Indirect sourcing Business partner at GE Healthcare

Beijing, Beijing, China

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Healthcare, Medical TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with business objectives
  • Negotiation Skills: Strong negotiation skills to secure favorable terms with suppliers
  • Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze spend data, market trends, and supplier proposals
  • Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with stakeholders and suppliers
  • Relationship Management: Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers
  • Project Management: Ability to manage multiple sourcing projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
  • Understanding of Procurement Processes: Knowledge of the end-to-end procurement process, including sourcing, contracting, and supplier management
  • Experience in relevant industries or categories: Experience in specific areas like marketing, professional services, or technology can be beneficial

Responsibilities

  • Sourcing Policy and process: Working with global operation excellent team implement the sourcing policy and process to various business units in China
  • Strategic Sourcing: Working with category sourcing manager to implement sourcing strategies (for various spend categories) in various business units. And work with category sourcing team to optimize the sourcing strategy by taking-in business units feedback
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborating with internal stakeholders across different business units to understand their needs, gather requirements, and ensure alignment with sourcing strategies
  • Cost Optimization: Collaborating with internal stakeholders across different business units and category sourcing team, identifying VCP opportunities and Lean opportunity to reduce costs throughout the procurement lifecycle, including spend analysis, negotiation, consumption reduction and process improvements
  • Performance Monitoring: Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) related to sourcing activities, such as VCP, supplier performance, and contract compliance
  • Problem Solving: Acting as a sourcing representative for internal stakeholders across different business, solve the problem escalated to him. And working on sourcing improvement if problem cause by sourcing (supplier performance, sourcing process and tools etc.,)
  • Taiwan and Hongkong Sourcing: working shared service team and category sourcing team, fulfill the sourcing requirement in Taiwan and Hongkong
  • Negotiate with dedicated providers according to specific policies. Achieve the best contractual conditions while also ensuring internal customer satisfaction
  • Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services
  • Utilizes understanding of industry trends to inform decision making process

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Strategic SourcingNegotiationStakeholder EngagementCost OptimizationSpend AnalysisSupplier PerformanceContract ComplianceKPIsLeanProcurementSourcing PolicyVCP

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What key skills are required for the Indirect Sourcing Business Partner role?

The role requires strategic thinking to develop and execute sourcing strategies, strong negotiation skills, analytical skills for spend data and market trends, excellent communication skills, relationship management, project management, and understanding of procurement processes.

What are the main responsibilities in this position?

Key responsibilities include implementing sourcing policies and processes in China business units, executing strategic sourcing, engaging stakeholders, optimizing costs through VCP and Lean opportunities, monitoring KPIs, problem-solving, and handling sourcing in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

What is the employment type for this job?

This is a full-time position.

What is the salary or compensation for this role?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What does GE HealthCare's company culture emphasize?

GE HealthCare emphasizes unlocking ambition, turning ideas into world-changing realities, where every voice makes a difference and builds a healthier world, as a leading global medical technology innovator.

GE Healthcare

Healthcare technology and data analytics provider

About GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare provides a range of healthcare technologies and services aimed at improving patient care. Its main products include imaging systems, mobile diagnostic devices, patient monitoring solutions, and advanced software for data analysis. These products help medical professionals make informed decisions and enhance the efficiency of healthcare delivery. Unlike many competitors, GE Healthcare invests significantly in research and development, allocating $1 billion each year to innovate and enhance its offerings. The company’s goal is to support healthcare providers in delivering better patient outcomes, as evidenced by its technology supporting over 300,000 patients daily and managing 2 billion patient scans each year.

Chicago, IllinoisHeadquarters
1892Year Founded
N/ACompany Stage
Data & Analytics, HealthcareIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Emerging AR technologies increase competition in medical imaging.
Regulatory challenges may delay AI application expansions in healthcare.
Dependence on clinical trial success for new product market positioning.

Differentiation

GE Healthcare invests $1 billion annually in R&D for product innovation.
The company supports over 300,000 patients daily with its healthcare technologies.
GE Healthcare's AIR Recon DL offers 3D motion-insensitive imaging for enhanced MRI quality.

Upsides

Acquisition of Caption Health expands AI-powered ultrasound capabilities.
Successful Phase III trial of [18F]flurpiridaz enhances coronary artery disease detection.
Collaboration with Wayra accelerates digital health innovation in EMEA.

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