Manager, Procurement/Sourcing

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

Business Title: Procurement Manager – Corporate Services Category EMEA
Band: 7

SCALE OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads EMEA category initiatives to deliver key category performance indicators including: savings, supplier rationalization, low-cost region sourcing, risk
• Implements 3 to 5-year regional sourcing strategies passionate about identifying and contracting with preferred suppliers that meet key business needs and category management goals

TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitors market intelligence and key trends to support business requirements
• Engages and supports division/site procurement teams to qualify preferred suppliers & migrate spend from incumbent, non-preferred suppliers
• Analyze category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement and to establish efficiency goals
• Actively participates in supplier business reviews with suppliers to ensure both parties meet obligations under the terms of agreement, including performance standards and continuous improvement goals
• Leads strategic contracts across suppliers, products and services within category

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with cross-functional colleagues to ensure all category sourcing activities are aligned to an agreed set of goals and priorities
• Establishes category plans and priorities regionally and ensures alignment with divisional business priorities