Sr Manager, Procurement/Sourcing

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

Florence, SC

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Alliance/Partner Management, Analysis Skills, Business Growth, Business Skills, Business Strategy, Candidate Sourcing, Category Development, Coaching, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Contract Negotiation, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Expense Analysis, Financial Planning, Leadership, Manufacturing, Matrix Management, Mentoring, Multicultural, Natural Science, Negotiation Skills, Operational Strategy, People Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Improvement, Procurement Management, Profit & Loss, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Research Skills, Risk, Risk Analysis, Sourcing Strategy, Staff Development, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Supply Chain, Team Building, Value Chain Model, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Planning, Vendor/Supplier Relations, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Florence, SC
POSTED
30+ days ago

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, youll 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 worlds toughest challenges.

Join our team and contribute to a global organization that drives innovation, operational excellence, and strategic growth across our business. Through strong supplier partnerships and strategic sourcing initiatives, youll help ensure continuity, efficiency, and value creation that supports Thermo Fisher Scientifics mission worldwide.

Excellent Benefits Package

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Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1

Paid Time Off & Holidays

401K Company Match up to 5%

Tuition Reimbursement eligible after 90 days!

Employee Referral Bonus

Employee Discount Program

Recognition Program

Charitable Gift Matching

Company Paid Parental Leave

Career Advancement Opportunities

Discover Impactful Work:

As a Senior Manager of Procurement/Sourcing, you will develop complex global category strategies and guide cross-functional teams to optimize spend, enhance supplier relationships, and deliver continuous improvement. You will make meaningful contributions to enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

This role offers the opportunity to create significant business impact through strategic sourcing initiatives while growing within an innovative organization committed to integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.

A Day in the Life:

You will develop and execute multi-year sourcing strategies, negotiate global agreements, and build strong partnerships across the organization. You will also mentor procurement professionals and lead initiatives that drive value creation across the business.

What to expect:

  • Development of complex global category strategies
  • Leadership of cross-functional sourcing initiatives
  • Negotiation of global supplier agreements
  • Strengthening supplier relationships and performance
  • Mentoring and development of procurement team members
  • Driving continuous improvement and cost optimization
  • Collaboration with global stakeholders across functions
  • Supporting procurement initiatives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Education/Experience

  • Advanced degree plus 6 years of experience, OR
  • Bachelors degree plus 8 years of experience in procurement/sourcing in large matrix organizations
  • Preferred fields of study: Natural Science, Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or related field
  • Professional certifications preferred (CPSM, CPIM, PMP, or equivalent)
  • 2 years of people management experience, including coaching and development
  • International or multi-cultural work experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Strong strategic CDMO business understanding and value chain knowledge
  • Proven ability to research, develop, and execute multi-year strategies
  • Excellence in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
  • Strong negotiation, analytical, and presentation skills
  • Executive-level communication abilities
  • Expertise in supplier and client relationship management
  • Experience in contract development and business risk analysis
  • Ability to anticipate risk, apply scenario thinking, and implement mitigation strategies
  • Proficiency with e-tools, spend analytics, and procurement/ERP systems
  • Strong project management skills leading complex initiatives
  • Ability to make decisions with incomplete information
  • Strong business acumen, including P&L and financial planning understanding
  • Travel required on demand

Competencies

  • Strategic thinking
  • Leadership and team development
  • Customer centricity
  • Accountability
  • Effective communication
  • Adaptability

About the Company

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With revenues of nearly $11 billion, we have approximately 37,000 employees and serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. We create value for our key stakeholders through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, which offer a unique combination of continuous technology development and the most convenient purchasing options. Our products and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, and solve analytical challenges ranging from complex research to routine testing to field applications.

All of our employees share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. Our ability to grow year after year is driven by our ability to attract, develop and retain world-class people who will thrive in our environment and share in our desire to improve mankind by enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

If you share in our values and if you're looking for an employer who is strongly committed to developing talent and rewarding achievement, come grow with us at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
All
WEBSITE
https://corporate.thermofisher.com/en/home.html