Senior Manager, Procurement/Sourcing
Thermo Fisher Scientific
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Logan • Tennessee, Utah • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Contributes to the development of multi-year strategies and business plans for the Division
- Leads the execution of initiatives and programs within the Division that deliver results in line with short- and long-term goal
- Aligns internal and external partners and cross-functional internal teams to advance key business drivers, such as supply continuity, quality, cost and operational performance
- Mitigates risk, uses technology, improves processes and systems, and reduces overall cost of ownership and acquisition
- Supports and promotes the internal business groups with supplier/supply chain rationale and direction
- Delivers on key objectives (Annual Operating Plan - AOP), delivery, quality, service, cost, innovation, and growth commitments for Division Procurement
- Monitors operational supplier metrics to deliver objective “Supplier Relationship Responsible for monthly Value Capture reports, monthly communication plan on initiatives impacting the region
- Serves as point of escalation for sites with supplier issues; manage resolution with appropriate functions
- Drives process optimization and best practices
- Supports regulatory compliance activities: internal tracking systems, audit requirements, internal change controls, etc.
- Collaborates with Site to gather Category Strategy and Sourcing requirements, gain sign-off on supplier selections and awards
- Rationalizes and uses the vendor base on a category basis, measure and improve "compliance" to the corporate contracts
- Provides strategic leadership and direction to the operational (site) procurement groups to support overall goals for performance including Right First Time (RFT), On Time in Full (OTIF), Purchase Price Variance (PPV) savings targets, and Quality Assurance
- Partners with key internal functions (e.g., COE’s) to ensure categories strategies will be identified and implemented
- Support and implement category strategy using SSMF Methodology
- Mentors and develops staff through coaching and development plans to address individual areas of improvement
- Implements talent initiatives to improve Employee Involvement Survey results
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain /Materials Management, Business Logistics or a related area or equivalent; MBA preferred
- A minimum 10 years of procurement / category management experience
- 3+ years’ experience of negotiation skills and formulating the business requirements for a commercial trade contract
- 3+ years’ experience of global sourcing for a global multinational manufacturing company and leading Global Value Sourcing projects, “Cradle to Grave”
- 3+ years’ experience with the usage of electronic sourcing tools for RFI, RFQ, Reverse Auction (ARIBA)
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in commodity sourcing or direct project sourcing and management or purchasing and commercial management
- 3+ years' experience leading and managing procurement teams with a focus on mentoring, coaching and performance management
- Experience from a project management role under a consultancy organization or a facility manager role under a multinational company is desired
- Experience with low cost sourcing and supplier quality assessment
Benefits
- We offer competitive remuneration
- Annual incentive plan bonus scheme
- Healthcare
- Company pension
- A range of employee benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
procurementcategory managementnegotiationglobal sourcingelectronic sourcing toolsRFIRFQReverse Auctioncommodity sourcingproject management
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcoachingperformance managementcollaborationprocess optimizationcommunicationrisk mitigationstrategic planningemployee involvement
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain ManagementBachelor’s Degree in Materials ManagementBachelor’s Degree in Business LogisticsMBA