579141 Supply Chain Improvement Manager (SPS)

Job Description

Service Parts Supply Chain (SPS) Supply Chain Improvement Manager is responsible for driving global business process optimization by establishing, enhancing and maintaining processes, systems and tools to support the Global Planning function in close collaboration with other functional teams within the Global Service Parts Supply Chain (SPS).

You are responsible for

• Continuously defining and implementing process improvements which contribute to meeting the department’s critical numbers, such as inventory, material availability, and supplier on-time delivery.
• Owning a set of improvement activities and ensuring timely delivery by using project management skills and lean methodologies.
• Defining and driving architecture and configuration for systems and tools in collaboration with IT, Analytics and external partners.
• Being process expert for Master Data elements related to planning of service parts.
• Driving global alignment and standardization of planning processes.
• Developing and improving supply chain strategies that enable the organization to optimize its inventory and costs.
• Ensuring processes are compliant with all appropriate Quality System requirements.
• Providing training and guidance to planners on supply chain concepts, inventory optimization principles, time-series forecasting, using statistical methods and tools.
• Leading or being the representative of Global Planning in service parts related projects requiring planning system knowledge while working with international teams around the globe.

You're the right fit if you have:

• Experience: 5 years of proven experience in health tech supply chains, with expertise in supply chain management and service parts planning. Knowledge of SAP and a service parts planning tool, preferably Servigistics, is required.
• Skills: Advanced understanding of planning processes, including forecasting, multi-echelon optimization and time-phase supply planning, along with strong analytical and communication skills to analyze complex problems and drive stakeholder and change management toward solutions.
• Education: Master’s degree in supply chain management, operations management or Computer Science.

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

Philips is a health technology company built around the belief that every human matters, with a mission to help expand access to quality healthcare.