Procurement/sourcing Specialist Ii - Glasgow, United Kingdom - Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll discover impactful work, innovative thinking and a culture dedicated to working the right way, for the right reasons - with the customer always top of mind.

The work we do matters, like helping customers find cures for cancer, protecting the environment, and delivering COVID-19 solutions.

As the world leader in serving science, with the largest investment in R&D in the industry, our colleagues are empowered to realize their full potential as part of a fast-growing, global organization that values passion and unique contributions.

Our commitment to our colleagues across the globe is to provide the resources and opportunities they need to make a difference in our world while building a fulfilling career with us.

As a Procurement Specialist, you'll be collaborating within a cross functional team including working with Project Management and Category Management, leading the supplier management processes to meet company objectives focusing on raw materials.

This is a strategic procurement opportunity that will involve analysing supplier performance, identifying cost saving opportunities and driving efficiencies. You'll support the development of sourcing strategies, negotiating contracts, spend migration and managing preferred supplier relationships.

This opportunity is a full time, permanent role based at our Inchinnan - Scotland facility, supporting our BioProduction Division, an ISO 9001 certified organization.

We offer hybrid working arrangements including some remote working.

At this location, we manufacture cell culture therapy solutions to help our major customers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields accelerate their drug discovery and synthetic biology research.

What will you do?

Collaborate with the Supply Chain and Operations teams to manage inventory and supply demands against the forecasts for raw materials
Work closely with the Material Planning teams to ensure material deliveries and sourced products are aligned to meet customer expectations
Actively support in New Product Development initiatives to help secure materials and vendor contracts
Monitor market intelligence and key trends to refine buying plans to support business requirements
Negotiate pricing and supply contracts to ensure fair market value while protecting our company's interests
Analyse supplier performance data, propose development plans, and communicate supplier scorecards
Manage inflation, sourcing savings, and purchasedpart variances (PPV) to ensure operational goals are achieved
Provide escalation support to Material Planning team to ensure quality and delivery of material meets our manufacturing needs
Manage and maintain supplier agreements
Our business is rapidly growing so it is vital that we continuously improve and advance the materials management processes and systems to achieve the best possible quality, reliability, prices, continuity, and delivery

Who we are looking for:

Strategic Procurement/sourcing experience gained within a regulated fasted paced environment
Process driven and has experience of driving efficiencies and cost saving initiatives
Excellent communication and negotiation skills
Sound knowledge of ERP systems (Oracle preferred)
Strong organizational and timemanagement skills

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