**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. Based at our Inchinnan, UK site, you’ll be part of a team with varied strengths dedicated to innovative solutions and excellence in procurement. **Discover Impactful Work:** Join us in ensuring the seamless supply of materials, contributing to our mission of making the world healthier and safer. Your role will be crucial in maintaining the quality and efficiency of our operations. **Core Responsibilities** : + Drive profitability and cashflow through effective supplier negotiations + Manage all supply chain change processes + Elevate our supplier performance and manage supply disruption risk **Keys to Success:** + Strong Negotiation Skills + Buyers must be able to negotiate prices, terms, and conditions with suppliers effectively. + Attention to Detail + Being detail-oriented is key. Small errors can lead to costly mistakes. + Relationship Management + Strong interpersonal skills are essential for fostering positive relationships with suppliers. + Communication Skills + Clear communication is important when dealing with suppliers, internal stakeholders and other teams. Being able to articulate needs, concerns, and expectations is key to successful purchasing. + Problem-Solving Abilities The purchasing process often involves unexpected issues. Buyers should be proactive in solving problems quickly to prevent disruptions. + Financial Acumen Purchasing should know how to assess the total cost of ownership, not just the price. + Ethical Decision-Making Integrity and ethics are crucial in ensuring fair and visible purchasing practices. + Risk Management Identifying and mitigating risks associated with supply chains is important. **Experience:** + Experience in building and maintaining effective and positive relationships with key collaborators and suppliers. + Strong negotiation and influencing skills. + Proven problem-solving abilities. **Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:** + Understanding of supply chain management. + Computer literate, including advanced Excel skills. + Commercially and financially aware. **Physical Requirements / Work Environment:** The position is office-centered with very occasional travel to meet suppliers and collaborators. You can expect to work in a lively and team-focused setting that requires both individual and collaborative effort. **Benefits** We offer competitive remuneration, an annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation! Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.