Job Description
At Olympus, we are committed to our purpose of making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide best-in-class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states.
For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world.
Within the Olympus Corporation, Olympus Surgical Technologies Europe (OSTE) is the global competence center for development, production and repair services for rigid endoscopy, bipolar high-frequency surgery and reprocessing. With a total workforce of about 3,600 employees at 14 locations in EMEA and its headquarters in Hamburg, the company stands for exceptional performance in medical technology and therapy and offers a full range of the most modern endoscopic applications from single products to procedure-oriented system solutions.
- Definition of key sourcing strategies aligned to Olympus business requirements to be socialized and executed across the global procurement team for production material and products/finished goods manufactured externally (including risk management)
- Development of strong partnership with key business stakeholders and global procurement team members
- Close collaboration with the global procurement organization in support of defined strategies
- Sourcing, supplier selection, contract negotiation and management
- Ensuring of early supplier identification and selection, working closely with the Advanced Sourcing team
- Supplier relationship management (SRM), supplier performance management and supplier development
- Responsibility for the development and execution of a cost improvement pipeline for Olympus 3rd-party direct spend
- Continuous improvement of material and service costs
- Development and driving of continuous improvements in global category management and advanced sourcing processes
- Bachelor's degree in Business or a related discipline, MBA or equivalent preferred
- Many years of experience in international strategic procurement in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in leading and participating on cross-functional and/or global teams and track record of successfully leading strategic initiatives and problem-solving initiatives
- Experience in supplier relationship management (SRM) and the development and management of an international supply base essential
- Fluency in English
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to see issues from multiple viewpoints and understand differing needs of stakeholders (e.g., Business, R&D, Quality, Operations, Suppliers)
- 30 days of annual leave
- Up to 60% mobile work possible and flexible work time model with overtime compensation
- Holiday and Christmas bonuses
- Corporate benefits (discounts for employees)
- Comprehensive company pension scheme and capital-forming benefits
- Company restaurant with live cooking and healthy food (subsidized)
- Employee Assistance Program of famPLUS to support your health, mental and emotional well-being
- Subsidy for public transportation (Deutschlandticket), free parking spaces and bike or car leasing
- Various subsidized company sports groups and access to the in-house company gym