Procurement/Sourcing Specialist III

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Procurement/Sourcing Specialist III will be responsible for sourcing and securing of materials and services for the Drug Products Division inside the Pharma Services Group. They will be required to identify risk, reduce cost, and implement new sources of material and services to minimize financial and operational risk to the business.
This role will perform all functions needed to ensure the lowest total cost of purchased materials and services for a site. The purpose is to balance the objectives of maximum product availability with strategic inventory plans.
This individual participates in negotiations and projects to implement proactive procurement philosophies, strategies, policies, and procedures for successful integration into multiple business plans across various corporate departments.
The Procurement/Sourcing Specialist III will be responsible for identifying, negotiating and implementing cost savings initiatives working with cross-functional teams, preparing data and analyzing cost trends, external and internal key performance metrics, and proposing process improvement and the generation or management of key reports, metrics, and projects.
This is a service position and is responsive to the needs of internal and external (suppliers) customers.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Computer proficiency in Outlook, Powerpoint, and Word, as well as above average Excel capabilities is required.
• Knowledge of procurement processes and strategic supplier management required.
• Ability to manage project execution of cost saving, sourcing and inventory management programs
• Operational Environment knowledge desired.
• Ability to anticipate needs and problems while creating solutions.
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency, contagious optimism and a “can do” attitude.
• Curious, inquisitive, innovative, never satisfied with the status quo and not afraid to challenge where required.
• Ability to greet challenge and change as opportunities.
• Courage and confidence to take risks and learn from mistakes.
• Authentic, open and leads by example, holding self and others accountable
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others.
• Stretches across borders, breaks silos and builds effective partnerships with internal customers and colleagues.
  Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.
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