• Job Description

  Req#: 73665

  Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. Dentsply Sirona’s products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Dentsply Sirona’s global headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The company’s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY.

  Strategic buyer

  Responsible to support multiple Indirect categories/projects for specific Sites in a Region cross functionally and collaborating with different functions like Corp. IT, R&D, QARA & Manufacturing. Partners with Regional and Global category management to ensure a successful implementation of global or regional led strategies and drive compliance to preferred supply base and purchasing channels. The role is responsible to ensure and continuously improve costs, quality and service level / delivery for all local deliverables in multiple categories. The position could be covered in Ballaigeus (Switzerland), in Rome or Badia Polesine (Italy), in Barcelona or in Versailles.

  Responsibilities

  • Supports in implementing global and regional category strategies, projects, objectives, processes, methods and policies across the Sites
  • Undertakes systematic Market research activities
  • Supports or leads regular regional RFPs
  • Manage local (site specific), day-to-day spend as it comes to requests up to $250k (one-time or annually). Above $250k Strategic Buyer will align with Regional Sourcing Leader for guidance.
  • Work with tactical buyers to drive compliance to preferred supply base (in line with global or regional strategies) and purchasing channels to realize savings targets within the Sites/Region.
  • Identify savings potentials not only, but especially for site specific requirements; run Procurement initiatives for those potentials and support the forecasting and savings reporting for the site.
  • Responsible for supplier relationships at the local level in cooperation with the regional and global procurement teams.
  • Manage escalations from internal stakeholders involving material supply and quality issues originating with the supplier.
  • As needed, support operational buyer activities such as PO placements in ERP systems

  Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related discipline.
  • At least 3-5 years professional experience in procurement, with a specific focus on IT and/or Technical business services

  Dentsply Sirona is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status. We appreciate your interest in Dentsply Sirona. If you need assistance with completing the online application due to a disability, please send an accommodation request to careers@dentsplysirona.com. Please be sure to include “Accommodation Request” in the subject.

• About the company

  Dentsply Sirona is an American dental equipment manufacturer and dental consumables producer that markets its products in over 120 countries.

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