Sr Manager, Procurement
Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Carlsbad, CA
- $117,000-175,500 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Management of the procurement operations team responsible for PO creation/placement/management and internal customer service required for all raw materials consumed in manufacturing.
- Individual contributor performance management and development: coaching, motivating, performing employee reviews, resolving compensation, critical metric management, goal setting, and getting results.
- Lead formalized risk mitigation programs to reduce vulnerability of supply chain interruptions.
- Drive effective supplier management relationships focused on quality, supply assurance, and cost.
- Evaluate and select suppliers based on Total Cost of Ownership models.
- Present procurement strategies, processes, and policies to internal and external customers.
- Maintain a positive demeanor that promotes teamwork with peers, subordinates, commercial, operations, other support functions, and suppliers while driving significant change.
- Stay abreast of industry standard processes, current & future policies and procedures, regulatory & trade requirements, and market dynamics appropriate to function.
- Achieve financial goals for the organization.
- Lead and/or participate on continuous process improvement teams.
- Serve as a site Operations Leadership team member.
- Accountable for the multi-year procurement site execution objectives, timelines, and goals
- Analyzes site spending and develops sourcing plans to improve the bottom line for the site in conjunction with the corporate categories
- Demonstrates a measurable reduction in year over year costs of good sold without compromising quality and service level
- Represent Procurement in Business Unit Leadership meetings and report critical Procurement metrics
- Create & present productivity initiatives to Business Unit Leadership
- BS in business, engineering, supply chain management, or technical oriented field required. Master’s degree preferred.
- APICS, CPSM or equivalent certification a plus.
- Minimum of 7-10+ years of experience with increased responsibility and complexity in Purchasing, Sourcing, Planning, Supply Chain.
- Experience with ERP systems
- Prior people management experience preferred
- Prior program or project management and/or formal process improvement experience preferred.
- Strong leadership and effective business partnering capabilities – influence without authority
- Results Driven: An accountable leader that has experience in exceeding the business critical metrics and fiscal requirements routinely. A leader that is constantly testing the metrics and re-tensioning to ensure the team is evolving to a new improved standard. A Leader with a consistent track record of achieving stretch goals, holding self and teams accountable.
- People Leadership: Experienced ground-breaking leader. Proven strong people skills that create a culture of ownership throughout the organization. Experience must include demonstrated team development, building a phenomenal team and great culture. This person must attract, engage, develop, and retain top talent at all levels, including collaboration with other functions. Inspires, influences, and empowers employees across the matrix (both direct and indirect teams) to overachieve objectives.
- Drives Strategic Vision & Purpose: Plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
- Problem Solver: Proven ability to apply critical thinking and data analytics to root cause complex issues and identify potential solutions.
- Technical knowledge of Life Sciences manufacturing preferred
- High degree of comfort using the Microsoft Suite and reporting tools preferred
- Capable of working across all functions and levels of an organization
- Strong negotiation and presentation skills
- Requires ability to deal with ambiguity and the corresponding capacity to make decisions or recommendations based on potentially incomplete information