Job TitleCircular Solutions Activation Manager - Philips - Best

Job Description

In this role you have the opportunity to take upon a role within a growing team with a great mission.

At Philips, we align with UN Sustainable Development Goals 12 and 13 to act responsibly towards our planet. While we are proud of our achievements, we strive to do more to meet the evolving health and well-being needs of our customers.

The Circular Lifetime Solutions team ensures a seamless aftersales experience and circular supply chain by maintaining service parts availability, fostering customer intimacy, increasing loyalty, and scaling take-back models. Our strategy focuses on driving and executing the strategy to unlock and maximize the re-use and value recovery of medical equipment through remanufacturing, refurbishing, repairing, and recycling.

We adopt an integrated approach to continuously improve parts fulfillment, reverse logistics, and re-business, driving operational excellence in end-of-use management and lifetime solutions for our customers.

You are responsible for

As a Circular Solutions Activation manager, you will be responsible for accelerating & unlocking the value of circularity by:

Understanding the customers’ drivers for buying pre-owned equipment, the pre-owned   market, our market hare and the competitive landscapeDriving Circular Edition and Select Edition OIT & Sales globally for Imaging Systems (CT & MR)Unlocking & transforming circular solutions business development for Europe regionActively contribute to the modality team ensuring the end-to-end supply/value chain is optimized to meet AOP targetsWorking with the product managers on product introductions and pricing strategiesProviding quarterly forecasts for both OIT and SalesEvaluate and provide input/recommendation on zone proposals for customer tenders/quotesConduct factory tours and presentations to potential customersSet-up and orchestrate quarterly training sessions for sales teams

For this you will be working collaboratively with the Sales leaders, Imaging marketing teams and distributors in the regions, to unlock circular growth and drive consistent circular processes.

You are a part of the CLS Circular Solutions Marketing & Strategy Team

Within CLS, the Circular Solutions Marketing & Strategy team is driving the strategy, upstream and downstream marketing, business development & activation with all the regions, focus on Precision Diagnosis and IGTS. Our team acts as accelerator for unlocking the commercial value of circularity. We drive the circular systems portfolio, upstream and downstream activation to ensure responsible end-of-use management so that Philips can recover the most value out of the returning equipment.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience:

Bachelor’s degree and 5-10 years of industry experienceStrong sales acumen and ability to be an accelerator to unlock the commercial value of circularityStrong understanding of IB Renewal, Customer Retention and Trade-in practicesBe familiar with the Imaging product portfolio and its lifecycle.Exceptional communication, influencing and change management skillsMarketing strategy development & implementationBusiness-customer orientedAbility to build and nurture effective relationships within the matrix organizationBring people together and aligning them around common goals; leverage the power of Philips, independent from organizational structures and reports

In return, we offer you

A challenging, innovative environment with great opportunities for you to explore. Our benefits are very competitive and designed around your preferences:

A competitive salary;A variable bonus based on both Philips' results and personal performance;A solid company pension scheme and an attractive health insurance package;The opportunity to buy Philips shares and products at a discount;A healthy work-life balance.

Please note: For this position we do not offer relocation support.

Recruitment Process

If you are interested in this opportunity to join us, please read the complete job description on our website and upload your resume and motivation letter through the Philips career site- vacancy number 541583.

Please note that the closing date of this vacancy is Friday, 15 August 2025.

Why should you join Philips?

Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on improving 3 billion lives a year by delivering innovative solutions. Our people experience a variety of unexpected moments when their lives and careers come together in meaningful ways.

To find out more about what it’s like working for Philips at a personal level, visit the Working at Philips page on our career website, where you can read stories from our employee blog. Once there, you can also learn about our recruitment process, or find answers to some of the frequently asked questions.

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