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Thermo Fisher Scientific · 23 hours ago

Procurement Partner Specialist III

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an innovative and forward-thinking organization seeking a Procurement Partner Specialist III to support their division in achieving operational and financial targets. This role involves managing supplier capabilities, leading procurement projects, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while collaborating with various teams within the organization.

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Responsibilities

Identifies supplier capability requirements and selects suppliers
Leads procurement and supply base related projects that contribute to improved supplier spend performance
Supports divisional footprint initiatives outsourcing /insourcing (both Operations and R&D) including realization of local/regional supply base solutions
Translates divisional requirements for (future) supplier capabilities and supplier performance to Category Management Team and divisional SQE team
Supports Supplier supply capacity management by conducting capacity assessments and collaborate with the Category Management Teams to expand required supply options as well as supply flexibility
Coordinates business projects (e.g. M&A integration), provides input to make or buy
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
Serves as point of contact for Procurement within the Division
Contributes to divisional procurement metrics for business reviews
Serves as the point of contact and ensure the implementation of Enterprise Processes such as Supplier Quality, Supplier Risk and Supplier Management
Drives and supervises compliance for indirect materials, as well as coordinates with the distributed team regarding policies and procedures
Represents Procurement in NPI projects and coordinate supply base related activities with x-functional division team as well as with Category Managers. Conduct all related sourcing project management activities (including project milestone/ gate pass activities)
Partners with Category Managers, R&D, Engineering to support and project manage annual value improvements and drives competitive advantage
Uses 'scouting approach' to influence R&D and Commercial partners earlier in NPI process, monitor product pipeline (LCM), support product platforming

Qualification

Procurement experienceSupplier managementProject managementNPI processes knowledgeAnalytical skillsMS Office skillsBusiness case developmentEnglish proficiencyInterpersonal skillsProblem solving

Required

University degree (Mechanics/Electronics/Business/Industrial Engineering) or a combination of education and experience that demonstrate the required skills
Minimum 5+ years of procurement/sourcing/supply chain management experience, preferably in High Tech Systems environment with high diversity and low volumes (3 years with advanced degree)
Project management experience including procurement and supply base related projects
Experience working in a complex and constantly evolving environment
Strong interpersonal communicative skills, with great understanding of influencing without power through collaboration and teamwork
Ability to build and maintain relationships internally and externally
Excellent English language skills (verbal and in writing), MS Office skills
Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills
Knowledge and training on NPI/NPI processes and PLM processes
Must be proactive and self starting with a focus on continuous quality and performance improvement
Adept at business case development and presentations

Preferred

Training in specialized Purchasing skills (such as Purspective/NEVI)

Benefits

Competitive remuneration
Annual incentive plan bonus scheme
Healthcare
Company pension
A range of employee benefits

Company

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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The world leader in serving science To serve science, Thermo Fisher Scientific needs to stay ahead of it, we need to anticipate customer needs.

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Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Heather Stewart
HR Business Partner - Global Enterprise Services
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Laura Green
Associate Human Resources Business Partner
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