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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global leader in scientific research and innovation, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our team as a Purchasing Manager. As the Purchasing Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our Division Procurement department, ensuring flawless execution and world-class collaboration.

Scale of Responsibilities:

• Establish and implement short and long-term goals, strategic plans, policies, and procedures aligned with Group and the group leadership team

• Translate Divisional business and Procurement objectives and targets to Category management teams and monitor category management contributions to these targets

• Deliver on key objectives (Annual Operating Plan - AOP), including delivery, quality, service, cost, innovation, and growth commitments for Division Procurement

• Coordinate long-range strategies with business partners across the Division and successfully implement plans

• Partner with Category Managers, R&D, and Engineering to deliver annual value improvements and drive competitive advantage

• Coordinate business projects, such as M&A integration

• Provide input for make or buy decisions, supplier selection, management of suppliers for product innovation projects, and vendor transitions

• Ensure alignment with business colleagues within the Group and Division on projects

• Serve as the main contact for Enterprise Processes such as Supplier Quality, Supplier Risk, and Supplier Management

Technical Responsibilities

• Collects supplier (technical) capability requirements for current and future product portfolio as input for supplier scouting

• Gathers Division business requirements and assures compliance to regulatory requirements

• Drives and tracks compliance for indirect materials, as well as link with Distributed team for procedures

• Uses ‘scouting approach’ to influence R&D and Commercial partners earlier in NPI process, monitor product pipeline (LCM), support product platforming

• Serves as critical issue point of contact for Procurement within the Division

• Consolidates, analyses and reports on divisional procurement metrics for business reviews

Leadership Responsibilities

• Aligns the Procurement strategy with the Divisional Leadership team

• Ensures procurement value contribution to business and supports Division initiatives

• Runs division input to category strategies (Group specific)

• Engages with supplier leadership to support the CM team and Division in achieving Thermo Fisher objectives related to quality, cost, innovation, growth and compliance

• Support the implementation of common processes, standardises work, use of tools and technologies

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.