Manager, Procurement/Sourcing at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)



Environmental Conditions

Office



Job Description




Business Title: Manager, Procurement - Packaging



Band: 7


Job Code: OPS.PROC.M07



About Thermo Fisher Scientific:



Join Thermo Fisher Scientific to make a global impact, develop solutions for tough challenges, and advance your career.


Manages category strategy for level 3 categories across different locations and divisions. Works with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business objectives.



Scale of Responsibilities

• Acts as the key category conduit to relevant Thermo Fisher business divisions ensuring alignment of strategies and financial targets


• Accountable for the multi-year category strategy and planned objectives, timelines, and goals


• Analyzes cross-divisional spending and develops global strategic sourcing plans to reduce the total cost of ownership for all business units


• Demonstrates a measurable reduction in year over year total cost of ownership for the goods and services being sourced without compromising quality and service levels


• Uses financial planning, forecasting, P&L performance, inventory, cash flow, tariffs and inflation to inform strategy

Technical Responsibilities

• Provides thought leadership in developing and implementing sourcing strategies


• Champions the use of structured Category Management process to develop category strategies including diversity, sustainability, risk assessment and business continuity


• Leverages AQSCIR method to develop and drive 3 to 5 year global sourcing strategies identifying and contracting with suppliers that meet category management goals


• Communicates plans and progress to Enterprise partners


• Handles the contracting process and leads coordination with Legal to ensure relationships are appropriately detailed


• Owns the supplier qualification, RFP, supplier selection, contract development, implementation, compliance, and ongoing supply base management process


• Assesses market intelligence for key trends, and leverages predictive analytics to make risk mitigation recommendations to the business


• Engages with Division Business Partners and Group Procurement Operations to consolidate suppliers.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Under the direction of Director drives adoption of global sourcing strategies across the enterprise and ensures on going cross team collaboration


• Champions use of eSourcing, Spend Visibility, and P2P tools company-wide


• Works with Division Business Partners and functional partners to gather business requirements for category strategy development


• Build and maintain a communication mechanism to ensure coordination with internal partners and reporting of sourcing impact


• Leads a Global Category Team, develops staff to build expertise in both the areas of spend and in strategic sourcing processes


• Mentors and develops staff through coaching and development plans to address individual areas of improvement


• Implements talent initiatives to improve Employee Involvement Survey results

Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required; Graduate Degree in Business (Preferred), Finance, and/or Technical field


• Minimum 5 years of procurement/sourcing experience with growing global responsibility and experience in a large matrixed company environment, experience in the assigned category


• Minimum 2 years experience leading and procurement teams with a focus on mentoring, coaching and performance management


• Strong leadership and effective business partnering capabilities - influence without authority


• Experience leading cross-functional teams in a Global organization


• Strong negotiation and presentation skills


• Strong knowledge of the strategic sourcing and category management process


• Strong project management skills


• Requires ability to handle ambiguity and the corresponding capacity to make decisions or recommendations based on potentially incomplete information


• Ability to work across all functions and levels of an organization


• International experience (plus) - working experience in different countries/regions/languages

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. Apply Now