Sr Manager, Procurement/Sourcing - Sterilization & Resins

ThermoFisher Scientific; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Sr Manager, Procurement – Resins and Sterilization Services to own category management across global sites. You will lead a Category team, align strategies with division leaders, and drive cost reductions while maintaining quality.

Responsibilities include developing long-range sourcing plans, negotiating contracts, and working with Legal to finalize agreements. Candidates should have strong leadership and global procurement experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Graduate degree in business preferred.
• Minimum 6 years of procurement/sourcing experience.
• 3+ years people management experience.
• Strong leadership and business partnering capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Strong negotiation and presentation skills.
• Strong knowledge of the strategic sourcing and category management process.
• Strong project management skills.
• Requires ability to deal with ambiguity and the corresponding capacity to make decisions or recommendations based on potentially incomplete information.
• Experience working across functions and levels; international experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own category management for resin and sterilization services.
• Lead a category team and drive sourcing strategies.
• Develop multi-site/global sourcing plans to reduce total cost of ownership.
• Negotiate agreements and manage supplier relationships.
• Coordinate with Legal on contracting documentation.
• Lead supplier qualification, RFP, and selection processes.
• Provide market intelligence and risk mitigation recommendations.
• Drive supplier consolidation and cost savings year over year.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Cross-functional teams

Project management

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree in Business

Tools

eSourcing

Spend Visibility

P2P tools

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

The Sr Manager, Procurement – Resins and Sterilization Services owns category management for level 2 global categories encompassing multiple site locations, divisions and groups. Ensures that the category strategy is aligned with the functional/business objectives and work 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. Builds organizational strength, create robust sourcing strategies, negotiate agreements, manage strategic supplier relationships, and drive continuous improvement year over year savings.

Scale of Responsibilities

• Connects key categories to relevant 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 Responsibilities

• Provides thought leadership in developing and implementing sourcing strategies

• Champions the use of structured Category Management process to develop category strategies including diversity, sustainability and risk assessment and business continuity

• Uses AQSCIR (Assurance, Quality, Service, Cost, Innovation, Regulatory) method to develop and drive 3 to 5 year global sourcing strategies focused on identifying and contracting with suppliers that meet category management goals

• Communicates plans and progress to Enterprise colleagues

• Runs the contracting process and lead 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 (e.g. sourcing engineers) to qualify preferred suppliers and migrate spend from incumbent, non-preferred suppliers

Leadership Responsibilities

• Typically works under the direction of a Sr Director or Director, drives adoption of global sourcing strategies across the enterprise and ensures ongoing cross team collaboration

• Champions 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

• Create and maintain a communication mechanism to ensure coordination with internal colleagues and reporting of sourcing impact

• Leads a Global/Regional Category Team, develops staff to create expertise in both the areas of spend being managed and in strategic sourcing processes

• Mentors and develops staff through coaching and development plans to address individual areas of improvement

• Implements talent initiatives to improve Employee Involvement Survey results

How will you get here?

Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor’s Degree required

• Graduate Degree in Business Preferred

• Minimum 6 years of procurement/sourcing experience

• 3+ years people management experience

• Strong leadership and effective business partnering capabilities – influence without authority

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a complex organization

• Strong negotiation and presentation skills

• Strong knowledge of the strategic sourcing and category management process

• Strong project management skills

• 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

Benefits:

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 an exciting 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.