Purchasing Manager-Rockford

Manager, Purchasing

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to 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.

How will you make an impact?

The Manager, Purchasing has overall responsibility for leading a team of procurement professionals responsible for managing the acquisition of inbound materials and services. In this role you will balance maximum product availability with strategic inventory plans while driving productivity.

What you will do :

• Individual contributor performance management and development : coaching, motivating, performing employee reviews, determining compensation, critical metric management, goal setting, and getting results.
• Implement inventory control programs including Pay at Consumption and Just-In-Time to achieve cash flow objectives without compromising material availability.
• Manage formalized risk mitigation programs to reduce vulnerability of supply chain interruptions.
• Drive effective supplier management relationships focused on quality, supply assurance, and cost.
• Present procurement strategies, processes, and policies to internal and external customers.
• Achieve financial goals of the Procurement and Operations organizations.
• Lead and / or participate on continuous process improvement teams.

How you will get here :

Education, Experience :

Equivalency : Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience may be considered

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities :

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

We offer competitive salary, an annual incentive bonus plan, 401K with company match up to 6%, tuition reimbursement and a range of other employee benefits! We cultivate an exciting company culture that encourages innovation, forward-thinking, and an outstanding career and development prospects. Come be a part of the team.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

The salary range estimated for this position based in Illinois is $84,400.00$112,500.00. This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and / or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes :