Senior Sourcing Specialist

Tasks performed regularly which form the essential characteristics of the position.

Strategy Execution

• Supports the category strategy creation and ensures execution of category strategies in the assigned country
• Is an active part of the extended team for assigned country
• Providing insights on the local/ regional market
• Presents decision recommendation to the decision board to ensure a transparent and aligned decision making.

Business Partnering

• Identifies key stakeholders and acts as Business Partner to them.
• With internal and/ or external stakeholders, creates a clear vision and value proposition for Procurement
• Works with stakeholders to identify short and long-term plans for creating value (eg, sourcing plans, roadmaps)
• ​Becomes a trusted advisor for key suppliers, and senior stakeholders for strategic advice and counsel.

Supplier Management and Selection

• Conducts complex supplier selection activities and management of formal strategic sourcing and RFx processes including supplier identification, supplier due diligence activities and owns supplier life-cycle management. Identifies relevant stakeholders for the sourcing event and manages them as a project team.
• Drives and conducts price and contract negotiations with a high degree of autonomy, in alignment with business stakeholders and procurement functions as required.
• Works with a high degree of autonomy and takes decisions within assigned area of responsibility. Presents results and recommendations for management decisions to relevant decision boards and stakeholders. 
• Coaches, supervises and collaborates with sourcing specialists for specified sourcing initiatives and supplier management.
• Champions use of eSourcing, Spend Visibility, and R2P tools; leverages and utilizes eAuctions where appropriate.
• For assigned areas, resolves diligently quality, supply, or any other issues in close collaboration with the local and regional stakeholders.

Analysis and Documentation

• Performs proposal analysis, including price analyses, “Should Cost” modelling, benchmarking and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Generates proposal/ quote comparisons and compiles detailed assessment of cost breakdowns.
• Ensures full documentation (RFQs documents, contracts, and data & price maintenance at each sourcing project closure.)

Risk Management and Ethical Standards

• Evaluates financial stability of suppliers and manages supplier risks as needed while considering the local plans, regulations, and specificities.
• Demonstrates the highest ethical standards and ensures Fresenius Medical Care procedures are adopted and followed.

Please list distinguishing qualitative and quantitative features by means of which performance in the position can be measured.

• Target results in terms of savings/ cost avoidance
• The successful execution of global or above country contracts established by Global Category teams
• Optimization of Procurement Processes
• Successful completion of sourcing events leading cross-functional project teams

• Qualifications, experience, know-how and skills critical for success*

  1) Required training and education:

  University Degree in Economics, Business Administration or respectively equal educational training incl. relevant work experience

• 2) Required professional experience (in years):

  Please list the minimum number of years of professional experience required, as well as all relevant experience in specific functions, e.g. project management or line management experience.

  • Extensive purchasing experience in an international context, Healthcare sector preferred
  • Minimum 5 years professional experience within tactical Procurement
  • Knowledge of industry-specific rules and regulations as well as industry standards

  • 3) Required personal competencies:

    Please list the qualities that are of special significance for the successful performance of tasks if they have not been outlined sufficiently in an attached competence profile.

  • Understands the business environment
  • Collects, handles, and analyses diverse data types while leveraging digital communication technologies. ​
  • Delivers structured and compelling strategies based on data-driven insights, stakeholder needs and business objectives. ​
  • Embraces change and new ideas as well as formulates and applies creative responses to problems.
  • Communicates effectively

4) Other specialized knowledge, expertise and skills:

a) Functional knowledge

• Drives negotiations for strong outcomes including optimal financial and operational results. ​
• Collaborates to create and manage contracts aligned with legal standards.​
• Takes an organised approach to managing projects, including defining a clear scope, key deliverables and timeline that is communicated regularly to stakeholders.​
• Demonstrates and applies a holistic Procurement approach based on a deep internal & external analysis jointly with strong stakeholder engagement and a long-term vision and strategy.
• Develops and applies a methodology for selecting, negotiating, contracting, and implementing supplier agreement(s) with the aim of reducing the total costs of purchased materials/goods/services while maintaining and improving levels of quality, service, and technology.

b) IT skills

• MS Office
• Knowledge of eSourcing tools a plus

c)  Languages

• Fluent English
• Other languages a plus

5 ) Special personal requirements:

Please list requirements such as willingness to travel or work weekends or shifts etc.

• Flexibility for occasional business travelling (10%)