About the role
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
ROLE IS AVAILABLE IN FOLLOWING THERMO FISHER LOCATIONS:
-Morrisville, NC
-Pittsburgh, PA
-Lagunilla, Costa Rica
The Sr Procurement Manager – MRO & Industrial Gases, drives the execution of complex global category strategies necessary to continuously improve the assigned categories of spend across the North Americas Sites. The job will influence about $80M in spend. Collaborates and leads a cross-functional team of sourcing, operations, technical, finance and other colleagues to prioritize sourcing initiatives, develops sourcing strategies and handles supplier relationships.
Scale of Responsibilities
- Responsible for strategy input and implementation for complex and strategic categories
- Delivers key category performance indicators, including: savings, supplier rationalization, low-cost region sourcing, risk management, spend under agreement, joint innovation, supplier performance, etc
- Develops multi year global sourcing strategies focused on identifying suppliers that meet key business category management goals
Technical Responsibilities
- Uses structured Category Management process to provide input into category strategies
- Analyzes market intelligence to identify key trends, assesses impact and refines category plans to support business requirements. Competent in category and supplier segmentation to effectively focus on key suppliers
- Engages and supports division/site procurement teams to qualify key suppliers & migrate spend from incumbent, poor performance suppliers
- Analyzes category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement and to establish continuous improvement goals
- Leads supplier based business reviews with selected suppliers to drive strategic priorities as well as handle key performance indicators
- Drives negotiations for global agreements aligned with category strategy
Leadership Responsibilities
- Influences cross-functional colleagues (quality, technical, operations, finance, etc.) to ensure category strategies and activities are aligned with divisional business priorities
- Works with external supply partners and leads cross-functional internal teams to advance key business drivers such as supply continuity, quality, cost and operational performance
- Selectively may work to develop supplier strategic partnerships. Secures capacity with suppliers (e.g. tool/asset management)
- Collaborates with Procurement Enablement team to develop predictive analytics
- Acts as a coach/mentor to colleagues on category strategy process
Education, Experience and Abilities
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or technical field or equivalent combination of experience and education. Master’s Degree is preferred
- Minimum of 10 years procurement/sourcing experience in mid to large multinational companies, with strong category/business engagement experience
- MRO experience is a must
- Experience working in highly regulated industries
- Experience in a continuous improvement environment with a track record of achieving significant year over year results
- Demonstrated consultative, collaborative and influencing style in performing sourcing activities
- Experience in life sciences, medical devices, or pharmaceutical industries is preferred
Skills & Tags
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- •Thermo Fisher is a leader in the biotech industry, offering stability and growth potential.
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- •High pressure and fast-paced environment may not suit everyone.
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- •Thermo Fisher's broad product portfolio spans laboratory equipment to clinical diagnostics.
- •The company plays a crucial role in global scientific advancements and healthcare solutions.
- •Strong focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility sets it apart in the industry.
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About Thermo Fisher
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, providing a range of products and services to help researchers and scientists in laboratories and clinical settings.
