Buyer II
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Job Info

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Job Description

Job Title:

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 100,000 colleagues who bring our Mission to life each 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, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Division Specific Information:

Thermo Fisher Scientific's Fisher BioServices is the industry leader in the management of critical biological materials to support the advancement of cell therapies, GMP biologics, and population-based public health research. We provide customized, end-to-end chain of custody solutions for our large pharmaceutical customers and partners in academia and government, ensuring the integrity of their valued material.

When you're part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do challenging work, and be part of a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. We give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

How will you make an impact?

What will you do?

• Ensure the raising of Purchase Orders are completed in a timely manner
• Maintenance of supplier Service Level and Technical Agreements for approved suppliers.
• Liase with internal customers to establish specification requirements.
• Ensure product specifications are checked and correct in accordance with set up process before submission to quality.
• Raising, sending and follow through of purchase orders with suppliers.
• Participate in supplier QBR's and attend audits where applicable.
• Investigate and follow through complaints with associated supplier service levels and identification of trends for discussion in supplier reviews with Line Manager.
• Work with Quotes team to ensure pricing matrix accuracy on a regular basis.
• Identification of possible areas of supply risk for contingency planning with Purchasing Manager.
• Act as principle cover for the Purchasing Manager.

How will you get here?

• Strong Negotiation, implementation, and organizational skills
• Excellent supplier/client verbal communication skills, work well under pressure, able to act on own initiative, share knowledge and operate as part of a team, as well as the ability to influence individuals at all levels
• Customer oriented and quality focused
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• A-Level Standard

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Analytical, Problem Solving/Decision Making
• Advanced Degree, or Equivalent Work Experience
• Applies company policies and procedures to resolve issues, exercises judgement and independence in identifying next steps

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