Procurement Specialist - Indirect Professional Services (m/f/*)

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Job Description:

Procurement Specialist - Indirect Professional Services (m/f/*)

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
 

As a Procurement Specialist-Indirect Professional Services (m/f/*), you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Developing and implementing global and regional sourcing strategies for assigned categories (Professional Services) to ensure business continuity and value creation. 
• Establishing and managing supplier relationships that ensure cost and service benefits to the corporation.
• Negotiating and establishing effective supplier contract agreements, holding suppliers accountable to competitive prices, high quality and best-in-class service
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to prioritize activities for the successful integration of the sourcing strategies for the assigned categories (Professional Services) as well as overall sourcing guidelines and processes.
• Leading complex projects as well as initiatives that have a high value and broad implication to the corporation.

Your Skills and Expertise 
 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited university
• Significant experience in Sourcing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, or Legal in a private, public, government or military environment
• Language fluency in German and English (both written and verbal)

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or Logistics and Supply Chain from an accredited institution
• Strong negotiation skills with attention to detail
• Skilled written and oral communications
• Working knowledge of Professional Services supplier markets
• Strong stakeholder management/influencing skills at a senior level.
• Strong business, contract language and financial acumen.
• Additional language capabilities in Polish and/or French

Work location:  Remote

Travel: May include up to 15% domestic/international

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Supporting Your Well-being 

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

Diversity & Inclusion

(*) We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, civil status, disability, family status, or membership of the travelling community.

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