Careers at ThermoFisher Scientific

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Management of the transactional purchasing team which handle the daily orders, expediting and internal customer service of all raw materials consumed in media manufacturing.
• Performance management and development of the Purchasing team, including coaching, employee reviews, compensation, KPI management, and driving to results.
• Effectively lead, develop, and enable the Purchasing Organization to achieve strategic objectives.
• Implement inventory control programs including Pay at Consumption, JIT & KANBAN to achieve cash flow objectives without compromising material availability.
• Manage formalized risk mitigation programs to reduce vulnerability of supply chain interruptions.
• Develop effective supplier management relationships focused on availability, quality & cost.
• Drive global projects aligning specifications, business processes across multiple sites.
• Act as a liaison between employees, internal support areas and other departments.
• Present procurement strategies to internal and external customers.
• Understand regulatory & market requirements and their impacts on the supply chain.
• Proficient and effective implementation of change management.
• Maintain a positive results oriented attitude that promotes teamwork with peers, subordinates, commercial, plants & other support areas and suppliers while driving significant change.
• Stay abreast of Best Practices, current / future policies and procedures, regulatory / trade requirements, and market dynamics appropriate to function.
• Optimize utilization of ERP/MRP in an MTO & MTS environment
• Achieve financial goals of the Procurement Organization.
• Lead and/or participate on process improvement teams to drive cost savings and process improvement.
  
  Minimum Qualifications/ Requirements

• BS in business, engineering, supply chain management or technical oriented field required. Master’s degree preferred.
• APICS, CPSM or equivalent certification preferred.
• 3-5 years of program or project management and/or process improvement experience preferred.
• 5-8 years of experience in Purchasing or Sourcing required.
• 5-8 years of people management experience required
• Must demonstrate maturity in dealing with conflict and have superior communication skills including listening, verbal and written.
• Strong ability to envision the optimal global sourcing strategy and critical success factors internally and externally needed to achieve.
• Proven ability to support department mission by maintaining favorable relationships with peers, subordinates, suppliers and customers.
• Flexible, adjust readily to new situations while effectively dealing with ambiguity, stress and uncertainty. Able to leverage knowledge of operations and develop solutions to complex issues.
• Strong customer focus with proven service oriented attitude under all situations.
• Superior negotiation skills and understanding of contracts, supply agreements
• Excellent analytical capability as well as attention to detail.
• Demonstrate Thermo Fisher Scientific values – Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement.