Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global leader in scientific research and innovation, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our team as a Purchasing Manager. As the Purchasing Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our Division Procurement department, ensuring flawless execution and world-class collaboration.

Scale of Responsibilities:

Establish and implement short and long-term goals, strategic plans, policies, and procedures aligned with Group and the group leadership team
Translate Divisional business and Procurement objectives and targets to Category management teams and monitor category management contributions to these targets
Deliver on key objectives (Annual Operating Plan - AOP), including delivery, quality, service, cost, innovation, and growth commitments for Division Procurement
Coordinate long-range strategies with business partners across the Division and successfully implement plans
Partner with Category Managers, R&D, and Engineering to deliver annual value improvements and drive competitive advantage
Coordinate business projects, such as M&A integration
Provide input for make or buy decisions, supplier selection, management of suppliers for product innovation projects, and vendor transitions
Ensure alignment with business colleagues within the Group and Division on projects
Serve as the main contact for Enterprise Processes such as Supplier Quality, Supplier Risk, and Supplier Management

Technical Responsibilities

Collects supplier (technical) capability requirements for current and future product portfolio as input for supplier scouting
Gathers Division business requirements and assures compliance to regulatory requirements
Drives and tracks compliance for indirect materials, as well as link with Distributed team for procedures
Uses 'scouting approach' to influence R&D and Commercial partners earlier in NPI process, monitor product pipeline (LCM), support product platforming
Serves as critical issue point of contact for Procurement within the Division
Consolidates, analyses and reports on divisional procurement metrics for business reviews

Leadership Responsibilities

Aligns the Procurement strategy with the Divisional Leadership team
Ensures procurement value contribution to business and supports Division initiatives
Runs division input to category strategies (Group specific)
Engages with supplier leadership to support the CM team and Division in achieving Thermo Fisher objectives related to quality, cost, innovation, growth and compliance
Support the implementation of common processes, standardises work, use of tools and technologies

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