• Procurement Sourcing Specialist III

    ThermoFisher Scientific (Allentown, PA)


    Work Schedule

     

    Standard (Mon-Fri)

     

    Environmental Conditions

     

    Office

    Job Description

    When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do meaningful work, that makes a positive impact on a global scale! Join 130,000 colleagues who bring our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. You’ll find the resources here to achieve your career goals and help take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges. This includes protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe, and helping find cures for cancer.

     

    How will you make an impact?

     

    The Procurement Sourcing Specialist III is responsible for sourcing and securing materials and services for the Clinical Trials Division (CTD). This is a service position and is adaptable to the needs of internal and external (suppliers) customers.

     

    What will you do?

     

    + Identifyrisk and implement new sources of material and services to minimize financial and operational risk to the business.

    + Perform all functions needed to ensure the lowest total cost ofpurchasedmaterials and services for a site.

    + Participates 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 proposing process improvement and the generation or management of key reports, metrics, and projects.

    Key Responsibilities:

    + 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,monitoringsupplier performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.

    + Handle supplier relationships, looking for new innovative solutions and products to cement supply chain flexibility.

    + Always support supplier risk mitigationactivitiesworking 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 customerspecification.

    + Participate inpurchasingperformance metrics,reportingandimprovementopportunities.

    + Support continuous improvement and operational excellence processes.

    + Complete specialprojects asassigned and provide manager support asrequired.

    + This position may berequiredto perform other related duties asrequiredand/or assigned.

     

    How will you get here?

    Education:

    + Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in related field

    Experience:

    + 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 resultsrequired

    + Logisticsand cold chain experience

    Knowledge,** **Skills** **and Abilities:

    + MRP knowledge and ERP experience in a manufacturing environment

    + Knowledge of procurement processes and strategic supplier managementrequired

    + Ability to lead project execution of cost saving,sourcingand inventory management programs

    + Proven negotiating experience and resultsrequired

    + ISO or equivalent system and change control (FDA, cGMP) experience preferred

    + Operational Environment knowledge desired

    + Computerproficiencyrequiredin Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

    + Anticipate needs and problems while creating solutions

    + Demonstrates a sense of urgency, contagious optimism and a “can do” attitude

    + Greetschallengeand change as opportunity

    + Has courage and confidence to take risks and learn from mistakes

    + Isauthentic, open and leads by example, holding self and others accountable

    + Collaborateswith others

    + Stretches across borders,breakssilosandbuildseffective partnerships with internal customers and colleagues

    + Travel up to 15% as needed

     

    This is a fully onsite position based out of one of two sites.

    Site options: Allentown, PA or Swedesboro, NJ

    + Unfortunately, relocation assistance is NOT provided.

    + Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

    + Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screen.

     

    Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.