Sr Procurement/Sourcing Specialist

Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

About Thermo Fisher Scientific:

How will you make an impact?

The Procurement Partner supports the development of multi-year strategies and business plans for Division and drives the execution of the Procurement vision with key colleagues in the division. The individual is a key partner to the divisional operations leader with a focus on strategy, execution and implementation. Facilitates the development and execution of long-term strategies that will optimize quality, cycle/response time, technology, risk, and total cost. Mitigates risk, uses technology, improves processes and systems, and reduces overall cost of ownership and acquisition.

Scale of Responsibilities

• Establishes and implements short and long-term goals, strategic plans, policies and procedures for the Division aligned with Group and the leadership team
• Translates Divisional business and Procurement objectives and targets to Category management teams and supports category management contributions to these targets.
• Delivers on key objectives (Annual Operating Plan - AOP), delivery, quality, service, cost, innovation, and growth commitments for Division Procurement
• Coordinates long range strategies with the business partners across the Division and implement plans
• Partners with Category Managers, R&D, Engineering to deliver annual value improvements and drives competitive advantage
• Coordinates business projects (e.g. M&A integration)
• Provides input to make or buy and footprint decisions, supplier selection and supplier management for product innovation projects and vendor transitions, supervises the execution and communicates results to senior leaders
• Ensures alignment with business colleagues within the Group and Division on projects
• Serves as the point of contact and ensure the implementation of Enterprise Processes such as Supplier Quality, Supplier Risk and Supplier Management
  
  

Technical Responsibilities

• Collects supplier (technical) capability requirements for current and future product portfolio as input for supplier scouting
• Gathers Division business requirements and assures compliance to regulatory requirements
• Uses ‘scouting approach’ to influence R&D and Commercial partners earlier in NPI process, supervise product pipeline (LCM), support product platforming
• Serves as point of contact for Procurement within the Division
• Consolidates, analyzes and reports on divisional procurement metrics for business reviews
  
  

Leadership Responsibilities

• Aligns the Procurement strategy with the Divisional Leadership team
• Ensures procurement value contribution to business and supports Division initiatives
• Handles division input to category strategies (Global, Group specific)
• Engages with supplier leadership to support the CM team and Division in achieving Thermo Fisher objectives related to quality, cost, innovation, growth and compliance
  
  

How will you get here?

Education

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain/Materials Management, Business Logistics or a related area or equivalent; MBA preferred
  
  

Experience

• 8 years of procurement/sourcing management experience
• Tried and significant experience in ESI, NPI processes with third parties and outsourced development management
• Growing career path in manufacturing operations and procurement with significant practical experience in international settings
• Strong procurement and sourcing background
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• High level of proficiency with core Procurement skills (engineering, sourcing)
• Strong influencing skills with ability to see issues from multiple viewpoints and understand differing needs of colleagues
• Significant business knowledge and proven team building skills
• Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to respond to changes in the external environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to confidently present complex information
• Results oriented, metrics driven leader with a root cause, permanent fix approach, continuous improvement approach
• Demonstrated understanding of operations
• Strong analytical skills and process focus
• Ability to communicate effectively to empower global constituents to meet business objectives, and possess strong presentation skills at all levels of the organization
• Strong leadership, social skills, and unquestioned integrity and trust
• Excellent influence skills to impact change with peer roles and operations leaders throughout the division
  
  

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company pension, and a range of employee benefits!

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.”

Compensation And Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $112,500.00–$168,750.00.

This Position May Also Be Eligible To Receive a Variable Annual Bonus Based On Company, Team, And/or Individual Performance Results In Accordance With Company Policy. We Offer a Comprehensive Total Rewards Package That Our U.S. Colleagues And Their Families Can Count On, Which Includes

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
  
  

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards