Sr Manager, Procurement/Sourcing [Remote]

JOB DESCRIPTION

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

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.

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, you’ll help ensure continuity, efficiency, and value creation that supports Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 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

· Bachelor’s 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