The Sourcing Cluster Leader is leading the implementation of sourcing strategy in his/her cluster and will be overall responsible for the coordination of the local cluster sourcing activities and will be part of the Sourcing Leadership Team. He/she has to develop and manage an initiative plan in close cooperation with the (global) sourcing department and Category Management within his/her cluster.
He/she is responsible for setting up and leading sourcing projects within the cluster. He/she will analyze the spend to set up these (saving) projects, mainly initiating and leading sourcing related projects. He/she needs to actively contribute to further optimization of the cluster sourcing organization. Additionally, he/she will play an active role in sourcing related negotiations in the cluster.
He/she will establish, together with the VP sourcing and EVP cluster targets and objectives for its region and acts as a change leader. You will be leading the cluster sourcing team ensuring that they will contribute positively towards the company results.
Key Accountabilities:
Team Leadership
Business Partner & Strategy Alignment
Performance & Financial Planning
Execute Sourcing
Functional skills & Expertise
Personal Skills
Education & Experience
The sourcing team enables Mediq to outperform competition by growth, profitability and value creation via the external supply base. It is a strategic function that leverages the scale of Mediq, drives tangible impact to the bottom line and enables new revenue streams via portfolio innovation and commercial partnerships. We continuously benchmark the internal organization against external best practices and mobilize the organization for change. We lead all commercial supplier communication, are committed to fair awarding, secure compliance and drive tangible cost improvements.