Procurement Manager – Lab Equipment/Instrument Category
at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Austin, TX 78744, USA -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 20 Dec, 2024 | Not Specified | 24 Sep, 2024 | N/A | Manufacturing,Life Sciences,Business Value,Cpsm | No | No |
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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