Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

The Sr Procurement Manager – Fleet Category, will drive the execution of sophisticated global category strategies vital to continuously improve the assigned categories of spend. Collaborates and leads a cross-functional team of sourcing, operations, technical, finance and other colleagues to prioritize sourcing initiatives, develops sourcing strategies and handles supplier relationships. 

How will you make an impact?

The Sr Procurement Manager – Fleet will work as part of the Corporate Services Sourcing Team within Global Sourcing. The individual in this role will develop and implement global category plans for the strategic sourcing of corporate services with a focus in Fleet vehicles. 

Scale of Responsibilities 

Responsible for strategy input and implementation for complex and strategic categories  Delivers key category performance indicators, including: savings, supplier rationalization, low-cost region sourcing, risk management, spend under agreement, joint innovation, supplier performance, etc.  Develops multi year global sourcing strategies focused on identifying suppliers that meet key business category management goals. 

Technical Responsibilities 

Uses structured Category Management process to provide input into category strategies Analyzes market intelligence to identify key trends, assesses impact and refines category plans to support business requirements. Competent in category and supplier segmentation to optimize focus on key suppliers Engages and supports division/site procurement teams to qualify key suppliers & migrate spend from incumbent, poor performance suppliers  Analyzes category supplier performance data to find opportunities for supplier performance improvement and to establish continuous improvement goals  Leads supplier based business reviews with selected suppliers to drive strategic priorities as well as handle key performance indicators Drive supplier negotiations for global agreements aligned with category strategy 

Leadership Responsibilities 

Influences cross-functional colleagues(quality, technical, operations, finance, etc.) to ensure category strategies and activities are aligned with divisional business priorities  Works with external supply partners and leads cross-functional internal teams to advance key business drivers such as supply continuity, quality, cost and operational performance  Selectively may work to develop supplier strategic partnerships. Secures capacity with suppliers (e.g. tool/asset management)  Collaborates with Procurement Enablement team to develop predictive analytics Acts as a coach/mentor to colleagues on category strategy process 

Education, Experience and Abilities 

Bachelor’s degree (required) in Business or technical field or equivalent combination of experience and education. Master’s Degree is helpful.Experience working in Marketing or sourcing Marketing within a procurement function highly required.Experience with  implementing  and managing multi-year category sourcing strategies for various categories within  Marketing.​ Minimum of 10 years procurement/sourcing experience in mid to large multinational companies, with strong category/business engagement experience.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 and influencing style in performing sourcing activities CPSM or equivalent is preferred 

Experience in life sciences, medical device, or pharmaceutical industries is helpful. 

Benefits: 

We offer competitive remuneration, 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 offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.”