Director, Supplier Management

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Job Description

The Director Supplier Management is responsible for creating implementing and overseeing the Clinical Research Groups Vendor Management Strategy ensuring that vendor relationships are effectively managed to optimize performance mitigate risks and deliver maximum value to the organization. This strategic role requires a leader with deep expertise in vendor and performance management.

Scale of Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive vendor management strategy aligned with the organizations goals and objectives.
• Lead the Vendor Management Office fostering a culture of excellence collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Establish and maintain vendor management policies and procedures.
• Act as the primary point of contact for escalations and critical vendor issues.
• Collaborate with legal and procurement teams to manage contract risks and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Represent the Group in Sponsor Reviews regarding supplier risk assessments and due diligence audits
• Partner with internal collaborators including IT finance operations quality assurance and procurement to understand business needs and align vendor strategies accordingly.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration to drive vendor-related initiatives and projects

Leadership Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a high performing team.
• Actively contributes to ongoing processes systems and performance within their role. This includes finding opportunities for optimization proposing innovative solutions and collaborating cross functionally to drive positive change.
• Accelerate breakthrough thinking by integrating diverse views while participating in targeted content sessions to enable problem solving.
• Inspire and promote change readiness remove internal barriers to accelerate change.
• Foster collaborative relationships and provide functional direction.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to effectively influence all levels of the organization.

Experience Experience Knowledge

• Minimum 10 years of progressive responsibility with at least 7 years experience in Procurement.
• Degree in business administration finance supply chain management or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in vendor management preferably within the clinical research or pharmaceutical industry
• Proven track record of managing vendor relationships to optimize performance and mitigate risks.
• Experience in developing and implementing comprehensive vendor management strategies aligned with organizational goals and objectives.
• Experience collaborating with legal and procurement teams to manage contract risks and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Experience partnering with internal teams (IT finance operations procurement) to understand business needs and align vendor strategies accordingly.
• Ability to develop and implement strategic vendor management plans that align with organizational goals
• Ability to confidently lead through ambiguity and change.
• Must have organizationally savvy and the ability to ask the right questions to accurately analyze situations.
• Project management capability and demonstrated experience managing executive level programs/ projects.
• Implement with a sense of urgency addresses roadblocks and solve problems.
• Build strong relationships and collaborate effectively as all levels of the organization.

• Ability to travel internationally and domestically as needed.
• High level of English language competency (verbal and written)

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration annual incentive plan bonus scheme healthcare company pension and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative forward-thinking organization and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity intensity involvement and innovation.