Director, Technical Sourcing Engineering - Electrical / Mechanical
at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Houston, TX 77070, USA -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 13 Sep, 2024 | Not Specified | 17 Jun, 2024 | 5 year(s) or above | Leadership Skills,Cost Engineering,Communication Skills,Director Level,Disabilities,Color | No | No |
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Description:
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 15+ years of relevant industry experience in engineering, with prior experience in cost engineering.
- Must have at least 5 years as a people leader, preferably at the Director level.
- Bachelor’s degree required in engineering, mechanical engineering degree preferred.
- Exceptional communication skills. Able to deliver clear messages to a wide variety of audiences.
- Extensive experience in managing teams in large geographical regions.
- Proven success leading cost transformation initiatives in complex environments.
- Excellent conceptual problem-solving skills with ability to bring pragmatic scope and structure to vaguely defined problems, and manage execution.
- High energy, team oriented and results focused.
- Strong leadership skills with a ability to influence different styles.
- Experienced in navigating ambiguity and change with an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Demonstrated track record in the development & implementation of strategic plans
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 125,000 extraordinary minds have a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
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.
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.
Responsibilities:
- Effective leadership to establish and promote a vision for the team that’s aligned with the company’s strategy and best interests while delivering cost out initiatives on time and with superior quality.
- Supports commodity team as required on developing commodity strategy documents, and 3-5 year growth playbook plans.
- Ensure technical sourcing engineer coverage for NPI activities focused on delivering high-quality, low-cost products and support in all commercial negotiations and supplier selections within assigned commodities.
- Set an effective and scalable organizational structure and define clear roles and responsibilities for the group, manage workloads and career development, and set clear direction for assigned projects.
- Manage teams responsible for cost reduction and revenue protection activities.
- Engages with procurement leadership to support assessment of the technical landscape and identifies emerging trends for assigned commodities, including the creation and maintenance of technical playbooks.
- Responsible for assessing supplier technical capability and collaborates with assigned suppliers to build continual pipeline of supplier improvement initiatives
- Finds opportunities, in partnership with R&D, Procurement, Operations for product tear- down events in support of emerging market evaluation, and product optimization.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:5.0Max:15.0 year(s)
Information Technology/IT
IT Software - Other
Software Engineering
Graduate
Engineering mechanical engineering degree preferred
Proficient
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Houston, TX 77070, USA