Description –
Elekta Groups' direct procurement function operates across four main sites situated in UK, Netherlands, Sweden and China. The Procurement function is structured as a matrix organisation with centralised leadership for Direct Purchasing, Indirect Purchasing, Supplier Development & Quality, Process & Systems and the Local Management in each of the regions for direct and indirect material.
The purpose of this role is to manage direct material spend across a number of subcategories. PM’s typical focus is to provide Procurement best practice techniques from early on in the product development lifecycle, to ensure that Elekta’s supply chain of the future utilises the best supplier partners available and the capabilities that they can offer to obtain optimal total cost of ownership for Elekta and our customers.
The PM works closely with local key business stakeholders to prioritise securing supply, quality & cost in production materials and development projects/programs.
Elekta Linac Solutions direct material suppliers are categorized into two groups where the Procurement Manager (PM) has the following responsibilities per group:
Strategic suppliers:
Supplier contract execution and supply performance
Supplier overall performance and relationship owner
New product, transfer project and localization
Price negotiation and Engineering Change Orders
Supplier/category (domain) strategies
Point of escalation for critical shortages, supply risk management (key materials, tier-2, capacity, stock), supplier resilience (these activities are typically undertaken by our Tactical Procurement Managers (TPM)).
Note that Elekta has a separate team responsible for materials planning and purchasing, so the planning and raising of purchase orders is not a significant part of this role, though may be required occasionally.
Responsibilities –
- Lead the development of global sourcing strategies for allocated categories (domains) taking due account of stakeholder mapping, spend analysis, technical requirements, understanding of current and future demands, supplier improvement and cost reduction opportunities.