Strategic Procurement Specialist

Job Requirements

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Join our team now at Siemens Healthineers as Procurement Specialist and you will actively engage and gain exposure cross functionally at a country, regional and global level within a fast-paced organisation.

You will report to the Head of Strategic Procurement GB&I.

Job Responsibilities:

•Market Analysis & Early Involvement - Analyse the market to identify procurement risks, opportunities and market forces, enabling the business to mitigate potential exposure and capitalise on favourable market conditions, whilst ensuring early engagement with cross-functional partners.

•Bid Preparation & Tender Management - Lead end-to-end competitive tender processes, including RFI, RFQ and RFP scoping and preparation, bid analysis and clarification, TCO evaluation, supplier selection and award, ensuring the best overall commercial terms, quality, service and security of supply.

•Negotiation & Contract Management - Prepare and lead negotiations to achieve the best sustainable commercial outcomes and/or process improvement to contribute to Zone productivity targets.

Ensure robust negotiation of commercial terms, KPIs and SLAs to mitigate business risk.

•Supplier Management - Manage supplier performance and relationships, including due diligence, qualification, performance evaluation, supplier development and conflict management.

•Procurement Governance - Monitor and manage adherence to Procurement policy and P2P process to ensure high process efficiency and compliance.

•Digitalisation Projects - Actively contribute to projects and collaborate in work groups to drive transformation and process efficiency using appropriate digital tools.

Work Experience

Your Skills & Experience:

•Passionate and self-motivated with a growth mindset.

•Customer centric with excellent communication and change management skills.

•Demonstrable procurement experience preferably within the NHS or wider healthcare sector, including competitive tendering, commercial negotiations, supplier management and contract management.

•Enjoys collaborating and can work effectively in cross-functional teams to find innovative solutions.

•Ability to set priorities and problem solve with a curiosity to learn.

•High levels of attention to detail and proficient in the use of MS Office Applications.

•Experience with data analysis, drawing valuable insights from large volumes of data.

•A passion for Digitalisation in Procurement and learning new tools e.g., Copilot, Qlik View, Power BI and Power Automate.

•Educated to degree level, preferably in a commercial or busines...