliers, business models, key drivers, measures, priorities and make or buy decisions
• Expertise in Design for eXcellence and Value Engineering
• Team player with excellent analytic and communication skills
• Ability to influence and challenge stakeholders both externally and internally is key
• Experience in LEAN or Six Sigma is considered an advantage
• High commercial acumen, with the ability to communicate in business terms beyond procurement-specific language.

Benefits

• generous PTO
• 401k (up to 7% match)
• HSA (with company contribution)
• stock purchase plan
• education reimbursement