JOB DESCRIPTION

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work. And you’ll have the opportunity for continual growth and learning in a culture that empowers your development. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we provide our people with chances to create significant contributions to the world.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Purchasing Buyer role carries responsibility for purchasing materials for our production, including purchase order creation and execution across a variety of commodities. This is achieved through maintaining business relationships with key suppliers as well as key stakeholder in- and externally and ensuring timely delivery of materials which meet specifications and expectations (including quality and level of service) at the best life cycle cost.

• Liaise with internal customers to establish material planning requirements towards our suppliers.
• Contribute to the periodic reports/statistics on performance required by the Manager Purchasing
• Open order management
• Expediting Purchase Orders with suppliers.
• Consolidate existing materials preferred vendors.
• Ability to work under pressure, excellent written/ verbal communication skills and a high standard of accuracy.
• Liaise with Finance for resolving account payable queries.
• Investigate and follow through complaints with associated supplier service levels.
• Prioritize delivery schedule by liaising with suppliers and in-house scheduling requirements.

THE REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate will possess the following combination of education and experience:

• At least 2-5 years experience in Planning/Purchasing
• Strong understanding of IT systems (ERP) is required
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills are required as this position works with cross functional teams and external vendors alike
• Analytical, process- and result driven
• Must possess excellent skills with Microsoft Office reporting, analysis and project management
• A confident self-starter, working well under pressure, able to act on own initiative, share knowledge and operate as part of a team
• Ability to influence individuals at all levels
• Customer orientated
• Builds Customer Allegiance
• Embraces PPI
• Focus on Growth

• Liaise with internal customers to establish material planning requirements towards our suppliers.
• Contribute to the periodic reports/statistics on performance required by the Manager Purchasing
• Open order management
• Expediting Purchase Orders with suppliers.
• Consolidate existing materials preferred vendors.
• Ability to work under pressure, excellent written/ verbal communication skills and a high standard of accuracy.
• Liaise with Finance for resolving account payable queries.
• Investigate and follow through complaints with associated supplier service levels.
• Prioritize delivery schedule by liaising with suppliers and in-house scheduling requirements