Supervisor, Purchasing at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)



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Office



Job Description




Supervisor, Purchasing



Join Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. as a Supervisor, Purchasing, and become a key part of a hard-working team dedicated to crafting world-class supply chain solutions. This role offers the outstanding opportunity to lead and encourage a dynamic team, drive flawless supplier performance, and successfully implement critical initiatives.


What will you do?

• Manage and guide a team to achieve key supply chain metrics and improve supplier performance.


• Conduct quarterly business reviews with senior leaders to determine goals, develop project plans, and review performance.


• Provide leadership by demonstrating process improvement values.


• Lead initiatives to improve EDI accuracy with suppliers.


• Develop strategies to reduce backlog and drive revenue recognition.


• Quantify and measure actual versus encouraged results, reacting to trends to ensure performance expectations are met.


• Collaborate with suppliers to improve processes and drive balanced corrective actions.


• Coordinate supplier service and operational performance to meet internal targets and customer expectations.


• Lead Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) calls with suppliers.


• Supervise the creation of performance improvement plans detailing root causes, actions taken, and recovery dates.


• Conduct stand-up meetings to address cross-functional issues.


• Apply Microsoft Office tools and data mining tools for tracking key supply chain metrics.


• Support excess and obsolete inventory objectives through supplier negotiations.


• Find opportunities in People, Process, and Technology to inspire change and efficiency.


• Manage inventory replenishment processes and exceptions.


• Build productive internal and external relationships.


• Lead ad hoc or special projects to benefit the group.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or related field.


• 4+ years' experience in supply chain, purchasing, or related field.

• Previous people management or supervision experience.


• Supplier/vendor management experience.


• APICS certification (CPIM, CIRM, CSCP).


• Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent experience.


• Experience with SQL Server, COGNOS, or other data mining tools.

• Strong customer service focus.


• Proficiency in Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.


• Excellent verbal communication skills.


• Strong problem-solving and reasoning skills.