Sr. Director - Aachen, Deutschland - Abiomed

Abiomed

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Aachen, Deutschland

vor 1 Woche

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

Abiomed is an innovative medical device business with an inspiring mission "Patients First," and a unique guiding company principle " Recovering hearts.

Saving lives." With more than 2,000 employees, Abiomed is one of the fastest growing medical technology businesses in the world with corporate headquarters in Danvers, USA, and locations in Aachen and Berlin, Germany, Tokyo, Japan, and Singapore.

Abiomed is part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

Abiomed is an employer with attractive working conditions and an appreciative corporate culture that focuses on the needs of its employees.

Abiomed inspires and retains exceptional talent through collaboration, passion and continuous development.

The Senior Director, Global Procurement will be accountable to oversee the external spend in support of the global Abiomed business.

Abiomed is present in most markets of the world, representing more than $1 billion of revenue with projected strong growth and premier market positions.

The spend in support of this business resides in multiple categories and sums up to 300 million$ per year.

In collaboration with the Supply Chain LT he will develop, implement, and drive the global sourcing strategy as well as the global supplier scale strategy which is a crucial element to successfully meet the 5 year growth plan of Abiomed.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Orchestrating the efforts of diverse categories (direct and indirect) and Global Services Procurement to the advancement of the Abiomed business
Owning the holistic SC Source business plan for the Abiomed business
Working closely with Abiomed Development and R&D to support new product pipeline development upstream and product launch and/or integration
Orchestrating of supplier management and oversight for the execution delivery of the strategic plan and business plan, in line with expectations put forth by SC, Quality, R&D and Commercial functions
Lead and develop the Abiomed Procurement team and its members
Drive the engagement of the core suppliers
Proactively build relationships with vendors that ensure stability in Abiomed's vendor network and establish strategic relationships with key suppliers who are aligned with the company's business goals
Reduce overall supply risk though contingency planning, risk mitigation, understanding of supplier capabilities, disaster preparedness, and financial health using appropriate tools
Negotiate all vendor material agreements to ensure adequate supply of material for global manufacturing while minimizing over purchasing
Identification and realization of costsaving and costreduction opportunities
Active member in the MD Supply Chain as well as the Enterprise Procurement functions being an active citizen in the MD Supply Chain community as well as in the Enterprise Procurement function

Job Qualifications:

BS in Engineering, Operations/Supply chain management or related field, MBA/MS preferred
Experienced professional with business experience in multiple roles across a variety of functional specialties including general management, R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain or Technical field with at least 10+ years within a Procurement environment in a senior position
Good level of understanding of the Procurement processes and experience in engaging internal stakeholders and leadership teams
Broadbased understanding of business operations and practices and core Procurement areas of focus (e.g. Category Management, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Integration, Business planning, Performance Management)
Strong Customer Orientation (building and maintaining strong relationships with Abiomed senior Management)
Strong leadership, vision/strategy setting, communication, influencing, collaboration, talent development skills are key
Strong project and change management capabilities
Strong verbal and written communication skill with ability to confidently present complex information
Ability to continuously improve the organization
Strong Business Acumen, Medical Device and specifically Abiomed relevant industry experience preferred
Multicountry and Multi sector experience preferred
High level of credibility with internal customers, and with the supplier community
Strong influencing skills with ability to see issues from multiple viewpoints and understand differing needs of stakeholders (e.g., businesses, Procurement LT, Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain); has "presence"
Proven track record in attracting and developing talent
Proven track record in leading crossfunctional teams and executing significant influencing roles
Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to respond to changes in the external environment, while ensuring the organization is able to effectively and efficiently move through transitions
Experience to work across regions and understand markets
Continuous improvement/lean/six sigma experience, black belt preferred
Experience with SAP preferred, or another ERP, de