Job Title
Procurement Graduate
Job Description
Procurement Graduate
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow.
In this role, you have the opportunity todevelop the purchasing function and its impact on the business by supporting the Market Procurement team in deploying the purchasing strategy for innovative projects across all commodity areas in the Philips UK&I, French and Nordic zones.
You'll find yourself part of a global team of like-minded procurement managers and buyers, who all share a passion for creating value through innovation. You'll make a difference in new and surprising ways every day, developing and growing both your function and your capabilities as you help change the world.
You'll be actively encouraged to exercise your creativity and powers of innovation and to independently develop your entrepreneurial skills. Your input to strategic sourcing and end-to-end (E2E) transactional activities will make a true difference to our bottom line. This could be via managing the price of goods / services, the total cost of ownership and also the quality / risks associated. The Procurement team manages supplier relationships, target metrics and much more to ensure we are getting the best price, quality, and level of risk for any products / services required by Philips.
You are responsible for
* Supporting the development of category sourcing strategies for the Market Procurement Managers (MPMs) in each category area in the Health Systems business including Outsourced healthcare services and 3rd party products (e.g. hardware, software, accessories & medical equipment)
* Supporting the Procurement Managers in managing internal and external stakeholder relationships and supporting driving category implementation strategies by partnering on activity from the bid through to tender and award for both the modality sales teams and the Managed Services Space
* Challenge and develop a full understanding of the cost base and total cost of ownership of the category, working with global commodity teams to align on best practice for all markets by providing analysis of spend, suppliers etc for the MPMs
* Supporting the MPM on driving new strategic activity through pro-active negotiation with the supply base
* Supporting the MPM on developing sourcing strategies in line with global policy, balancing global & local agreements
You are a part ofa world class procurement function embedded into the EMEA North West Procurement organization with links to the global sourcing team and you will have also opportunity to support the other zones in Europe for key projects.
To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience
* A recent (2023 or later) bachelor’s degree, ideally be in a related subject (ie. Business, Finance, Maths, Economics, or you should demonstrate your numeracy / analytical skills elsewhere i.e., work experience)
* Evidence of high-performance background (for example through your academic and/or extra-curricular activities).
* Autonomously motivated, unafraid to take the initiative to drive process improvements for the team
* Ability to develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to C-level working in a pressured and international environment
* French language skills would be an additional bonus, but not a prerequisite for the role
* You will naturally resonate with our culture of impact with care for patients, people and planet with patient safety, integrity and quality at the heart.
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.
In return, we offer you a challenging, innovative environment with great opportunities for you to explore. From a competitive graduate salary and performance bonus to family friendly policies, flexible benefits and access to Philips University, a career at Philips comes with all sorts of wonderful benefits. Be sure to speak to your recruiter about all the benefits on offer.
Recruitment Process:
Please submit your detailed CV and a motivational statement for the Philips Procurement role by 1st September 2025 at the latest. Your CV will then be screened by Talent Acquisition (TA), followed by online and in person interviews in our Farnborough office.
Why should you join Philips?
We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common. An unwavering sense of purpose and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers’ needs. It’s what inspires us to create meaningful solutions – the kind that make a real difference – when it matters most.
Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on innovative, customer-first health technology solutions. Help us improve the health and well-being of billions of people, every year. Ultimately creating a career that no one could have planned for. Even you.
Visit our careers website to explore what it’s like working at Philips, read stories from our employee blog, find information about our recruitment process and answers to some frequently asked questions.
Equal opportunities
Philips are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to enable your participation in the interview process, please advise us of this in your application.
* In the UK, we are recognised as a Disability Confident employer and are proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant & Mental Health at Work Commitment. We welcome all applicants including those from minority backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ and individuals living with a disability & Neurodiversity.
* Because we are at our best when you are, you can safely share any reasonable tools or adjustments needed during our recruitment process and beyond.
* For more information, read our Inclusion and Diversity Policy and, to know more about your Human Rights, we encourage you to view this report:
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About Philips
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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 here.
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