Role at a glance
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- 3 Locations, Pennsylvania, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- Senior Level Minimum of 10 years procurement/sourcing experience in mid to large multinational companies, with strong category/business engagement experience MRO experience is a must Experience working in highly regulated industries Experience in a continuous improvement environment with a track record of achieving significant year over year results Demonstrated consultative, collaborative and influencing style in performing sourcing activities Experience in life sciences, medical devices, or pharmaceutical industries is preferred
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or technical field or equivalent combination of experience and education. Master’s Degree is preferred
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Role Summary
The Sr Procurement Manager leads strategy execution for the MRO and Industrial Gases categories across North American sites, influencing approximately $80 million in spend. The role develops sourcing strategies and works with cross-functional colleagues and suppliers to advance category performance.
What You'll Do
- Develop and implement multi-year sourcing strategies and category plans.
- Analyze market intelligence, category trends, and supplier performance to refine plans and identify improvement opportunities.
- Qualify suppliers and support moving spend from incumbent, poor-performing suppliers.
- Lead supplier business reviews and negotiations for global agreements aligned with category strategy.
- Work with internal teams and supply partners on supply continuity, quality, cost, operational performance, and supplier capacity.
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Bachelor’s degree in Business or a technical field, or an equivalent combination of experience and education; minimum 10 years of procurement/sourcing experience in mid-to-large multinational companies, with strong category/business engagement experience. MRO experience is required. Experience in highly regulated industries and continuous improvement, a track record of year-over-year results, and a consultative, collaborative, influencing style are required.
Preferred
- Master’s degree
- Experience in life sciences, medical devices, or pharmaceutical industries
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Work Schedule
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OfficeJob Description
ROLE IS AVAILABLE IN FOLLOWING THERMO FISHER LOCATIONS:
-Morrisville, NC
-Pittsburgh, PA
-Lagunilla, Costa Rica
The Sr Procurement Manager – MRO & Industrial Gases, drives the execution of complex global category strategies necessary to continuously improve the assigned categories of spend across the North Americas Sites. The job will influence about $80M in spend. Collaborates and leads a cross-functional team of sourcing, operations, technical, finance and other colleagues to prioritize sourcing initiatives, develops sourcing strategies and handles supplier relationships.
Scale of Responsibilities
- Responsible for strategy input and implementation for complex and strategic categories
- Delivers key category performance indicators, including: savings, supplier rationalization, low-cost region sourcing, risk management, spend under agreement, joint innovation, supplier performance, etc
- Develops multi year global sourcing strategies focused on identifying suppliers that meet key business category management goals
Technical Responsibilities
- Uses structured Category Management process to provide input into category strategies
- Analyzes market intelligence to identify key trends, assesses impact and refines category plans to support business requirements. Competent in category and supplier segmentation to effectively focus on key suppliers
- Engages and supports division/site procurement teams to qualify key suppliers & migrate spend from incumbent, poor performance suppliers
- Analyzes category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement and to establish continuous improvement goals
- Leads supplier based business reviews with selected suppliers to drive strategic priorities as well as handle key performance indicators
- Drives negotiations for global agreements aligned with category strategy
Leadership Responsibilities
- Influences cross-functional colleagues (quality, technical, operations, finance, etc.) to ensure category strategies and activities are aligned with divisional business priorities
- Works with external supply partners and leads cross-functional internal teams to advance key business drivers such as supply continuity, quality, cost and operational performance
- Selectively may work to develop supplier strategic partnerships. Secures capacity with suppliers (e.g. tool/asset management)
- Collaborates with Procurement Enablement team to develop predictive analytics
- Acts as a coach/mentor to colleagues on category strategy process
Education, Experience and Abilities
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or technical field or equivalent combination of experience and education. Master’s Degree is preferred
- Minimum of 10 years procurement/sourcing experience in mid to large multinational companies, with strong category/business engagement experience
- MRO experience is a must
- Experience working in highly regulated industries
- Experience in a continuous improvement environment with a track record of achieving significant year over year results
- Demonstrated consultative, collaborative and influencing style in performing sourcing activities
- Experience in life sciences, medical devices, or pharmaceutical industries is preferred
About the company
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Large Enterprise
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in serving science, providing a wide range of analytical instruments, reagents, and software solutions for healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences research. With a commitment to innovation and quality, the company enables customers to make significant advancements in scientific discovery and healthcare diagnostics. Thermo Fisher operates in more than 50 countries and employs over 80,000 people, fostering a collaborative environment aimed at enhancing global health and safety. Through its broad portfolio of brands and technologies, the company plays a vital role in accelerating life-changing research and improving patient outcomes worldwide.