Procurement Manager – Lab Equipment/Instrument Category

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

Austin, TX 78744, USA -

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Immediate20 Dec, 2024Not Specified24 Sep, 2024N/AManufacturing,Life Sciences,Business Value,CpsmNoNo
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Description:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business or technical field. Master’s Degree is preferred
  • Minimum of 7 years procurement/sourcing experience in mid to large multinational companies, with strong category/business engagement experience
  • Experience with procuring and/or sourcing Lab Equipment and Instruments
  • Discernment – knows how to assess market/business requirements dynamics and negotiate agreements that yield meaningful business value
  • Experience working in highly regulated industries
  • Experience in a continuous improvement environment with a track record of achieving significant year over year results
  • Demonstrated consultative/collaborative style in performing sourcing activities
  • Influences without authority to motivate and manage a cross-functional team in multiple geographies.
  • CPSM or equivalent is preferred
  • Hands-on manufacturing and/or supply chain experience is preferred
  • Experience in life sciences, medical device, or pharmaceutical industries is preferred
  • Ability to travel 15 to 50%

Responsibilities:

SCALE OF RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Manages global category initiatives to deliver key category performance indicators including: savings, total cost of ownership, supplier rationalization, low-cost region sourcing, risk
  • Leads the development and execution of a 3 to 5-year global sourcing strategies focused on identifying and contracting with preferred suppliers that meet key business needs and category management goals

TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Monitors market intelligence and key trends, assesses impact and refines category plans to support business requirements
  • Engages and supports division/site procurement teams and other key colleagues 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 continuous improvement 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
  • Manages strategic contracts across suppliers, products and services within category
  • Facilitates free-flow of spend intelligence and analysis to internal business leaders in order to enhance their decision making
  • Drives negotiations for global agreements aligned with category strategy

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Collaborates with cross-functional colleagues (quality, product management, technical, operations, finance, etc.) to ensure all category sourcing activities are aligned to a common set of goals and priorities
  • Establishes category plans and priorities globally and ensures alignment with divisional business priorities


REQUIREMENT SUMMARY

Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)

Logistics/Procurement

Purchase / Logistics / Supply Chain

Logistics

Graduate

Business or technical field

Proficient

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Austin, TX 78744, USA