Buyer II
Buyer II
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When youre part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific youll do meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale! Join 100000 colleagues who bring our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. Youll find the resources here to achieve your career goals and help take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the worlds toughest challenges. This includes protecting the environment making sure our food is safe and helping find cures for cancer.
How you will make an impact
A Buyer II is responsible for buying franchised finished goods items within a specific buying portfolio of high impacting suppliers maintaining inventory for these products to meet customer fill rate goals and corporate inventory objectives. An integral part of this position is the ability to communicate effectively solve problems and ensure the timely supply of products to customers. The successful candidate is responsible for maintaining close relationship with suppliers to develop innovative ways to improve and ensure that customer fill rate goals are met or exceeded. A Buyer II proactively finds ways to improve operational efficiencies and drive performance improvements through facilitation with internal business partners utilizing Practical Process Improvement Business System tools.
What will you do
- Ensure flawless execution and detailed validation of all purchasing processes
- Influence departmental metrics including: Customer Fill-rate Supplier performance and Financial Performance (DOH Excess & Obsolete Expiry)
- Build and maintain key supplier relationships
- Drive supplier improvement by developing and presenting information to influence action
- Maintain optimized execution and product flow throughout the supply chain
- Identify mitigate and communicate potential risks to the success of the business with appropriate teams (NA Supply Chain Planning Management Canadian Cross Functional Departmental Leads Portfolio Management etc.)
- Initiate and facilitate cross-functional projects to improve supply chain performance
- Drive continuous improvement through PPI project participation and leadership.
Minimum Requirements /Qualifications:
- Post-secondary education preferred with a background in a business procurement or logistics discipline
- 2 years of minimum work experience in a business environment (procurement is preferred)
- Successful performance results with proven resilience to overcome obstacles along the way.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills with call to action messaging.
- Attested ability to build strong interpersonal relationships through positive flexible and engaging interactions.
- Proven ability to effectively prioritize and work independently.
- Detail oriented and proficient with Microsoft Word Excel Access and Outlook
Preferred Qualifications:
- Enrolment in or completion of Certified Purchasing Professional designation program of APICS certification is an asset
- Demonstrates sound judgment persistence and diplomacy
- Proficient with Thermo Fisher Scientific ERP Cognos BI SQL and ability to build macros are an asset.
- Bilingualism (French/English) is an asset
Employment Type
Full-Time
