1. Typically works under the direction of a Sr Director or Director, drives adoption of global sourcing strategies across the enterprise and ensures ongoing cross team collaboration
2. Champions use of eSourcing, Spend Visibility, and P2P tools company-wide
3. Works with Division Business Partners and functional colleagues to gather business requirements for category strategy development
4. Create and maintain a communication mechanism to ensure coordination with internal colleagues and reporting of sourcing impact
5. Leads a Global/Regional Category Team, develops staff to create expertise in both the areas of spend being managed and in strategic sourcing processes
6. Mentors and develops staff through coaching and development plans to address individual areas of improvement
7. Implements talent initiatives to improve Employee Involvement Survey results
How will you get here?
Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
8. Bachelor’s Degree required; Graduate Degree in Business (Preferred), Finance, and/or Technical field
9. Minimum 10 years’ of procurement/sourcing experience with increasing global responsibility and experience in a large matrixed company environment, minimum 7 years’ experience in the assigned category
10. 3+ years experience leading and managing procurement teams with a focus on mentoring, coaching and performance management
11. Strong leadership and effective business partnering capabilities – influence without authority
12. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a complex organization
13. Strong negotiation and presentation skills
14. Strong knowledge of the strategic sourcing and category management process
15. Strong project management skills
16. Requires ability to deal with ambiguity and the corresponding capacity to make decisions or recommendations based on potentially incomplete information
17. Capable of working across all functions and levels of an organization
18. International experience (plus) – working experience in different countries/regions/languages
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.”
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in North Carolina is $118,–$157,
This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
19. A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
20. Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
21. At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
22. Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) retirement savings plan
23. Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount