About Thermo Fisher Scientific:
When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale! Join 130,000 colleagues who bring our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. You’ll find the resources here to achieve your career goals and help take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges. This includes protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe, and helping find cures for cancer.
How will you make an impact?
The Sr Procurement/Sourcing Specialist- Indirect is a key contributor to the success and operational excellence of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Indirect portfolio. This role supports a broad range of service categories, including Waste Management, Janitorial, Pest Control, MRO, Data and Document Management, etc.—by supporting sourcing strategies that enhance efficiency, supplier performance, and cross-functional collaboration. Through proactive, strategic leadership, the position ensures cost optimization, service consistency, and continuous improvement across a diverse network of facilities, directly supporting Thermo Fisher’s mission and operational goals across North America.
What will you****do?
Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
- Lead end-to-end delivery of sourcing projects and category management initiatives for LPE sites in North America and Europe.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies that align with Thermo Fisher’s business objectives, sustainability goals, and operational requirements.
- Manage competitive sourcing events (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs), ensuring sound commercial, technical, and contractual outcomes.
- Identify and deliver opportunities for cost reduction, spend consolidation, and supplier base optimization.
- Leverage regional market intelligence to assess supplier performance, benchmark costs, and refine category strategies.
Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration
- Act as a trusted business advisor to Thermo Fisher stakeholders—building strong partnerships with Facilities, EH&S, Operations, and Finance teams.
- Translate stakeholder requirements into actionable procurement plans that enhance service quality, operational efficiency, and value creation.
- Provide guidance and education on procurement best practices, policies, and compliance requirements.
- Deliver structured project management and transparent reporting on sourcing progress, risks, and outcomes.
Supplier Relationship & Risk Management
- Develop and manage supplier relationships to ensure performance, compliance, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate closely with Legal, Risk Management, and other support functions to ensure adherence to Procurement policies and mitigation of contractual risks.
- Conduct supplier performance reviews, lead corrective actions, and drive ongoing service enhancements.
- Support supplier diversity and sustainability initiatives across the Facilities Services portfolio.
Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Drive innovation, automation, and efficiency across Indirect spend through participation in industry events, benchmarking exercises, and awareness of category trends.
- Develop and implement process improvements that enhance sourcing effectiveness and operational performance.
- Contribute to Thermo Fisher’s renewable energy, carbon reduction, and broader sustainability initiatives and goals.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives that deliver long-term value, scalability, and alignment with enterprise-wide strategies.
Digital, Data and Analytics
- Perform detailed spend analyses and apply best practices in spend analytics to manage Indirect category performance in LPE.
- Utilize data-driven insights to inform sourcing strategies, supplier evaluations, and decision-making.
- Actively support the Global Procurement Digital Transformation by leveraging new tools, analytics platforms, and technologies to optimize procurement processes.
- Promote data transparency, reporting accuracy, and effective use of digital solutions within the Facilities category team.
Value Delivery & Performance Reporting
- Achieve annual value delivery targets through strategic sourcing, category optimization, and demand management initiatives.
- Provide accurate, data-driven reporting on sourcing activities, savings, and supplier performance metrics.
- Partner with global procurement colleagues to share best practices and ensure alignment where regional strategies intersect with global categories.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or operations management, preferably with exposure to Indiret (e.g., janitorial, MRO, waste management, pest control, or document management).
- Candidates with backgrounds in Operations, Creative Operations, or other service-oriented environments involving vendor management, contract negotiation, or process optimization are strongly encouraged to apply.
- A demonstrated ability to learn new categories, translate operational needs into sourcing strategies, and drive measurable business results will be highly valued.
- Proven success leading complex sourcing or operational initiatives and negotiating commercial agreements that drive business impact.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience leveraging data, metrics, and digital tools to inform decisions and track performance.
- Working knowledge of supplier markets, cost drivers, and sustainability practices within service-based categories.
- Skilled at building strong, collaborative relationships with cross-functional stakeholders across diverse business areas to achieve shared goals
- Familiarity with ERP and eProcurement systems (e.g., SAP Ariba, Coupa) and comfort with data visualization or reporting tools.
- Demonstrated commitment to innovation, continuous improvement, and contributing to digital transformation initiatives.
