Supplier Relationship Specialist I

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Job Description

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.

DESCRIPTION:
Join our collaborative procurement team and make a meaningful impact on providing scientific solutions. As a Supplier Relationship Specialist I you will support supplier performance and relationship management activities within the Clinical Research Group. Working under the guidance of senior SRM colleagues you will help monitor supplier performance maintain accurate data and reporting and support continuous improvement initiatives that enable reliable compliant and cost-effective supplier delivery.

This role provides hands-on exposure to supplier management in a regulated clinical research environment and builds foundational SRM capabilities.

What We Will Do

Supplier Performance Support

• Support the monitoring and tracking of supplier KPIs service levels and performance trends.

• Assist with root cause analysis and corrective action tracking for supplier performance issues.

• Prepare materials and data inputs for supplier business reviews.

Data Reporting & Systems

• Maintain supplier data in ERP and quality systems (e.g. SAP Mosaic TrackWise).

• Support dashboard and scorecard development using Excel Power BI or similar tools.

• Ensure accuracy and completeness of supplier performance reporting.

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Partner with study teams procurement and quality colleagues to support supplier-related activities.

• Coordinate communications and follow-ups related to supplier actions and commitments.

• Escalate risks or issues to senior SRM colleagues as appropriate.

Continuous Improvement

• Support process improvement initiatives focused on supplier performance and efficiency.

• Develop understanding of SRM best practices regulatory expectations and internal processes.

How You Will Get Here

Education

Bachelors degree in Engineering Supply Chain Management Business Administration or related subject area required. Advanced degree or certifications (Lean Six Sigma PMP) preferred.

Experience

2-5 years of experience in Supplier Management Strategic Sourcing or Supply Chain Operations in a regulated environment (e.g. Pharma Medical Device Biotech). Experience working with clinical trials is highly preferred.

We value a proven ability to lead supplier performance improvement and relationship management initiatives. Experience using ERP/QMS systems and data analytics tools. Prior exposure to regulated frameworks (GxP ISO ICH) preferred.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Developing knowledge of supplier management concepts and performance metrics.

• Strong analytical organizational and communication skills.

• Comfortable working with data systems and reporting tools.

• Operates with guidance; accountability is primarily task- and deliverable-focused.

• Ability to travel up to 25%.