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Sr Manager, Site Procurement Partner (Florence)

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

Florence, SC

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
APICS (Association for Operations Management), Analysis Skills, Ariba, Biology, Business Growth, Business Skills, Cancer, Candidate Sourcing, Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Contract Creation, Cost Accounting, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Food Safety, Inventory Management, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Manufacturing, Matrix Management, Medical Equipment, Microsoft Office, Negotiation Skills, Performance Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Procurement Management, Procurement Strategy, Profit & Loss, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Research & Development (R&D), Risk Management, Sourcing Strategy, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Supply Chain Management, Talent Management, Team Lead/Manager, Total Cost of Ownership, Vendor/Supplier Relations, Vendor/Supplier Sourcing, Willing to Travel, eSourcing
LOCATION
Florence, SC
POSTED
12 days ago

Work Schedule

Standard Office Hours (40/wk)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job 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:

As a Sr Manager, Purchasing at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll manage strategic procurement initiatives that support our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Leading a team of procurement professionals, you'll ensure consistent supply of essential materials while optimizing costs and maintaining the highest quality standards. You'll develop and execute multi-year strategies, build key supplier relationships, and implement continuous improvement across the procurement function.

Working closely with Operations, Quality, R&D and Business leaders, you'll balance product availability with strategic inventory management while meeting cost optimization goals. Your leadership will be essential in developing talent, implementing risk mitigation programs, and ensuring regulatory compliance. You'll serve as a key member of the site's Operations Leadership team, managing strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier relationship management to support our growing business needs.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor's Degree plus 5-10 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain management, or related field
  • Preferred Fields of Study: Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering or related field
  • APICS, CPSM or equivalent procurement certification a plus
  • Demonstrated experience leading and developing procurement teams, with success in performance management
  • Experience with global sourcing, supplier relationship management, and implementing category strategies
  • Ability to optimize costs and improve processes while maintaining quality standards
  • Advanced negotiation skills and experience developing commercial contracts
  • Experience with ERP systems and electronic sourcing tools (e.g., ARIBA)
  • Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements and quality standards in manufacturing environment
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with data-driven decision making
  • Excellence in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
  • Project management experience with continuous improvement methodologies
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and reporting tools
  • Strong business acumen with understanding of P&L, cost accounting, and TCO analysis
  • Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization and influence without direct authority
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Travel required (approximately 10%)
  • Experience in life sciences, medical device, or similar regulated industry preferred

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