Procurement Category Strategist

hace 3 días


Santa Cruz, Costa Rica Thermo Fisher Scientific A tiempo completo
About the Role

As a Procurement Category Strategist at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will play a critical role in driving the execution of complex category strategies to continuously improve assigned categories of spend.

The successful candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to prioritize sourcing initiatives, develop sourcing strategies, negotiate contracts, support spend migration from incumbent to preferred suppliers, and manage preferred supplier relationships.

This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned procurement professional to join our team and make a meaningful impact on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities

Global Category Initiatives:

  • Deliver key category performance indicators including savings, supplier rationalization, low-cost region sourcing, and risk management.
  • Lead the execution of 3-5 year global sourcing strategies focused on identifying and contracting with preferred suppliers that meet key business needs and category management goals.

Technical Responsibilities:

  • Monitor market intelligence and key trends, assessing their impact and refining category plans to support business requirements.
  • Engage and support division/site procurement teams and other key colleagues to qualify preferred suppliers and migrate spend from incumbent, non-preferred suppliers.
  • Analyze category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement and establish continuous improvement goals.
  • Actively participate in supplier business reviews with suppliers to ensure both parties meet obligations under the terms of agreement, including performance standards and continuous improvement goals.
  • Manage strategic contracts across suppliers, products, and services within the category.
  • Facilitate the free-flow of spend intelligence and analysis to internal business leaders to enhance their decision-making.
  • Drive negotiations for global agreements aligned with category strategy.

Leadership Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with cross-functional colleagues (quality, technical, operations, finance, etc.) to ensure all category sourcing activities are aligned to a common set of goals and priorities.
  • Establish category plans and priorities globally and ensure alignment with divisional business priorities.
Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business or a technical field, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
  • Minimum of 7 years procurement/sourcing experience in mid-to-large multinational companies, with strong category/business engagement experience.
  • Business acumen, including the ability to assess market/business requirements dynamics and negotiate agreements that yield meaningful business value.
  • Experience working in highly regulated industries.
  • Experience in a continuous improvement environment with a track record of achieving significant year-over-year results.
  • Demonstrated consultative/collaborative style in performing sourcing activities.
  • Influences without authority to motivate and manage a cross-functional team in multiple geographies.
What We Offer

We offer competitive remuneration, an 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 foster a culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.



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