Thermo Fisher Scientific · 9 hours ago
Procurement Sourcing Specialist III
Allentown, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$76K/yr - $114K/yr
4+ years expThermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in scientific services, dedicated to making the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. The Procurement Sourcing Specialist III is responsible for sourcing and securing materials and services for the Clinical Trials Division, focusing on minimizing financial and operational risk while ensuring continuous material availability.
Research
Responsibilities
Identify risk and implement new sources of material and services to minimize financial and operational risk to the business
Perform all functions needed to ensure the lowest total cost of purchased materials and services for a site
Participates in negotiations and commodity teams to implement proactive procurement philosophies, strategies, policies, and procedures for successful integration into multiple business plans across various corporate departments
Prepare data and analyze inventory trends, external and internal key performance metrics, and proposing process improvement and the generation or management of key reports, metrics, and projects
Maintain continuous material availability and minimize inventory
Negotiate availability and cost of materials from external suppliers
Solicit quotations for materials and services, analyze bids for specification compliance, pricing, delivery commitments, and evaluate the sources to ensure they can sustain providing secure supply chain model
Lead cost savings projects and work with cross-functional teams to drive cost savings to completion
Handle supplier relationships, monitoring supplier performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations
Handle supplier relationships, looking for new innovative solutions and products to cement supply chain flexibility
Always support supplier risk mitigation activities working on highlighting risk to the organization and implementing long term and short-term strategies to avoid revenue risk to the company
Support New Product Introduction activities by sourcing raw materials that meet customer specification
Participate in purchasing performance metrics, reporting and improvement opportunities
Support continuous improvement and operational excellence processes
Complete special projects as assigned and provide manager support as required
This position may be required to perform other related duties as required and/or assigned
Qualification
Required
Minimum Required Education: Bachelor's degree in related field
4 or more years of experience in procurement and/or supply chain
Proven negotiating experience and results required
MRP knowledge and ERP experience in a manufacturing environment
Knowledge of procurement processes and strategic supplier management required
Ability to lead project execution of cost saving, sourcing and inventory management programs
Computer proficiency required in Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Preferred
Prior experience in sourcing new materials to mitigate supply chain risk preferred
Experience in planning, manufacturing, quality, or engineering subject areas desired
ISO or equivalent system and change control (FDA, cGMP) experience preferred
Operational Environment knowledge desired
Benefits
A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
Company
Thermo Fisher Scientific
The world leader in serving science To serve science, Thermo Fisher Scientific needs to stay ahead of it, we need to anticipate customer needs.
10001+ employees
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