Procurement/Sourcing Specialist III at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Millersburg, Pennsylvania, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Life Sciences, ManufacturingIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field
  • 4 or more years of experience in procurement and/or supply chain
  • Prior experience in sourcing new materials to mitigate supply chain risk preferred
  • Experience in planning, manufacturing, quality, or engineering subject areas desired
  • Proven negotiating experience and results required
  • MRP knowledge and ERP experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Knowledge of procurement processes and strategic supplier management required
  • Ability to lead project execution of cost saving, sourcing and inventory management programs
  • ISO or equivalent system and change control (FDA, cGMP) experience preferred
  • Operational Environment knowledge desired
  • Computer proficiency required in Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
  • Ability to anticipate needs and problems while creating solutions
  • Demonstrates a sense of urgency, contagious optimism and a “can do” attitude
  • Greet challenge and change as opportunity
  • Has courage and confidence to take risks and learn from mistakes
  • Is authentic, open and leads by example, holding self and others accountable
  • Collaborates with others
  • Stretches across borders, breaks silos and builds effective partnerships with internal customers and colleagues
  • Travel up to 15% as needed

Responsibilities

  • Identify risk and implement new sources of material to minimize financial and operational risk to the business
  • Perform all functions needed to ensure the lowest total cost of purchased materials and services for a site
  • Participate in negotiations and commodity teams to implement proactive procurement philosophies, strategies, policies, and procedures for successful integration into multiple business plans across various corporate departments
  • Prepare data and analyze inventory trends, external and internal key performance metrics, and propose process improvement and the generation or management of key reports, metrics, and projects
  • Maintain continuous material availability and minimize inventory
  • Negotiate availability and cost of materials from external suppliers
  • Solicit quotations for materials and services, analyze bids for specification compliance, pricing, delivery commitments, and evaluate the sources to ensure they can sustain providing secure supply chain model
  • Lead cost savings projects and work with cross-functional teams to drive cost savings to completion
  • Handle supplier relationships, monitoring supplier performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations
  • Handle supplier relationships, looking for new innovative solutions and products to cement supply chain flexibility
  • Support supplier risk mitigation activities working on highlighting risk to the organization and implementing long term and short-term strategies to avoid revenue risk to the company
  • Support New Product Introduction activities by sourcing raw materials that meet customer specification
  • Participate in purchasing performance metrics, reporting and improvement opportunities
  • Support continuous improvement and operational excellence processes
  • Complete special projects as assigned and provide manager support as required
  • Perform other related duties as required and/or assigned

Skills

Procurement
Sourcing
Supplier Negotiation
Contract Management
Risk Mitigation
Cost Analysis
Inventory Management
Bid Analysis
Supply Chain Management
KPI Reporting
Cross-Functional Collaboration
New Product Introduction

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Provides life sciences products and services

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers a variety of products and services that support scientific research and healthcare, including laboratory equipment, reagents, and software solutions. Their products are used in applications like protein biology, real-time PCR, and sequencing, serving clients such as academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies. Unlike competitors, Thermo Fisher emphasizes customer support and education, helping clients optimize their experiments. The company's goal is to be a leading provider of life sciences solutions that contribute to a healthier and safer world.

Waltham, MassachusettsHeadquarters
1956Year Founded
$17MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Biotechnology, HealthcareIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Increased competition in single-use bioprocessing may impact market share.
Sale of anatomical pathology business could create a temporary product gap.
Investment in miDiagnostics may face regulatory challenges affecting returns.

Differentiation

Thermo Fisher offers a comprehensive range of life sciences products and services.
Their well-known brands include Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, and Invitrogen.
They provide strong customer support and educational resources to optimize client workflows.

Upsides

Expansion of biologics production facility enhances capacity for precision biologics monitoring.
Investment in miDiagnostics aligns with demand for rapid diagnostic solutions in BioPharma.
Collaboration with Mainz Biomed positions them in the growing cancer detection market.

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