Work Schedule

Other

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, we offer a unique opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact on a global scale. Join our team of over 130,000 colleagues who are dedicated to enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. As a Senior Procurement Manager - Category (Chemicals), you will play a key role in driving the execution of complex global category strategies to improve our spend categories. This is your chance to collaborate with a cross-functional team of sourcing, operations, technical, finance, and other colleagues to prioritize sourcing initiatives, develop strategies, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships.

Scale of Responsibilities

In this role, you will have a wide range of responsibilities, including:

Developing and implementing strategies for complex and strategic categoriesDelivering key category performance indicators such as savings, risk management, and supplier performanceCreating multi-year global sourcing strategies to meet category management goals

Technical Responsibilities

You will also have technical responsibilities that include:

Applying a structured Category Management process to develop category strategiesAnalyzing market intelligence to identify trends and refine category plansEngaging with division/site procurement teams to qualify suppliers and migrate spendAnalyzing category supplier performance data and driving continuous improvement goalsLeading supplier-based business reviews and driving key initiatives such as diversity and sustainabilityConducting negotiations for global agreements aligned with category strategy

Leadership Responsibilities

Your leadership responsibilities will involve:

Influencing cross-functional colleagues to align category strategies and activitiesEnsuring category strategies and priorities are aligned with divisional business goalsWorking with external supply partners and leading cross-functional internal teams to advance key business driversDeveloping strategic partnerships with suppliers and securing capacity

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business or a technical field, or equivalent experience.Additionally, we require a minimum of 10 years of procurement/sourcing experience in mid to large multinational companies.It is essential to have experience in chemical sourcing, and previous involvement in a leadership role is desirable.We also value individuals with a strong understanding of business operations and experience working in highly regulated industries.

We offer competitive remuneration, an annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, company pension, and a range of employee benefits. Join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific and be part of an innovative, forward-thinking organization with outstanding career and development prospects. We value diversity and inclusion, and we are an equal opportunity employer.

Apply today at http://jobs.thermofisher.com and start your story with Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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