Work Schedule
Standard (MonFri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. a global leader in scientific research and innovation is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our team as a Purchasing Manager. As the Purchasing Manager you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our Division Procurement department ensuring flawless and worldclass collaboration.
Scale of Responsibilities:
- Establish and implement short and longterm goals strategic plans policies and procedures aligned with Group and the group leadership team
- Translate Divisional business and Procurement objectives and targets to Category management teams and monitor category management contributions to these targets
- Deliver on key objectives (Annual Operating Plan AOP) including delivery quality service cost innovation and growth commitments for Division Procurement
- Coordinate longrange strategies with business partners across the Division and successfully implement plans
- Partner with Category Managers R&D and Engineering to deliver annual value improvements and drive competitive advantage
- Coordinate business projects such as M&A integration
- Provide input for make or buy decisions supplier selection management of suppliers for product innovation projects and vendor transitions
- Ensure alignment with business colleagues within the Group and Division on projects
- Serve as the main contact for 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
- Drives and tracks compliance for indirect materials as well as link with Distributed team for procedures
- Uses scouting approach to influence R&D and Commercial partners earlier in NPI process monitor product pipeline (LCM) support product platforming
- Serves as critical issue point of contact for Procurement within the Division
- Consolidates analyses 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
- Runs division input to category strategies (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
- Support the implementation of common processes standardises work use of tools and technologies
Required Experience:
Manager