Senior Procurement/Sourcing Specialist
Thermo Fisher Scientific
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Madison • North Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Define and execute the global commodity strategy for Particle Optics products and services, aligning with corporate and divisional goals for growth, innovation, and efficiency.
- Develop and maintain high-value supplier relationships, ensuring access to innovation, supply assurance, and competitive advantage.
- Lead global RFPs, contract negotiations, and supplier selection, ensuring best-in-class quality, delivery, and total cost of ownership.
- Utilize market intelligence, customer insights, and trend analysis to identify risks and opportunities within the supply base and proactively adjust strategy.
- Partner with R&D, Operations, Product Management, and Commercial teams to align category strategies with business needs and technology roadmaps.
- Drive supplier performance management, setting KPIs, facilitating business reviews, and ensuring continuous improvement across quality, delivery, and cost metrics.
- Champion cross-functional collaboration to ensure procurement activities support operational excellence, product innovation, and financial performance.
- Leverage data and analytics to inform decision-making, improve process efficiency, and strengthen supplier risk management.
- Mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of accountability, professional development, and high performance.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing category insights, market outlooks, and recommendations that shape long-term business strategy.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related technical field preferred
- 10+ years of progressive procurement or sourcing experience in a global, matrixed environment
- Significant experience managing a major commodity or category, including strategic sourcing, supplier management, and global contract negotiation
- 5+ years in a leadership capacity, leading teams or cross-functional initiatives across multiple regions
- Proven success leading strategic sourcing initiatives that deliver measurable cost savings, risk reduction, and innovation
- Strong executive presence and influencing skills — able to partner with senior leaders and drive alignment across functions
- Exceptional negotiation and supplier relationship management capabilities
- Advanced knowledge of category management frameworks, supply market analysis, and cost modeling
- Ability to make sound decisions in complex, ambiguous, or rapidly changing environments
- Strong analytical, project management, and communication skills
- Global experience and multicultural awareness preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package
- Base salary
- Annual incentive plan
- Comprehensive healthcare
- Company pension
- A wide range of employee benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
strategic sourcingsupplier managementglobal contract negotiationcategory management frameworkssupply market analysiscost modelingdata analyticsKPI settingprocess efficiencyrisk management
Soft skills
leadershipnegotiationinfluencingcross-functional collaborationcommunicationanalytical thinkingproject managementmentoringaccountabilityexecutive presence
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMBAadvanced degree in Businessadvanced degree in Supply Chainadvanced degree in Finance