Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

When you're part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do important work. And you'll have the opportunity for continual growth and learning in a culture that empowers your development. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

Employee Group: Regular Employee

Location: Brno, Czech republic

Travel: Less than 25%

Organization Unit: Procurement

This position requires a person that has a consistent track record of being able to work in a complex and constantly evolving environment, is used to work with a large scope of responsibilities and can set priorities. Ideally has a background in Sourcing, Supply Chain and/or Project Management roles, preferably in a High-Tech Systems environment with high diversity and low volumes.

• Support division P&L by engaging with critical stakeholders with regard to supply resilience, procure-to-pay efficiency, category alignment, and executing COGS targets.
• Lead escalations regarding delivery, quality and overall performance issues.
• Develop and deliver on COGS reduction initiatives.
• Support Supply Chain projects material flow implementation
• Collect Division business requirements and ensure their embedding in the Global procurement strategies.
• Run risk management program with assigned suppliers, incl. RCCMs when needed.
• Build and actively maintain relationships with sourcing colleagues in other Thermo Fisher sites as well as other departments (R&D, Operations, Quality, Finance and Legal).
• Support risk buys by site operations purchasing team.
• Initiate ramp-up planning with supplier.
• Ensures procurement value contribution to business and supports Division initiatives.

• Bachelor's Degree required (preferably in Mechanics/Electronics/Business/Industrial Engineering, or Supply Chain Management) or combination of education and experience demonstrating the required skills.
• Proven experience (at least 5 years in the field of purchasing or NPI process)

• Preferably trained in Sourcing/Purchasing/Procurement skills
• Analytical / systematic, practical approach
• Pro-active approach
• Continuous Quality and Performance Improvement
• Building and maintaining relationships
• Disciplined and very solid reporting
• Good communication skills (reporting, interpersonal)
• Excellent English language skills (verbal and in writing)