What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Supervisor position at Thermo Fisher Scientific?
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
Join Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. as a Purchasing Supervisor and be part of a dedicated team that strives to make a difference. This unique opportunity is perfect for an ambitious individual who is ready to lead and inspire a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment. You will play a pivotal role in our purchasing function, ensuring flawless execution and alignment with our world-class standards.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the site’s point of contact for Purchasing and address blocking issues as needed
- Participate in and/or lead all required meetings related to Purchasing for the site to ensure cross functional alignment with internal and external partners (Tier Daily Management)
- Lead standard methodologies for the Purchasing function and audit team and buyer performance (quantity determination, proactive buying to mitigate stock out, PO due date maintenance)
- Develop a team of 6 buyers to optimize their strengths and interests
- Work with Quality to reconcile non-conforming product and facilitate the return of product to the vendor
- Use practical process improvement and Lean tools to troubleshoot issues, analyze root cause, generate root cause countermeasures
- Issue chemical purchase orders in coordination with Supply Chain Planning and MRP signals
- Purchase order maintenance and corresponding delivery management including acknowledgments, expediting, and updating purchase orders
- Lead and resolve site-specific supplier and product issues
- Invoice reconciliation
- Determine data-driven actions from analyses and trends
- Perform requested analyses and respond to inquiries from internal and external colleagues
- Identify and prioritize yearly opportunities in concert with the Supply Chain Manager and Site Leadership Team
- Expertise in ERP system logic and functionality required, AS400 preferred
- Strong operations background desired
- Must possess an exceptional attention to detail and be able to identify gaps in procedures
- Confidence to collaborate with the management team to improve existing processes
- Oriented, organized, and able to prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
- High attention to detail, accuracy, and consistency
- Possess the leadership and supervisory skills to lead, mentor, and empower direct reports
- Demonstate excellent interpersonal skills and relate well to employees, peers, various levels of management, and vendors to develop strong supplier relationships
- Proven knowledge using Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), and / or document control software
- Leads materials supply and inventory levels to meet business goals, works closely with suppliers and internal teams to update required data and communicate changes
- Proficient in defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions
- Strong process orientation with experience driving continuous improvement and a track record of achieving results
- Metrics / data driven with a focus on driving measurable improvement in all processes and established leading and lagging metrics
- Brings fresh innovative ideas to improve group processes and efficiency, lead supply chain management with key suppliers
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and negotiate a diversity of issues. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbally and written
- Ability to optimally collaborate with others to achieve team goals and expectations. Self-starter, independent, and conscientious
- Capable of thriving in a fast-paced work environment, skilled at managing multiple tasks and driven to achieve desired outcomes.
- Demonstrates ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
- Proven ability to work in a team and matrixed environment
- Bachelor’s in supply chain, business, engineering, or a field related to the position
- Minimum 1 years of experience in Purchasing
- Supervisory experience preferred
- High level of English language competency (verbal and written)
