Site Purchasing Manager

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Job Description

When you’re part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do exciting work, and join 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. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.

Job DescriptionAt our site in Eindhoven we develop and produce our high end Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM). It takes a year to get our high end systems build and tested before we can ship it to our customers. Most of these microscopes are customer specific. On top of that, innovations take place in a fast pace which makes the supply chain process complex and challenging. The supply base of MSD plays a critical role in delivering innovative and competitive products to the market. As a Purchase Manager, you are responsible to improve and maintain the Operational performance of our suppliers. Together with your team you will work to provide a reliable and responsive supply base which delivers materials to the factory at the right moment, in the right quantity and quality against the lowest integral costs. The continuously increasing business demand and growth plans make this an exciting challenge.

What will you do?

• Lead a team of buyers and purchasing professionals by providing guidance, coaching, and performance management to ensure their success and professional development
• Focus on building a strong, flexible team to be able to cope with daily as well as long-term challenges and to support sustainable growth
• Develop and implement purchasing strategies to ensure timely material delivery with balanced inventory levels
• Build positive relationships with suppliers to improve performance
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their procurement needs
• Monitor and manage logistics supplier performance to address any issues or concerns

How you will get here:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
• Experience in leading a team of people in a supply chain environment
• Excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to work well with diverse teams and senior leaders
• Problem-solving skills and experience in solving issues: analyzing problems, finding root-cause and come to effective solutions
• Preferably experience in supplier account management

Personal Skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with suppliers
• Have a pragmatic, proactive approach and build functional relationships
• Having a strong analytical attitude in coping with details that need structure
• Excellent English language skills (verbal and in writing), Dutch is a plus
• Be a collaborative team-player. Searching for solutions and assuring a certain level of flexibility also under pressure will help making your job a success

What we offer

• Direct contract with Thermo Fisher Scientific with a competitive salary, 13th month, holiday allowance and annual incentive bonus
• A flexible working hours arrangement
• Excellent career progression opportunities within a growing global employer
• Training and courses available via Thermo Fisher University to develop yourself
• Collaborative work in an international environment
• Strong Team Spirit and many company and team activities
• Very attractive 40 holidays a year
• This is a full-time position (40 hours). Working part-time is an option in case you’re available for at least 32 hours.

We welcome candidates that enjoy working in a diverse, multi-disciplinary, groundbreaking technology environment where personal development and team cooperation are key to success, to make the impossible possible for our customers..

Diversity in our teams is an important element to build an effective and challenging working environment. Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement are key values that we expect of all that are part of our community.