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.
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
Career with a purpose
Inclusion and diversity
Stability
Learning and development
Local benefits
Work-life balance
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We care about sharing information and experiences as this helps us learn from our mistakes and each other. We tackle challenges together by reaching out to colleagues both near and far. We communicate openly.
We challenge the status quo and show interest in what happens around us. We ask questions to clearly understand what needs to be done and take ownership of the results.
We live up to our own expectations, show respect and lead by example. We act with integrity and in line with our standards every day.
We make things better today than they were yesterday. We pitch ideas on how to improve and innovate.
What we stand for
Empowering people. Advancing care. Inspiring with our purpose and values.
Everything we do here is about making people’s lives better, simpler and longer. Our teams work cross-functionally to reproduce the complex function of kidneys with treatments that meet high quality standards, improve clinical outcomes, and are sustainable and compliant. Internally, we promote diversity and inclusion as key elements of a positive, supportive work environment. Our values support our mission to develop high quality products and services, to have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of patients, and to lead Fresenius Medical Care towards a successful, sustainable future.