Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
The Sr Procurement Manager Fleet Category will drive the execution of sophisticated global category strategies vital to continuously improve the assigned categories of spend. Collaborates and leads a cross-functional team of sourcing operations technical finance and other colleagues to prioritize sourcing initiatives develops sourcing strategies and handles supplier relationships.
How will you make an impact
The Sr Procurement Manager Fleet will work as part of the Corporate Services Sourcing Team within Global Sourcing. The individual in this role will develop and implement global category plans for the strategic sourcing of corporate services with a focus in Fleet vehicles.
Scale of Responsibilities
- Responsible for strategy input and implementation for complex and strategic categories
- Delivers key category performance indicators including: savings supplier rationalization low-cost region sourcing risk management spend under agreement joint innovation supplier performance etc.
- Develops multi year global sourcing strategies focused on identifying suppliers that meet key business category management goals.
Technical Responsibilities
- Uses structured Category Management process to provide input into category strategies
- Analyzes market intelligence to identify key trends assesses impact and refines category plans to support business requirements. Competent in category and supplier segmentation to optimize focus on key suppliers
- Engages and supports division/site procurement teams to qualify key suppliers & migrate spend from incumbent poor performance suppliers
- Analyzes category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement and to establish continuous improvement goals
- Leads supplier based business reviews with selected suppliers to drive strategic priorities as well as handle key performance indicators
- Drive supplier negotiations for global agreements aligned with category strategy
Leadership Responsibilities
- Influences cross-functional colleagues(quality technical operations finance etc.) to ensure category strategies and activities are aligned with divisional business priorities
- Works with external supply partners and leads cross-functional internal teams to advance key business drivers such as supply continuity quality cost and operational performance
- Selectively may work to develop supplier strategic partnerships. Secures capacity with suppliers (e.g. tool/asset management)
- Collaborates with Procurement Enablement team to develop predictive analytics
- Acts as a coach/mentor to colleagues on category strategy process
Education Experience and Abilities
- Bachelors degree (required) in Business or technical field or equivalent combination of experience and education. Masters Degree is helpful.
- Experience working in fleet management.
- Experience with implementing and managing multi-year category sourcing strategies for the Fleet Category.
- Minimum of 10 years procurement/sourcing experience in mid to large multinational companies with strong category/business engagement experience.
- Experience working in highly regulated industries
- Experience in a continuous improvement environment with a track record of achieving significant year over year results
- Demonstrated consultative collaborative and influencing style in performing sourcing activities
- CPSM or equivalent is preferred
Experience in life sciences medical device or pharmaceutical industries is helpful.
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.
Required Experience:
Manager