Procurement Sourcing Specialist with German

Fresenius Medical Care core values:

Fresenius Medical Care is a people business. Our success depends on having the best and brightest employees, and helping them attain their personal and professional goals while delivering excellence in patient care and business results. Our employees embody our culture which is based on six core values supporting our promise to improve the quality of life of every patient every day. These core values are: Patients and Partners First, Honesty and Integrity, Quality and Compliance, Collaboration, No-Limits Mindset and Results Oriented.

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Your responsibilities:

• 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.

• Conducts price and contract negotiations, in alignment with business stakeholders and procurement functions as required.

• Collaborates with and executes guidance from senior sourcing specialists and category managers for specified sourcing initiatives and supplier management.

• Presents decision recommendations to the decision board to ensure a transparent and aligned decision making.

• 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.

• 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.)

• 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 procedures are adopted and followed.

Our requirements:

• Purchasing experience in an international context

• Minimum 2 years professional experience within tactical Procurement

• Good knowledge of German and English

• Knowledge of eSourcing tools a plus

• Knowledge of industry-specific rules and regulations in the European Union (e.g. admission processes) is a plus

• Embraces change and new ideas and applies creative responses to problems

• Communicates effectively

• 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

• 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

Our offer:

• Private medical care in LuxMed

• PZU life Insurance

• Unlimited international travel Insurance

• Benefits System platform (multisport card, cinema tickets, online shopping etc.)

• Language courses reimbursement

• Work abroad possibility (up to 30 days / year)

• Recommendation program

• Life milestone bonus

• Holiday allowance

• Childcare refund

• Occasional gifts