Procurement Specialist - Senior Buyer

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

We need a highly motivated individual to join our global procurement team as a Senior Buyer in the IES division at Thermo Fisher Scientific. This role involves managing service parts and materials, ensuring availability, and supporting operational continuity.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure Thermo Fisher’s customer happiness goals are met or exceeded through strategic and tactical procurement.

• Procure service parts to support global spare parts needs.

• Manage supplier relationships, including weekly and monthly review meetings to discuss performance and opportunities.

• Understand changes in supplier capabilities and adjust procurement strategies to maintain material availability.

• Evaluate supplier compliance with service level agreements, especially regarding timely delivery.

• Conduct supplier negotiations when required and collaborate with Global Category Management for pooled spend supplier negotiations.

• Apply sound and logical sourcing strategies to achieve overall cost reductions.

• Contribute to efficiency and cost-saving programs across the supply chain.

• Collaborate with other IES Supply Chain teams (Logistics, Demand Planning, Master Data, Sourcing).

• Support all lifecycle management activities, including obsolescence, discontinuation, and new part introductions.

• Maintain accuracy and integrity of material master data fields (e.g., lead time, disposition type).

• Drive continuous process improvement initiatives using PPI (Practical Process Improvement) methodology.

• Take ownership of special projects and tasks within the IES supply chain organization as required.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, or a related field preferred; or equivalent practical experience.

• Additional vocational training or certifications like APICS, CIPS, or BME or equivalent experience are advantageous.

• Proven experience in a service parts procurement environment, ideally within a fast-paced global setting.

• Strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills.

• Demonstrated ability to manage supplier relationships and performance metrics.

• Knowledge of SAP or equivalent ERP systems for data management and procurement.

• Comfortable managing supplier performance through regular reviews and resolving delivery issues.

• Excellent written and spoken English.

• Willingness to travel up to 10% as needed.

Join us and be part of a team that is determined to make a significant impact by successfully implementing world-class procurement strategies!