Work Schedule

Standard Office Hours (40/wk)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Business Title: Regional Procurement Manager- EMS

How will you make an impact?

The Regional Procurement Manager – EMS, drives the execution of complex category strategies encompassing multiple sites 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

Scale of Responsibilities

Leads regional category initiatives to deliver key category performance indicators including: savings, supplier rationalization, low-cost region sourcing, riskParticipates in the development and leads the execution of a 3 to 5-year regional sourcing strategies focused on identifying and contracting with preferred suppliers that meet key business needs and category management goals

Technical Responsibilities

Monitors market intelligence and key trends, assesses impact and refines category plans to support business requirementsEngages and supports division/site procurement teams and other key colleagues to qualify preferred suppliers & migrate spend from incumbent, non-preferred suppliersAnalyze category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement and to establish continuous improvement goalsActively participates in supplier business reviews with suppliers to ensure both parties meet obligations under the terms of agreement, including performance standardsHandles strategic contracts across suppliers, products and services within categoryFacilitates free-flow of spend intelligence and analysis to internal business leaders in order to enhance their decision makingDrives negotiations for regional agreements 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 prioritiesEstablishes category plans and priorities regionally and ensures alignment with divisional business prioritiesCreate and maintain a communication mechanism to ensure coordination with internal partners and reporting of sourcing impact

Education, Experience, Knowledge and Skills

Bachelor’s degree in business or technical field. Master’s Degree is preferredMinimum 7 years’ of procurement/sourcing experience with increasing country / regional / global responsibility and experience in a large matrixed company environment, experience in the assigned categoryMinimum 3+ years’ experience of proven experience in managing EMS suppliersStrong leadership and effective business partnering capabilities – influence without authorityProven ability to lead cross-functional teams in a complex organizationStrong negotiation and presentation skillsStrong knowledge of the strategic sourcing and category management processStrong project management skillsRequires ability to deal with ambiguity and the corresponding capacity to make decisions or recommendations based on potentially incomplete information

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.”