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ThermoFisher Scientific Procurement/Sourcing Manager - Corporate Services in Karlsruhe, Germany
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Business Title: Procurement Manager – Corporate Services Category EMEA
Band: 7
Job Code: OPS.PROC.P07
About Thermo Fisher Scientific:
When you’re part of our company, 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. 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 Manager , drives the execution of category strategies encompassing multiple sites to continuously improve the assigned categories of spend. Collaborates with sourcing, operations, technical, finance and other colleagues to prioritize sourcing initiatives, develops sourcing strategies, concludes contracts, supports spend migration from incumbent to preferred suppliers, and leads preferred supplier relationships
What will you do?
Scale of Responsibilities
Leads EMEA category initiatives to deliver key category performance indicators including: savings, supplier rationalization, low-cost region sourcing, risk
Implements 3 to 5-year regional sourcing strategies passionate about identifying and contracting with preferred suppliers that meet key business needs and category management goals
Technical Responsibilities
Monitors market intelligence and key trends to support business requirements
Engages and supports division/site procurement teams to qualify preferred suppliers & migrate spend from incumbent, non-preferred suppliers
Analyze category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement and to establish efficiency goals
Actively participates in supplier business reviews with suppliers to ensure both parties meet obligations under the terms of agreement, including performance standards and continuous improvement goals
Leads strategic contracts across suppliers, products and services within category
Leadership Responsibilities
Collaborates with cross-functional colleagues to ensure all category sourcing activities are aligned to an agreed set of goals and priorities
Establishes category plans and priorities regionally and ensures alignment with divisional business priorities
How will you get here?
Bachelor’s degree in Business or technical field or equivalent combination of experience and education. Master’s Degree is preferred
Minimum of 7 years procurement/sourcing experience in mid to large multinational companies, with strong category/business engagement experience
Business sense – knows how to assess market/business requirements dynamics and build agreements that yield meaningful business value
Influences without authority to empower and lead a cross-functional team in multiple geographies.
Experience in life sciences, medical device, or pharmaceutical industries is preferred
Ability to travel 25 to 50%
Benefits:
We offer attractive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company pension, and a range of employee benefits!
We do offer employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer a company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.”
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.