Job Description

When your part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, youll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and youll be supported in achieving your career goals.

Location/Division Specific Information

Logan, Utah / BioProduction Division / Single Use Technology Business Unit

What will you do?

* Buying Bioprocessing equipment product line
* Manage Suppliers for on time delivery
* obtain quotes on new products.
* Work with R&D and supplier on new product development
* Use good negotiating skills to ensure competitive pricing for purchased items.
* Work with suppliers to forecast schedules and balance workloads between suppliers to optimize lead-times
* Buying parts according to specifications ensuring compliance to quality standards and CGMP manufacturing requirements. Working with Suppliers to resolve quality issues.
* Locate new sources for new and existing products for the company.
* Work cross functionally with other departments such as Engineering, Quality, Production, Sales, Customer Service and Accounting in order to meet the needs within the company.
* Manage Suppliers to meet the expectations of the company.
* Always represent the company with Professional and Ethical conduct while interacting with Suppliers, Customers, colleagues or any other contacts with the company.
* Maintaining accurate files and records for all correspondence and transactions with Suppliers under their Management.
* Traveling occasionally to visit suppliers for various reasons related to the job function.
* Work on various team assignments within the company to help achieve continuous Improvement initiatives.
* Manage inventory levels to meet expectations.

How will you get here?

Education

* Bachelors degree

Experience

* Prior experience, minimum of 3 years in manufacturing environment (cGMP preferred)

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

* Must have a broad knowledge of various Commodities and Manufacturing Processes
* Experience in knowing sourcing indices for different markets applicable product lines
* Must have experience with MRP buying practices.
* Understand compliance issues and their impact on provisions by ensuring confidentiality/legal/internal controls requirements are being met.
* Proficient and effective implementation of change management.
* Maintain a positive results-oriented attitude that promotes teamwork with peers, subordinates, commercial, plants & other support areas and suppliers while driving significant change.
* Stay abreast of Best Practice, current / future policies and procedures, regulatory / trade requirements, and market dynamics appropriate to function.
* Communication: Demonstrates maturity in dealing with conflict etc.; superior communication skills including listening, verbal and written
* Building Teamwork: Demonstrates support of department mission by maintaining favorable relationships with peers, subordinates, suppliers and customers
* Adaptability: Flexible, adjust readily to new situations while effectively dealing with ambiguity, stress and uncertainty. Able to leverage knowledge of BPP operations and develop solutions to complex issues
* Customer focus: Proven service-oriented attitude under all situations; develops and maintains solid overall understanding of Procurement policies and programs
* Superior negotiation skills
* Excellent analytical capability as well as attention to detail.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 75,000 extraordinary minds have a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular missionenabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

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