ProcurementSourcing Specialist III
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Procurement / Sourcing Specialist III DPDNA Cincinnati OH
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the worlds toughest challenges like protecting the environment making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for sourcing and securing of materials for the Drug Products Division inside the Pharma Services Group. They will be required to identify risk reduce cost and implement new sources of material to minimize financial and operational risk to the business.
The Procurement Specialist performs all functions needed to ensure the lowest total cost of purchased materials and services for a site. The purpose is to balance the objectives of maximum product availability with strategic inventory plans.
The Procurement Specialist participates in negotiations and projects to implement proactive procurement philosophies strategies policies and procedures for successful integration into multiple business plans across various corporate departments.
The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for identifying negotiating and implementing cost savings initiatives working with crossfunctional teams. A history of strong project management and relationship building skills are critical to this position.
The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for preparing data and analyzing cost trends external and internal key performance metrics and proposing process improvement and the generation or management of key reports metrics and projects. This is a service position and is responsive to the needs of internal and external customers.
Responsibilities:
The Procurement Specialist must support the local procurement team in the following activities:
- Maintain continuous material availability and minimize inventory.
- Negotiate availability and cost of materials from external suppliers. Solicit quotations for materials and services analyze bids for specification compliance pricing delivery commitments and evaluate the sources to ensure they can sustain providing secure supply chain model
- Manage cost savings projects and work with crossfunctional teams to drive cost savings to completion.
- Manage supplier relationships at all times monitoring supplier performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
- Manage supplier relationships looking for new innovative solutions and products to cement supply chain flexibility.
- Support supplier risk mitigation activities at all times working on highlighting risk to the organization and implementing long term and short term strategies to avoid revenue risk to the company.
- Support New Product Introduction activities by sourcing raw materials and services that meet customer specification.
- Participate in purchasing performance metrics reporting and improvement opportunities.
- Support continuous improvement and operational excellence processes.
- Complete special projects as assigned and provide manager support as the need arises.
- This position may be required to perform other related duties as required and/or assigned.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
- Diploma/GED Required
- BS/BA preferred; preferably with a business or technical emphasis
- Minimum 5 years of purchasing/supply chain experience in related field within a manufacturing / pharmaceutical environment
- Additional experience in planning manufacturing quality or engineering fields desired.
- SAP working knowledge is essential.
- Computer proficiency required in Outlook Powerpoint and Word.
- Above average Excel capabilities required
- MRP knowledge and ERP experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of procurement processes and strategic supplier management required.
- Ability to manage project of cost saving sourcing and inventory management programs
- Demonstrated negotiating experience and results required.
- ISO or equivalent system and change control (FDA cGMP) experience required.
- Operational Environment knowledge desired.
- Anticipate needs and problems while creating solutions.
- Demonstrates a sense of urgency contagious optimism and a can do attitude.
- Is curious inquisitive innovative never satisfied with the status quo and not afraid to challenge where required.
- Greets challenge and change as opportunity.
- Has courage and confidence to take risks and learn from mistakes.
- Is authentic open and leads by example holding self and others accountable
- Collaborates with others.
- Stretches across borders breaks silos and builds effective partnerships with internal customers and colleagues.
- Working Conditions: Works in an office environment. Minimal travel required.
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. As one team of 100000 colleagues we share a common set of values Integrity Intensity Innovation and Involvement working together to accelerate research solve complex scientific challenges drive technological innovation and support patients in need. At Thermo Fisher Scientific we value diverse experiences backgrounds and perspectives.
Apply today!
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