Thermo Fisher Scientific - Sr. Manager, Purchasing Job in Fair Lawn, NJ

Sr. Manager, Purchasing

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Job ID :

47786BR

Location :

US - New Jersey - Fair Lawn

Job Description

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals.

The Senior Manager of Procurement will guide the Laboratory Chemicals Products (LCP) Procurement team in all aspects of direct procurement. The Senior Manager of Procurement supports $423M in revenue and 14 manufacturing sites across the globe. Directing a forward thinking Global Procurement team of professionals, the individual’s responsibility includes strategic vision, operational planning and execution. He/she will guide a team of Managers with Procurement professionals deployed in NA/EU/APAC. He/she is responsible for sourcing and procurement processes, systems and results across the Division to include strategy development and implementation, common process definition and deployment, procurement organizational development and leadership and delivery to support the company’s business model, strategies and financial operating plans.

The Senior Manager of LCP Procurement will continue the Company’s evolution in best practice procurement capabilities and organizational development. Procurement activities will be driven from a global perspective to continue to maximize leverage and overall effectiveness of supply.

The successful candidate for this role is a dynamic, high energy leader with a track record as an effective communicator and uses a collaborative approach to problem solving.

Key Responsibilities

Establish and implement short and long term organizational goals, objectives, strategic plans, policies and operating procedures
Responsible and accountable for their AOP
Drive all key performance metrics
Performs other duties as assigned
Represent Procurement and Sourcing on the Divisional Operations Leadership Team

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

A Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain/Materials Management, Business Logistics or a related area or equivalent.
10+ years of experience in purchasing / inventory planning with at least five or more years of experience managing Managers.
Expertise in Purchasing, Supplier collaboration, development and compliance.
Dynamic, high energy leader with a track record as an effective communicator and uses a collaborative approach to problem solving.
Persuasive leader with strong influencing skills.
Superior analytical and computer skills with experience utilizing analytical tools (MS Access and SQL Server preferred) and databases along with an in-depth understanding of manufacturing (MPS/MRP…).
Results oriented, metrics driven leader with a root cause, permanent fix approach, continuous improvement approach.
Must have experience and be comfortable in a highly structured/procedural environment.
5-20% travel.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 55,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

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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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