Work Schedule
Standard (MonFri)
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Office
Job Description
Procurement Specialist III Lab Equipment
Onsite Pittsburgh PA Morrisville NC or Houston TX.
Job Description
When youre part of Thermo Fisher Scientific youll do challenging work and join a team that values performance quality and innovation. As part of a successful growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.
Discover Impactful Work:
The Procurement Specialist III Lab Equipment manages and continuously improves the assigned categories of spend. Collaborates with a crossfunctional team of sourcing operations technical finance and other key colleagues to prioritize sourcing initiatives develops sourcing strategies negotiates contracts supports spend migration from incumbent to preferred suppliers and leads preferred supplier relationships.
Scale of Responsibilities
- Completes global category initiatives to deliver key category performance indicators including: savings supplier rationalization lowcost region sourcing risk management spend under agreement joint innovation supplier performance etc
- Supports the of global sourcing strategies including identifying and contracting with preferred suppliers that meet key business needs and category management goals
Technical Responsibilities
- Monitors market intelligence and key trends assesses impact and refines category plans to support business requirements
- Engages and supports division/site procurement teams and key cross functional business colleagues to qualify preferred suppliers & migrate spend from incumbent nonpreferred suppliers
- Analyzes category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement and to establish continuous improvement goals
- Supports supplier business reviews with suppliers to ensure both parties meet obligations under the terms of agreement including performance standards continuous improvement and innovation objectives
- Manage the impact of cost and risk when developing contracts
- Drives negotiations with global agreements aligned with category strategy
Leadership Responsibilities
- Collaborates with crossfunctional colleagues (quality technical operations finance product management. to ensure all category sourcing activities are aligned to common objectives and priorities
Keys to Success:
How will you get here
- Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Management or technical field or equivalent combination of experience and education. Masters Degree is preferred
- Minimum of 5 years procurement/sourcing experience. Experience in mid to large multinational companies with strong category/business engagement experience preferred.
- Business discernment able to analyze market/business requirements and negotiate deals that generate meaningful business value
- Experience working in highly regulated industries
- Experience in a continuous improvement environment with a track record of achieving significant year over year results
- Proven consultative/collaborative style in performing sourcing activities
- Influences without authority to drive crossfunctional colleague in multiple geographies
- CPSM or similar is preferred
- Handson manufacturing and/or supply chain experience is preferred
- Experience in life sciences medical device or pharmaceutical industries is preferred
- Ability to travel 0 25
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority