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Sourcing Procurement Engineer

As a Procurement Project Manager within the IGTD business unit, you will act as the single point of contact for specific suppliers, categories, and/or sites—leading cross-functional initiatives to drive supply base improvements, enhance supplier performance, and align sourcing strategies with business needs.

Your role:

• Own and manage product roadmaps focused on BOM cost reduction, component risk mitigation, and alignment with overall procurement strategies. Lead supplier selection and make vs. buy decisions to maximize supplier performance.

• Collaborate with Sustaining teams to develop business cases, initiate supplier changes, and ensure seamlessimplementation—includingproviding specifications, securing supplier agreement, and updating IT systems.

• Manage timely delivery of parts (samples, prototypes, ramp-up) for sustaining projects and monitor supplier capacity to meet project requirements.

• Create and manage sourcing plans, supplier selection, and production release deliverables. Maintain accurate cost history and support cost roll-ups for assigned parts.

• Partner with Global Commodity Management to provide site-specific data and business requirements, contribute to negotiation strategies, and assist with SAP/PLM master data setup and pricing updates.

You're the right fit if:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Materials, Finance, or a related technical field, with 5–7 years of relevantexperience—preferablyin the medical device industry.

• Strong ability to leverage a technical background to drive BOM cost-down initiatives, vendor process improvements, and yield optimization, using tools such as DfX and Should Cost Modeling. Proven track record in supplier selection, negotiation, capacity planning, and risk management, with hands-on experience managing multiple projects and meeting key milestones.

• Background in sustaining engineering within the medical device sector, with a focus on component de-risking, strategic sourcing, and supplier collaboration.

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Your role:

• Support the management of Nonconformances (NC), Quality Notifications (QN), and Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to maintain compliance and elevate quality performance.

• Partners with operations, suppliers, and cross-functional teams (including R&D and Manufacturing) to resolve issues, implement improvements, and transfer new products into production.

• Contribute to risk assessments, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), and process validation efforts to strengthen manufacturing controls.

• Monitor operational performance and prepare quality reports to highlight trends, improvements, and compliance status for stakeholders.

• Develop your expertise in quality engineering practices and continuous improvement methodologies while supporting high-impact projects in a regulated manufacturing environment.

You're the right fit if:

• You’ve acquired 2+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 4+ years of experience with vocational education, in Quality Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related field.

• Your skills include experience with process quality management, data analysis, root cause investigation, corrective actions (CAPA), and manufacturing processes.

• You’re an excellent communicator and collaborator who thrives in cross-functional environments and is eager to grow within quality engineering and continuous improvement.

• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this .

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This is an office role.

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To manage the availability of material through the proper material master data setup, vendor capacity planning and purchase order management with internal and external suppliers and mitigate in case of supply risks and issues.

Your role:

• Inventory & Data Management : Performs inventory analysis, manages SCM master data setup and maintenance, and keeps tools and SAP systems updated based on vendor confirmations.

• Forecasting & Supplier Communication : Executes product lifecycle forecasting, communicates forecasts and orders with suppliers, validates and tracks order confirmations, and participates in tier meetings to provide item status updates.

• Order Management : Places and monitors supplier orders, ensuring alignment on delivery time, quality, and price; expedites orders as needed and manages return orders to suppliers.

• Risk Mitigation & Escalation : Identifies material shortage risks, takes proactive action to mitigate them, and escalates issues when necessary to ensure material availability.

• Continuous Improvement : Works on eliminating root causes of availability issues to improve overall supply chain reliability and performance.

You're the right fit if:

• Vocational education and specialized training in purchasing or inventory management, or equivalent job experience in a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience, or 3 years if holding a Bachelor’s degree.

• For maintenance spare part and services procurement, a technical education required

• Minimal technical knowledge for maintenance parts purchases

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The Quality Engineer is accountable for oversight of system and hardware quality and risk management throughout the product life cycle. Provides independent oversight of the design input process, design V&V activities, design transfer and product realization, and performance in the field to ensure that all design requirements are effectively met.
Your role:

• Provide Sustaining Design Assurance Quality Engineering support to sustaining (MLD) projects including design changes, supplier changes, process changes, etc. while embracing and upholding Patient Safety and Quality as highest priority.

  · Provide support to teams in resolving issues and technical challenges for commercialized products - including field issues, manufacturing issues, supply-chain-driven issues, etc. Support investigations and data analysis.

  · Create Issue Impact Assessments (IIA's) to analyze and document risk assessment per established procedures and with cross-functional team input.

  · Ensure that teams pro-actively incorporate effective QMS compliance planning within their project plans. Work with teams to ensure that applicable activities are planned, executed, and documented in an efficient, QMS compliant manner.

  · Ensure that all required Risk Management processes and activities are followed and appropriately documented.

  · Provide support to CAPA's, complaint analysis and trending, Design and Technical reviews, etc. as assigned.

You're the right fit if:

• You have a bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, Science or equivalent.

  · Minimum 2 years of experience with Bachelor's in areas such as Quality Engineering, Safety Engineering, R&D Engineering or equivalent OR no prior experience required with Master's Degree.

  · You have experience with CAPA process, risk assessments, as well as global medical device regulations, requirements, and standards such as 21 CFR Parts 820, 803, 806, and ISO13485, ISO 14971, and ISO9001.

  · Advanced/Fluent English Level.

  · Administrative shift.

How we work together

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Your role:

• Start up, clean molds, and operate thermoplastic and LSR injection molding machines, along with auxiliary equipment, to produce finished goods. Assist in mold setup, troubleshooting, and validation activities.

• Apply advanced knowledge in plastic and silicone transformation, specialized manufacturing processes, and root-cause troubleshooting of molding defects.

• Consistently use Lean tools and techniques to solve operational problems, improve processes, and support product/process renewal initiatives.

• Ensure adherence to Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) standards while maintaining quality in all molding processes.

• Train other Molding Process Technicians and provide daily support to Manufacturing Engineers/Managers through production reporting, validation reports, and technical assistance.

You're the right fit if:

• High school (9th grade) required; Plastic Process Technician certification preferred; or a combination of relevant education and experience in medical companies to support self-training.

• Minimum 2 years as a Molding Technician.

• Proficient computer skills (Word, Excel) preferred, basic English desirable.

• Strong understanding of safety practices in manufacturing environments.

How we work together

This role is an onsite role. Shift B: monday to friday from 3:36 pm to 10:00 pm and saturdays from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm

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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care .

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for carrying out curative maintenance of machinery and equipment, and remedying routine failures, working under direct supervision.

Your role:

• Carries out first line repairs on a limited number of machines in one field of work and raises maintenance requests as and when informed about any issue.

• Assists engineers in implementing maintenance plans and schedules to ensure uninterrupted production processes, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and minimizing downtime.

• Conducts routine inspections and curative maintenance tasks on machinery and equipment to minimize breakdown and improve machine availability.

• Troubleshoots basic equipment malfunctions and performs necessary repairs to restore functionality, escalating complex issues to senior engineers when necessary.

• Adheres to safety protocols and guidelines while performing maintenance tasks, including proper handling of tools, equipment, and hazardous materials, to ensure a safe working environment.

• Shift: 3:36 pm to 10:00 pm (Monday through Friday) - 7:00 am to 3:00 pm (Saturday)

You're the right fit if:

• You have 2+ years of experience in maintenance, ideally with medical devices, or experience in electrical, hydraulic, or similar systems.

• You’ve completed a High School diploma or vocational/technical education in a relevant field.

• You bring solid computer skills, including Microsoft Office and familiarity with ERP systems.

• You are comfortable with reporting tasks and have basic English proficiency for technical documentation and communication.

This is an onsite role.

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The Maintenance Technician is responsible for carrying out curative maintenance of machinery and equipment, and remedying routine failures, working under direct supervision.

Your role:

• Carries out first line repairs on a limited number of machines in one field of work and raises maintenance requests as and when informed about any issue.

• Assists engineers in implementing maintenance plans and schedules to ensure uninterrupted production processes, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and minimizing downtime.

• Conducts routine inspections and curative maintenance tasks on machinery and equipment to minimize breakdown and improve machine availability.

• Troubleshoots basic equipment malfunctions and performs necessary repairs to restore functionality, escalating complex issues to senior engineers when necessary.

• Adheres to safety protocols and guidelines while performing maintenance tasks, including proper handling of tools, equipment, and hazardous materials, to ensure a safe working environment.

• Shift: 10:00 pm to 6:00 am (Sunday through Friday)

You're the right fit if:

• You have 2+ years of experience in maintenance, ideally with medical devices, or experience in electrical, hydraulic, or similar systems.

• You’ve completed a High School diploma or vocational/technical education in a relevant field.

• You bring solid computer skills, including Microsoft Office and familiarity with ERP systems.

• You are comfortable with reporting tasks and have basic English proficiency for technical documentation and communication.

This is an onsite role.

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