Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
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.
How will you make an impact?
The Procurement Manager Indirect is responsible for deploying and executing sourcing strategies across indirect spend supporting the ImmunoDiagnostics Division (IDD).
This role partners closely with Operations, R&D, Quality, Finance, and Commercial teams to deliver value through productivity, spend optimization, supply assurance, and innovation. The position ensures alignment between global category strategies and divisional priorities, while addressing the specific requirements of a regulated diagnostics environment.
Operating within a lean procurement setup, this role requires strong prioritization, stakeholder enablement, and the ability to deliver results across a broad and diverse indirect spend landscape.
Scope of Responsibilities
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Lead the development and execution of indirect procurement strategies aligned with global category strategies and divisional priorities
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Deliver key performance indicators, including cost savings, cost avoidance, quality, service, compliance, and risk mitigation
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Drive delivery of Annual Operating Plan (AOP) commitments, including productivity and cost improvement initiatives
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Operate across a broad portfolio of indirect spend categories (e.g. Professional Services, FM, MRO, CapEx, Logistics, R&D) based on business priorities
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Drive value through procurement leadership, including leading and supporting initiatives executed in collaboration with business functions
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Ensure adoption and continuous improvement of procurement processes, tools, and category strategies, providing guidance to drive consistent practices, compliance, and value delivery across decentralized sourcing, including high-level support of indirect procurement systems
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Category Strategy Execution and Leadership Responsibilities
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Execute sourcing strategies and lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including supplier negotiations and contract management
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Identify and prioritize opportunities for cost, productivity, and demand optimization
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Manage and develop the supplier base to ensure performance, continuous improvement, and risk mitigation
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Partner with IDD stakeholders to support operations, NPI, and product lifecycle activities through value-focused procurement
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Leverage data, market insights, and standard processes to drive decision-making and operational excellence
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Influence and align cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-impact results across sites and functions
Education, Experience, Knowledge and Skills
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Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
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7+ years of procurement/sourcing experience in a multinational environment
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Experience in indirect procurement and category management
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Strong background in business partnering and stakeholder management and experience from working with global cross-functional teams
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Experience in regulated industries (diagnostics, medical device, pharma, life sciences) preferred
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Experience in an international organization, working closely with manufacturing operations preferred
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to develop professional presentations and present effectively to senior leadership
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Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills and ability to translate business needs into sourcing strategies
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Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
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Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment
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Knowledge of supplier risk, quality, and compliance frameworks
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Results-driven with a continuous improvement mindset
Additional Requirements
Fluency in English required; additional languages beneficial
