Strategic Buyer

Dentsply Sirona is the worldu2019s 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 Sironau2019s products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Dentsply Sironau2019s global headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The companyu2019s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY. Bringing out the best in people As advanced as dentistry is today, we are dedicated to making it even better. Our people have a passion for innovation and are committed to applying it to improve dental care. We live and breathe high performance, working as one global team, bringing out the best in each other for the benefit of dental patients, and the professionals who serve them. If you want to grow and develop as a part of a team that is shaping an industry, then weu2019re looking for the best to join us. Working at Dentsply Sirona you are able to: Develop faster - with our commitment to the best professional development. Perform better - as part of a high-performance, empowering culture. Shape an industry - with a market leader that continues to drive innovation. Make a difference -by helping improve oral health worldwide. Scope Responsible to support multiple Indirect categories/projects for specific Sites in a Region cross functionally and collaborating with different functions like Marketing & Events, Professional Business Services, & Real Estate etc. 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. Key Responsibilities u2022 Supports in implementing global and regional category strategies, projects, objectives, processes, methods and policies across the Sites u2022 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 reach out to Regional Sourcing Leader for guidance. u2022 Work with operational 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. u2022 Identify savings potentials not only but especially for site specific requirements; run Procurement initiatives for those potentials and support the forecasting and savings reporting. u2022 Responsible for supplier relationships at the local level in cooperation with the regional procurement teams. u2022 Manage escalations from internal stakeholders. Accountabilities u2022 First point of contact for internal stakeholders on-site u2022 Support the implementation of global and regional procurement initiatives/strategies u2022 Support regional RFPs. u2022 Guides/supports the tactical buying for Indirect Materials & Services u2022 Ensures Indirect materials and services are delivered in-time (based on the defined/agreed costs and quality) u2022 Collaborates with COE team to implement the Procurement processes & compliance requirements across the Sites. u2022 Cooperation and support of internal stakeholders at projects, request proposals and analyze offers u2022 Supplier selection partnering with relevant stakeholders, meeting the functional requirements. u2022 Supplier Relationship Management (locally) u2022 Integrate & harmonize agreed procurement strategies & methods across the sites and educate stakeholders on these. u2022 Annual procurement targets for the site in alignment with global/regional targets (cost & savings, supplier quality, etc.) u2022 Support Regional Sourcing Leaders & GCMs with regular updates to ensure effective communication of cost saving activities (Actual vu2019s target) u2022 Negotiate and create contracts/SOWs for local/site-specific requirements u2022 Supports local SOX and other auditing test preparations. Ensures local data protection requirements are fulfilled. Typical Background Education / Certifications /Licensing: Bacheloru2019s degree or equivalent in a related discipline. Experience: 3-5 years professional experience in purchasing (desired) Key Required Skills, Knowledge and Capabilities: u2022 Strong relationship building and leading by influence skills u2022 Ability to identify and lead cost improvement initiatives. u2022 Multi-cultural mind set u2022 Change management u2013 leading changes locally and across functions u2022 Strong business partnering skills and business acumen. u2022 Analytical, business finance capability technical / industry knowledge. u2022 Independent, structured, target and result-oriented working method u2022 Assertiveness and ambition to solve demanding tasks u2022 Strong communication and influencing skills. u2022 Language skills (English fluent in written and spoken). Other languages welcomed. Key Leadership Behaviors u2022 Ability to identify and drive cost improvement initiatives u2022 Effectively lead and support change with stakeholders. u2022 Strong relationship building u2022 Team work and collaboration. u2022 Multi cultural mind set. 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 () . Please be sure to include u201cAccommodation Requestu201d in the subject.

Created: 2025-12-05