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Procurement/Sourcing Specialist
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Hemel Hempstead, GBR
Full-time
Mid · 5+ years experience
Onsite
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Role Overview
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale.
Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
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- Job Description
- As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. DESCRIPTION: Join our collaborative team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where you'll manage and enhance strategic sourcing initiatives as a Procurement/Sourcing Specialist III. Working with cross-functional teams, you'll develop sourcing strategies, negotiate contracts, and manage supplier relationships to deliver value through cost savings, risk mitigation, and supply chain optimization. You'll support our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer by ensuring reliable, cost-effective procurement of critical materials and services. REQUIREMENTS: • Advanced Degree plus 5 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 7 years of procurement/sourcing experience in mid to large multinational companies, with strong category management expertise • Preferred Fields of Study: Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or related field • Professional certifications (CPSM, CSCP, CPM) are desirable • Proven success executing strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, and contract management • Experience working in regulated industries like life sciences, medical devices, or pharmaceuticals preferred • Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities • Proficiency with ERP systems, spend analytics, and procurement tools • Excellent communication and relationship building skills • Ability to build consensus and collaborate across global matrix organizations • Demonstrated success in achieving cost savings and process improvements • Strong project management capabilities • Ability to travel 25%+ as required • Fluency in English required; additional languages beneficial • Comprehensive understanding of procurement best practices, processes and methodologies • Experience with continuous improvement/lean methodologies • Demonstrated negotiation and supplier relationship management skills • Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint
Qualifications
- Advanced Degree plus 5 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 7 years of procurement/sourcing experience in mid to large multinational companies, with strong category management expertise
- Professional certifications (CPSM, CSCP, CPM) are desirable
- Proven success executing strategic sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, and contract management
- Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities
- Proficiency with ERP systems, spend analytics, and procurement tools
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills
- Ability to build consensus and collaborate across global matrix organizations
- Demonstrated success in achieving cost savings and process improvements
- Strong project management capabilities
- Ability to travel 25%+ as required
- Fluency in English required; additional languages beneficial
- Comprehensive understanding of procurement best practices, processes and methodologies
- Experience with continuous improvement/lean methodologies
- Demonstrated negotiation and supplier relationship management skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint
Preferred Qualifications
- Preferred Fields of Study: Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or related field
- Experience working in regulated industries like life sciences, medical devices, or pharmaceuticals preferred
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech10,001+Founded 2006
Thermo Fisher Scientific supplies instruments, laboratory products, life sciences solutions and pharmaceutical services to customers in research, healthcare, industry and applied markets. The company was formed in 2006 through the merger of Thermo Electron and Fisher Scientific.
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