Current Vacancies at Philips

Job Description

In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better

• Looking at the challenges the world is facing today Philips’ purpose has never been more relevant. So whatever your role, if you share our passion for helping others, you’ll be working towards creating a better and fairer future for all.
• You will be the ambassador of Philips Personal Health categories (Personal Care, Mother & Child, Oral Healthcare), ensuring that all customers are satisfied while meeting or exceeding our business targets.
• You will report to the Consumer Marketing Manager Africa

You are responsible for

• Planning and implementing trade marketing activities for a specific Business (product portfolio) on national level.
• Analysing the national sales data, act on it and report to the region. 
• Implementing the trade marketing tools for use on regional level. . 
• Contributing to the definition and realisation of trade marketing actions on regional level
• Category Management & Insights
• Management of agencies (Staff, KPIs, briefs, continuous engagement)
• Execution inside of a diverse retail landscape
• Understanding of retail/distribution and e-commerce environments
• Merchandising Execution excellence in Pharmacy/Hyper/Independent channels (including online)  

You are a part of

• An organization with an incredible diversity of nationalities, skills, backgrounds, functions and challenges.  At Philips we have opportunities for graduates as well as experienced professionals in everything from applied research to marketing and sales in over 100 countries. We’re a fascinating company to be part of, with a strong emphasis on cultural awareness, mutual understanding and out-of-the-box thinking.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need a customer-first attitude and the following

• Bachelors Degree
• At least 6 + years' experience in trade marketing preferably in FMCG.
• Analytical skills
• High leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Ability to adapt to change
• Capacity to travel 20 to 30% of the time

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Job Description:

• As a Bench/ Field Service technician you will perform the day-to-day Bench facility activities, bench servicing and repair of the Patient Care and Monitoring Solutions / Ultrasound medical equipment. This role does not exclude any aspect of product field support perform client-site servicing, repair and/or installation of company product(s)

Your role:

• Primary function consists of equipment bench repairs in the workshop, this includes Corrective and Preventative Maintenance, Field Change Orders and Predelivery Testing of equipment.
• Serves as secondary customer contact on technical and service-related problems.
• Operates relatively autonomous within procedures, methods and techniques.
• Establish positive customer experiences and relationships, proactively communicating with customers to build satisfaction, credibility and trust; owning the customer experience by communicating effectively, understanding/setting customer expectations; and projecting a sense of urgency to achieve the customer’s expectations.
• Perform all administrative duties in a complete manner within prescribed standards, policies and guidelines.
• Assisting in the field when needed with Corrective and Preventative Maintenance, Field Change Orders and Installation
• As a Bench / Field Service Technician you will - be a team member of Health’s Systems SD RSA Workbench and reporting to Field Service Engineer team lead
• You will have an opportunity to develop your technical skills in a multinational set up while working in a hybrid model.
• A career at Philips comes with all sorts of wonderful benefits. Be sure to speak to your recruiter about benefits in your region.

You are the right fit if;

• Matric / Grade 12 or SAQA accredited Equivalent or 3 year Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 1 - 2 years’ experience in a Bench Repair, or technical repair role
• Fluent in English, verbal and written in addition to local language
• Experience in performing Corrective Maintenance and Planned Maintenance on Patient Monitoring equipment
• Understand and utilize technical vocabulary to perform tasks according to either verbal or written instructions
• Ability to Read and interpret schematics
• Understand and apply troubleshooting process to identify root cause(s) of system problems and create clear plan for resolution.
• The candidate must be willing to travel and attend equipment training when required.