Sr Category Manager - Marketing and Sales

Location: Morrisville

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Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)  Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

The  Sr Manager, Procurement – Category  typically owns category management for level 2 global categories encompassing multiple site locations, divisions and groups. Ensures that the category strategy is aligned with the functional/business objectives and work closely with Division Business Partners, Quality, Operations, R&D, and Business leaders to ensure category strategies are aligned cross functionally. Leads a Category team responsible for strategic sourcing activities and supplier management functions.

Builds organizational strength, create robust sourcing strategies, negotiate agreements, lead strategic supplier relationships, and drive continuous improvement year over year savings.
What will you do?
Scale of Responsibilities
Connects key categories to relevant Thermo Fisher business divisions ensuring alignment of strategies and financial targets

Accountable for the multi-year category strategy and plan objectives, timelines, and goals

Analyzes cross-divisional spending and develops global strategic sourcing plans to reduce the total cost of ownership for all business units

Demonstrates a measurable reduction in year over year total cost of ownership for the goods and services being sourced without compromising quality and service levels

Considers financial planning, forecasting, P&L performance, inventory, cash flow, tariffs and inflation to inform strategy

Technical Responsibilities
Provides thought leadership in developing and implementing sourcing strategies

Champions the use of structured Category Management process to develop category strategies including diversity, sustainability and risk assessment and business continuity

Uses AQSCIR (Assurance, Quality, Service, Cost, Innovation, Regulatory) method to develop and drive 3 to 5 year global sourcing strategies focused on identifying and contracting with suppliers that meet category management goals

Communicates plans and progress to Enterprise colleagues

Runs the contracting process and lead coordination with Legal to ensure relationships are appropriately documented

Leads the supplier qualification, RFP, supplier selection, contract development, implementation, compliance, and ongoing supply base management process

Assesses market intelligence for key trends, and uses predictive analytics to make risk mitigation recommendations to the business

Drives supplier consolidation through engaging and supporting Division Business Partners and Group Procurement Operations (e.g. sourcing engineers) to qualify preferred suppliers and migrate spend from incumbent, non-preferred suppliers

Leadership Responsibilities
Typically works under the direction of a Sr Director or Director, drives adoption of global sourcing strategies across the enterprise and ensures ongoing cross team collaboration

Champions use of eSourcing, Spend Visibility, and P2P tools company-wide

Works with Division Business Partners and functional colleagues to gather business requirements for category strategy development

Create and maintain a communication mechanism to ensure coordination with internal colleagues and reporting of sourcing impact

Leads a Global/Regional Category Team, develops staff to create expertise in both the areas of spend being managed and in strategic sourcing processes

Mentors and develops staff through coaching and development plans to address individual areas of improvement

Implements talent initiatives to improve Employee Involvement Survey results

How will you get here?
Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Bachelor’s Degree required;
Graduate Degree in Business (Preferred), Finance, and/or Technical field

Minimum 10 years’ of procurement/sourcing experience with increasing global responsibility and experience in a large matrixed company environment, minimum 7 years’ experience in the assigned category

3+ years experience leading and managing procurement teams with a focus on…