Director, Procurement Partner - SUD

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Director, Procurement Partner – Single Use Division is the leader responsible for developing and driving the Procurement vision with key colleagues in the division. The individual will be a key partner to the divisional operations leader with a focus on strategy, execution and implementation. This position will facilitate the development and execution of long-term strategies that will optimize quality, cycle/response time, technology, risk, and total cost. The role will mitigate risk, use technology, improve processes and systems, and reduce overall cost of ownership and acquisition.

EDUCATION

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain/Materials Management, Business Logistics or a related area or equivalent; MBA preferred

EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 12 years of procurement/sourcing experience
• High level of proficiency with core Procurement skills (engineering, sourcing)
• Strong influencing skills with ability to see issues from multiple viewpoints and understand differing needs of colleagues
• Significant business knowledge and team building skills
• Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to respond to changes in the external environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to confidently present complex information
• Results oriented, metrics driven leader with a root cause, permanent fix approach, continuous improvement approach

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Strong procurement and sourcing background
• Demonstrated business knowledge and understanding of operations
• 5+ years’ experience leading and managing procurement teams with a focus on mentoring, coaching and performance management
• Progressively responsible career path in manufacturing operations and procurement with significant practical experience in international settings
• Strong analytical skills and process focus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to communicate effectively to empower global constituents to meet business objectives, and possess strong presentation skills at all levels of the organization
• Strong leadership, interpersonal skills, and unquestioned integrity and trust

SCALE OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish and implement short and long-term goals, strategic plans, policies and procedures for the Division aligned with the Group performance metrics
• Deliver on key objectives (Annual Operating Plan - AOP), delivery, quality, service, cost, innovation, and growth commitments for Division Procurement
• Coordinate long range strategies with the business partners across the Division and implement plans
• Partners with Category Managers, R&D, Engineering to deliver annual value improvements and drives competitive advantage
• Partner with Supply Chain to create demand plans for supplier partners
• Work closely with Shared Service and Procure to Pay (P2P) process team to ensure efficient end to end delivery models
• Responsible for the coordination of business projects and programs (e.g. M&A integration, make or buy, vendor transition, CSR), monitoring execution and communicating results to senior leaders
• Ensure alignment with business colleagues within the Group and Division on projects
• Serve as the point of contact and ensure the implementation of Enterprise Processes such as Supplier Quality, Supplier Risk and Supplier Management

TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Gather Division business requirements and assures compliance to regulatory requirements
• Engage with Supplier Partners, ensuring capacity to meet demand and works with Category Management to close gaps
• Drive and track compliance for indirect materials, as well as link with Global team for policies and procedures
• Use ‘scouting approach’ to influence R&D and Commercial partners earlier in NPI process, monitor product pipeline (LCM), support product platforming
• Serve as escalation point of contact for Procurement within the Division, work with Category Management to resolve problems
• Consolidate, analyze and report on divisional procurement metrics for business reviews

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides division input to category strategies (Global, Group specific) and support implementation of aligned strategies
• Engage with supplier leadership (Vice President, General Managers, President, Functional and Operations Leaders) to solve business problems and assure alignment with Thermo Fisher objectives
• Develop and assess purchasing talent and improve resource productivity and professionalism
• Mentors and develops staff through coaching and development plans to address individual areas of improvement
• Implements talent initiatives to improve Employee Involvement Survey results
• Drive the development and implementation of common processes, standardized practices, use of tools and technologies that can scaled company wide