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ThermoFisher Scientific Procurement Manager – Mechanical in Singapore, Singapore
Job Description
About Thermo Fisher Scientific:
When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do meaningful work, that makes a positive impact on a global scale! Join 130,000 colleagues who bring our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. You’ll find the resources here to achieve your career goals and help take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges. This includes protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe, and helping find cures for cancer.
How will you make an impact?
The Procurement Manager – Mechanical , drives the execution of complex category strategies encompassing multiple sites necessary to continuously improve the assigned categories of spend. Collaborates with a cross-functional team of sourcing, operations, technical, finance and other colleagues to prioritize sourcing initiatives, develops sourcing strategies, negotiates contracts, supports spend migration from incumbent to preferred suppliers, and manages preferred supplier relationships.
What will you do?
Scale of Responsibilities
Manages APAC category initiatives / programs to deliver key category performance indicators including: savings, supplier rationalization, low-cost region sourcing, risk, supplier program management
Leads the execution of a 3 to 5-year APAC sourcing strategies focused on identifying and contracting with preferred suppliers that meet key business needs and category management goals
Participates in the development of 3 to 5-year global sourcing strategies focused on identifying and contracting preferred suppliers that meet key business category management goals
Implements effective communication plans and deliver presentations to propose key initiatives, provide critical implementation updates, operational line-of-sight, and demonstrate delivery of value within the organization
Performs analysis to identify value and business case development, through financial and options analysis, identification of required deliverables and results, implementation plans and resources required to achieve and ensure projects contribute to the organization.
Technical Responsibilities
Monitors market intelligence and key trends, assesses impact and refines category plans to support business requirements
Engages and supports division/site procurement teams and other key colleagues to qualify preferred suppliers & migrate spend from incumbent, non-preferred suppliers
Analyze category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement
Actively participates in supplier business reviews with suppliers to ensure both parties meet obligations under the terms of agreement, including performance standards and continuous improvement goals
Leads the supplier qualification, RFP, supplier selection, contract development, implementation, compliance, and ongoing supply base management process aligned with category strategy
Leadership Responsibilities
Collaborates with cross-functional colleagues (quality, technical, operations, finance, etc.) to ensure all category sourcing activities are aligned to a common set of goals and priorities
Establishes category plans and priorities globally and ensures alignment with divisional business priorities
Create and maintain a communication mechanism to ensure coordination with internal colleagues and reporting of sourcing impact
How will you get here?
Bachelor’s degree in Business or technical field. Master’s Degree is preferred
Minimum of 7 years procurement/sourcing experience in mid to large multinational companies, with strong category/business engagement experience
Good business insight, knowing how to assess market/business requirements dynamics and negotiate agreements that yield meaningful business value
Experience working in highly regulated industries, in a continuous improvement environment with a track record of achieving significant year over year results
Demonstrated consultative/collaborative style in performing sourcing activities
Influences without authority to motivate and manage a cross-functional team in multiple geographies.
CPSM or equivalent is preferred
Experience in life sciences, medical device, or pharmaceutical industries is preferred
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.