Job Information
Philips Category Sourcing Manager in Cambridge, Massachusetts
551633 Category Sourcing Manager
Lead the transformation of Philips' Global Technology sourcing strategy, driving sustainable value and innovation across a dynamic procurement landscape.
Your role:
You’ll transform global cost category strategies into sourcing strategies for the Global Technology category, delivering long-term value and competitive advantage.
You’ll work closely with key internal stakeholders, strategic suppliers, and a high-performing team within the Commercial organization.
As part of the Integrated Supply Chain, you’ll manage supplier relationships, contract performance, and sourcing initiatives aligned to business goals.
You'll gain exposure to global cross-functional teams, influencing procurement innovation, cost optimization, and supplier excellence.
This role offers a hybrid work model with international collaboration and may involve occasional travel, 15%
You're the right fit if:
You’ve acquired 10+ years of experience in Technology Category Sourcing or vendor management (Software & Digital, Infrastructure Services, Technology Services); this is an individual contributor role with strategic leadership influence.
Your skills include contract management, supplier governance, cost optimization, sourcing strategy design, and negotiation of high-value deals (≥ $10M USD); knowledge of procurement tools and analytical methods is essential.
You have a Master’s degree in business administration, technology management, or a related field.
You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position .
You’re an entrepreneurial, collaborative professional with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing at the CxO level and driving global strategic initiatives.
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.
This is an office role.
About Philips:
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody, everywhere, has access to the quality of healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.
Learn more about our business (https://www.philips.com/a-w/about.html) .
Discover our rich and exciting history. (https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/our-history.html)
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Philips Transparency Details
The pay range for this position in Connecticut & Massachusetts is $127,680 to $204,288
The pay range for this position in Tennessee is $105,280 to $180,480
The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.
In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here (https://www.philipsusbenefits.com/) .
At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.
Additional Information
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.
Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Stamford, CT, Cambridge, MA or Nashville, TN .
It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or perceived disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran or military status or a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members, marital or domestic partner status, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws.
As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.
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