ThermoFisher Scientific
Sr Director, Procurement/Sourcing
ThermoFisher Scientific, Morrisville, North Carolina, United States, 27560
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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 over 80,000 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.How will you make an impact?The
Sr Director, Procurement – Mechanical , owns category management for multiple enterprise-wide global categories encompassing multiple sites, divisions, and groups with complex requirements. These comprise mechanical assemblies, materials, components, and specialist ultra-high vacuum machining/nano-scale positioning products. Ensures that the category strategy is aligned with the functional/business objectives and works closely with Division Business Partners, Quality, Operations, R&D, and Business leaders to ensure category strategies are aligned cross-functionally. Leads a Category team responsible for strategic sourcing activities and supplier management functions.Scale of ResponsibilitiesActs as the key category collaborator with all levels within Thermo Fisher business divisions ensuring alignment of strategies and financial targets.Accountable for the multi-year category strategy and plan objectives, timelines, and goals.Analyzes cross-divisional spending and develops global strategic sourcing plans to reduce the total cost of ownership for all business units.Demonstrates a measurable reduction in year-over-year total cost of ownership for the goods and services being sourced without compromising quality and service levels.Considers financial planning, forecasting, P&L performance, inventory, cash flow, tariffs, and inflation to inform strategy.Technical ResponsibilitiesProvides thought leadership in developing and implementing sourcing strategies.Champions the use of structured Category Management processes to develop category strategies including diversity, sustainability, and risk assessment.Uses AQSCIR (Assurance, Quality, Service, Cost, Innovation, Regulatory) method to develop and drive 3 to 5-year global sourcing strategies.Communicates plans and progress to Enterprise colleagues.Handles the contracting process and leads coordination with Legal to ensure relationships are appropriately documented.Leads the supplier qualification, RFP, supplier selection, contract development, implementation, compliance, and ongoing supply base management process.Assesses market intelligence for key trends and uses predictive analytics to make risk mitigation recommendations to the business.Drives supplier consolidation through engaging and supporting Division Business Partners and Group Procurement Operations.Works alongside the developing Cost & Value Engineering Centre to support assembly & instrument redesign in pursuit of cost down/value up and margin improvement.Leadership ResponsibilitiesDrives adoption of global sourcing strategies across the enterprise and ensures ongoing cross-team collaboration.Champions the use of eSourcing, Spend Visibility, and P2P tools company-wide.Works with Division Business Partners and functional colleagues to gather business requirements for category strategy development.Creates and maintains a communication mechanism to ensure coordination with internal colleagues and reporting of sourcing impact.Leads a Global Category Team to create expertise in both the areas of spend and in strategic sourcing processes.Mentors and develops staff through coaching and development plans.Implements talent initiatives to improve Employee Involvement Survey results.Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & AbilitiesBachelor’s Degree required; Graduate Degree in Business (Preferred), Finance, and/or Technical field.Minimum 15 years of procurement/sourcing experience with increasing global responsibility and experience in a large matrixed company environment; minimum 10 years’ experience in the assigned category.7+ years' experience leading and running procurement teams with a focus on mentoring, coaching, and performance management.Strong leadership and effective business partnering capabilities – influence without authority.Consistent record to lead cross-functional teams in a complex organization.Strong negotiation and presentation skills.Strong knowledge of the strategic sourcing and category management process.Requires ability to deal with ambiguity and the corresponding capacity to make decisions or recommendations based on potentially incomplete information.Capable of working across all functions and levels of an organization.International experience (plus) – working experience in different countries/regions/languages.We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company pension, and a range of employee benefits!Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer a great company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. Please contact us to request an accommodation.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.
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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 over 80,000 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.How will you make an impact?The
Sr Director, Procurement – Mechanical , owns category management for multiple enterprise-wide global categories encompassing multiple sites, divisions, and groups with complex requirements. These comprise mechanical assemblies, materials, components, and specialist ultra-high vacuum machining/nano-scale positioning products. Ensures that the category strategy is aligned with the functional/business objectives and works closely with Division Business Partners, Quality, Operations, R&D, and Business leaders to ensure category strategies are aligned cross-functionally. Leads a Category team responsible for strategic sourcing activities and supplier management functions.Scale of ResponsibilitiesActs as the key category collaborator with all levels within Thermo Fisher business divisions ensuring alignment of strategies and financial targets.Accountable for the multi-year category strategy and plan objectives, timelines, and goals.Analyzes cross-divisional spending and develops global strategic sourcing plans to reduce the total cost of ownership for all business units.Demonstrates a measurable reduction in year-over-year total cost of ownership for the goods and services being sourced without compromising quality and service levels.Considers financial planning, forecasting, P&L performance, inventory, cash flow, tariffs, and inflation to inform strategy.Technical ResponsibilitiesProvides thought leadership in developing and implementing sourcing strategies.Champions the use of structured Category Management processes to develop category strategies including diversity, sustainability, and risk assessment.Uses AQSCIR (Assurance, Quality, Service, Cost, Innovation, Regulatory) method to develop and drive 3 to 5-year global sourcing strategies.Communicates plans and progress to Enterprise colleagues.Handles the contracting process and leads coordination with Legal to ensure relationships are appropriately documented.Leads the supplier qualification, RFP, supplier selection, contract development, implementation, compliance, and ongoing supply base management process.Assesses market intelligence for key trends and uses predictive analytics to make risk mitigation recommendations to the business.Drives supplier consolidation through engaging and supporting Division Business Partners and Group Procurement Operations.Works alongside the developing Cost & Value Engineering Centre to support assembly & instrument redesign in pursuit of cost down/value up and margin improvement.Leadership ResponsibilitiesDrives adoption of global sourcing strategies across the enterprise and ensures ongoing cross-team collaboration.Champions the use of eSourcing, Spend Visibility, and P2P tools company-wide.Works with Division Business Partners and functional colleagues to gather business requirements for category strategy development.Creates and maintains a communication mechanism to ensure coordination with internal colleagues and reporting of sourcing impact.Leads a Global Category Team to create expertise in both the areas of spend and in strategic sourcing processes.Mentors and develops staff through coaching and development plans.Implements talent initiatives to improve Employee Involvement Survey results.Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & AbilitiesBachelor’s Degree required; Graduate Degree in Business (Preferred), Finance, and/or Technical field.Minimum 15 years of procurement/sourcing experience with increasing global responsibility and experience in a large matrixed company environment; minimum 10 years’ experience in the assigned category.7+ years' experience leading and running procurement teams with a focus on mentoring, coaching, and performance management.Strong leadership and effective business partnering capabilities – influence without authority.Consistent record to lead cross-functional teams in a complex organization.Strong negotiation and presentation skills.Strong knowledge of the strategic sourcing and category management process.Requires ability to deal with ambiguity and the corresponding capacity to make decisions or recommendations based on potentially incomplete information.Capable of working across all functions and levels of an organization.International experience (plus) – working experience in different countries/regions/languages.We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company pension, and a range of employee benefits!Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer a great company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. Please contact us to request an accommodation.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.
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