Buyer / Planner Operational Material Management

Buyer / Planner Operational Material Management (Contract)

Location: Drachten

Duration Assignment: 12 months (with possible extension and/or Philips transfer in time)

Contract: Permanent at a Randstad company

Hours/week: 40

Budget range: €3.056 - 4.075 per month

In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Make life better!

Drive Customer Demand Fulfilment by ensuring RAW material availability for our Factory in Drachten. You manage the availability of material through the proper material master data setup, capacity planning and purchase order management with external suppliers all over the globe, and mitigate in case of supply risks and issues.

When you choose to work at Philips you’ll work on life-changing projects; and contribute to innovative health technologies and solutions that improve billions of lives around the world.

You will be responsible for:

• Tactical material planning (forecast and handshake feedback) with external suppliers, in an optimized way through the use of planning calculation methods 

• Operational material planning and Purchase Order management Identify supply risks and issues, drive mitigation actions and escalate if needed 

• Continuous harmonization and improvement of material supply processes ensuring Philips Global Processes execution

• Monitor and secure supplier delivery performance

• Follow up material life cycle, securing in time availability and prevention of obsolescence

• Inventory analysis and policy definition to secure material availability against minimum inventory investments

• Join supplier business review meetings to discuss supply chain related topics

• Project management

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience:

• Master's degree with a focus on Supply Chain Management.

• Ideally, your educational background is related to supply chain management.

• Experience with SAP is a plus.

• Proficiency in analytical tools such as MS Excel and Power BI.

• Energetic, ambitious, flexible, and a team player.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a process-oriented mindset.

• Fluent in both verbal and written Dutch and English.

You are a part of

A team that works in a dynamic environment with suppliers across the globe. A professional but fun workplace atmosphere is valued. You will work with many stakeholders at different levels across the organization. Next to the daily operational activities you will take part in improvement projects. You need to be able to work on your own as well as to work in a team.

Philips

Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow.

But it’s not just what we do, it’s who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common. An unwavering sense of purpose and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers’ needs. It’s what inspires us to create meaningful solutions – the kind that make a real difference – when it matters most.

The world and our customers’ needs are changing faster than ever before and while we are proud of what we do already, we know we can do more. That’s why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.

In return, we offer you:

For this project, you’ll work for Philips and become a contract or permanent employee of YACHT (a Randstad company). As a contractor at Philips you'll enjoy cutting-edge challenges and unexpected experiences that make you a more in-demand professional.

Why work on a project at Philips?

If you’re looking for meaningful work and a chance to tackle complex challenges, broaden your skills and expertise and become an even more sought after professional, you’ll find all that and more with project work at Philips.

The Randstad companies are responsible for finding talent to provide services at Philips. If you are selected to provide services for Philips, you will be employed by Randstad and will not be an employee of Philips.