Head of Purchasing AGFA HealthCare

Agfa Health Care
, is a division of the Agfa-Gevaert Group which is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium and traded on Euronext Brussels (AGFB).

At Agfa Health Care, we support healthcare professionals across the globe to transform the delivery of care. Our focus is 100% on providing best‑of‑suite Imaging IT software solutions that enable secure, effective and sustainable imaging data management.

From product development to implementation, our unified Enterprise Imaging Platform is purpose‑built to reduce complexity, improve productivity and deliver clinical value. We use our proven track record as an innovator, our in‑depth medical knowledge and our strategic guidance to help healthcare providers achieve their clinical, operational and business strategies.

• Develop a sourcing strategy, including the introduction of future solutions, innovation, new products, and suppliers.
• Join the leadership team and other committees addressing the strategic procurement goals of the organization.
• Lead all supplier‑related issues in the solution development, implementation, and maintenance cycle for Enterprise Imaging, focusing on innovation by pursuing new technologies and vendors, working closely with Product Management, R&D, Customer Operations, Finance, and different regions worldwide.
• Scout IT suppliers within the Medical Applications as well as Middleware and Operating Systems categories, based on the identified functionalities, selecting suppliers, creating RFPs and scorecards according to the guidelines imposed by regulators (FDA, etc.).
• Analyze the market dynamics and supply base for each commodity, including supplier cost structure and drivers, economic improvement levers, and major trends.
• Negotiate the contract, monitor its accurate implementation among stakeholders worldwide, according to the Agfa standards.
• Meet all the QDC objectives (Quality‑Delivery‑Cost) and service for all projects, reporting progress.

• Minimum of 5 years international purchasing experience in industries where IT is critical to the business (Health Care/Medical, Software companies, Banking, Telecom, etc.).
• Preferably a Master’s degree in Computer Science and/or Management Science or equivalent through experience, e.g., experience in a hospital IT environment, SW IT.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to understand the consequences of negotiation and/or contracting decisions.
• Solid experience in setting up software agreements.
• Analytical skills, ability to process complex issues, and perform sound, objective, data‑based analysis to draw logical conclusions (e.g., pricing analysis, business analysis).
• Project‑management skills, able to deliver scope within time and budget, mitigating risks professionally.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, including the proven ability to obtain the best value for money and to network and build cross‑cultural relationships in a complex, global environment.
• Business sense and financial acumen.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid knowledge of English; any other language is an asset.

North America or Belgium.

Purchasing Health Care CoGS (Cost of Goods Sold) is embedded within Corporate Affairs within AGFA Health Care, and is responsible for the onboarding and management of suppliers that are accounted for in the Cost of Goods Sold of the Enterprise Imaging Platform that AGFA Health Care markets and deploys globally. Hence, the type of purchasing is Direct Purchasing.

The CoGS supplier landscape is comprised of a broad range of IT suppliers, covering hardware, software, professional services, support services, hosting services, public cloud, which constitute a full IT stack complementing and supporting the Enterprise Imaging Platform at the end customer. In that respect, the type of agreements/relationships is in the realms of OEM, reseller, sales agent.

The Purchasing Health Care CoGS team ensures that the IT suppliers are qualified and controlled in a manner that is aligned with the quality and business risk of the supplied products and/or services.

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