Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Business Job Title: Buyer III
Job Profile Title: Buyer (Direct Materials)
Direct Report To: Sanjiv Kukadia
Group/ Division: SDG-PDX
Career Band: 6
Career Track: Procurement
Position Location: PDX, Calthorpe, Birmingham
Number of Direct Reports: 2
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life – to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development, and delivery of life-changing therapies.
Location/Division Specific Information
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Discover Impactful Work:
The post holder will be responsible for handling all Procurement aspects for direct materials, facilitating the process of selecting and managing PDX suppliers while applying the best Procurement practices.
A Day in the Life:
* Management of supply issues – working with suppliers to resolve supply issues and provide solutions to mitigate risk, including working with Supply Chain to minimize impact to PDX.
* Supplier Relationship Management – develop a SRM process with key suppliers and work with internal team members to leverage suppliers and ensure they provide the required service and products to PDX.
* Deliver annual savings targets on direct materials in line with corporate strategy.
* Work with Supply Chain and Planning to reduce inventory levels at PDX and leverage suppliers.
* Investigate ways to use suppliers to improve the overall supply chain experience for PDX.
* Assist in supplier NCR / SCAR resolutions and supplier notifications.
* Work with Senior Purchasing Manager and Thermo Fisher Category Managers to develop procurement strategies for key suppliers.
* Lead the direct materials team on a day-to-day basis.
Keys To Success:
Education:
* Graduate level or equivalent
* MCIPS or working towards (desirable)
Experience:
* Minimum 5 years Procurement experience in a manufacturing environment
* Experience in Life Sciences or other highly regulated industry
* Continuous Improvement experience (e.g., Lean)
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
* Knowledge of strategic sourcing and procurement processes
* Excellent interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
* Strong negotiation and relationship leadership skills
* Commercially astute with a proven track record of leading negotiations to a successful conclusion
* High level of proficiency with IT skills, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Physical Requirements / Work Environment:
* Office based (Hybrid) with requirements to travel to suppliers and other Thermo Fisher locations.
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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