Global Indirect Procurement Specialist (m/f/*)

Thank you for your interest in joining Solventum. Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers’ toughest challenges. While we continue updating the Solventum Careers Page and applicant materials, some documents may still reflect legacy branding. Please note that all listed roles are Solventum positions, and our Privacy Policy: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/legal/website-privacy-statement/applicant-privacy/ applies to any personal information you submit. As it was with 3M, at Solventum all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Description:

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 an Indirect Procurement Specialist, 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 procurement strategies for assigned categories (Capital Equipment and Construction) 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 procurement strategies for the assigned categories (Capital Equipment and Construction) as well as overall procurement 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 and six (6) years of experience in Strategic Sourcing/Procurement, Engineering, or Legal in a private, public, government or military environment
   

OR

• High School Diploma/GED and ten (10) years of experience in Strategic Sourcing/Procurement, Engineering, or Legal in a private, public, government or military environment

AND

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

• Negotiation skills with attention to detail

• Skilled written and oral communications

• Working knowledge of Capital Equipment and Construction supplier markets

• Stakeholder management/influencing skills at a senior level

• Business, contract language and financial acumen

• Additional language capabilities in German, Polish and/or French

Work location: Remote - Poland

Travel: May include up to [10%] domestic

Relocation: Not included

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B 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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