Role at a glance
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- 2 Locations, Utah, United States
- Work arrangement
- Hybrid
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- Advanced Degree plus 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of related experience • Professional certifications (CPSM, CSCP, CPM) are desirable • Proven success executing strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, and contract management • Experience working in regulated industries like life sciences, medical devices, or pharmaceuticals preferred
- Education
- Advanced Degree plus 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of related experience
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Role Summary
The Procurement/Sourcing Team Member manages and enhances strategic sourcing initiatives for materials and services. The role works with cross-functional teams to develop sourcing strategies, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships, supporting reliable and cost-effective procurement.
What You'll Do
- Manage and enhance strategic sourcing initiatives.
- Develop sourcing strategies with cross-functional teams.
- Negotiate contracts.
- Manage supplier relationships.
- Support cost savings, risk mitigation, and supply chain optimization.
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Advanced Degree plus 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of related experience. Requires proven success in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and contract management; analytical, data-driven decision making; proficiency with ERP systems, spend analytics, procurement tools, and Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint; communication, relationship-building, consensus-building, and collaboration skills; success achieving cost savings and process improvements; project management capabilities; English fluency; and ability to travel up to 25% as required.
Required
- Advanced Degree plus 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of related experience
- Proven success executing strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, and contract management
- Strong analytical and data-driven decision making capabilities
- Proficiency with ERP systems, spend analytics, and procurement tools
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills
- Ability to build consensus and collaborate across global matrix organizations
- Demonstrated success in achieving cost savings and process improvements
- Strong project management capabilities
Preferred
- Professional certifications (CPSM, CSCP, CPM) are desirable
- Experience working in regulated industries like life sciences, medical devices, or pharmaceuticals preferred
- Additional languages beneficial
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Work Schedule
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OfficeJob Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
DESCRIPTION:
Join our collaborative team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where you'll manage and enhance strategic sourcing initiatives as a Procurement/Sourcing Specialist III. Working with cross-functional teams, you'll develop sourcing strategies, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships to deliver value through cost savings, risk mitigation, and supply chain optimization. You'll support our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer by ensuring reliable, cost-effective procurement of critical materials and services.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Advanced Degree plus 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of related experience
• Professional certifications (CPSM, CSCP, CPM) are desirable
• Proven success executing strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, and contract management
• Experience working in regulated industries like life sciences, medical devices, or pharmaceuticals preferred
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision making capabilities
• Proficiency with ERP systems, spend analytics, and procurement tools
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Ability to build consensus and collaborate across global matrix organizations
• Demonstrated success in achieving cost savings and process improvements
• Strong project management capabilities
• Ability to travel up to 25% as required
• Fluency in English required; additional languages beneficial
• Demonstrated negotiation and supplier relationship management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint
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.