Buyer - Raw Materials Packaging Components

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With annual revenues of $10 billion, we have more than 30,000 employees and serve over 350,000 customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as environmental and industrial process control settings. Serving customers through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, we help solve analytical challenges from routine testing to complex research and discovery. Thermo Scientific offers customers a complete range of high-end analytical instruments as well as laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables and reagents to enable integrated laboratory workflow solutions. Fisher Scientific provides a complete portfolio of laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies and services used in healthcare, scientific research, safety and education. Together, we offer the most convenient purchasing options to customers and continuously advance our technologies to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, enhance value for customers and fuel growth for shareholders and employees alike. All of our employees share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. Our ability to grow year after year is driven by our ability to attract, develop and retain world-class people who will thrive in our environment and share in our desire to improve mankind by enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. If you share in our values and if you're looking for an employer who is strongly committed to developing talent and rewarding achievement, come grow with us at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Job Description Buyer - Raw Materials Packaging Components Responsible for purchasing activities associated with packaging materials (i.e., bottles, caps, corrugate, labels, etc)  Develop and implement business strategies impacting supply chain consolidation, cost reduction, quality improvement as well as supplier assessment and associated scorecard activities. Forecasts, plans, prepares, issues, and controls materials requirements and purchases to support the continuous flow and delivery of raw materials to manufacturing per MPS/MRP requirements.Primary Responsibilities: Issue, update, and maintain purchase orders based on ERP system confirming suppliers capabilities to meet requirements. In conjunction with the global sourcing organization and/or the site sourcing leader, locate, survey, and select suppliers of materials and services for the company. Partner with suppliers to develop, implement, and track programs for improving supplier quality, delivery performance, and total cost of ownership. As appropriate, reduce supplier base and aggregate volume to gain leverage. Assure vendor payment terms meet corporate guidelines. Review MPS daily and work on any exceptions. Update the ERP system with real-time data to allow planning/scheduling and manufacturing visibility into interruptions in material availability. Maintain vendor metric performance including, but not limited to, vendor score cards, on-time delivery, and delta P (pricing variances). Work cross functionally to resolve inventory, production, and supplier return issues as they arise. Maintain accuracy of the ERP item master and costing. Maintain extensive product, production processes and commodity knowledge for the assigned product segments, including, but not limited to, market conditions, technical acumen, global opportunities, obsolescence, strategic opportunities, and price. Minimum Requirements/Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree in packaging technology/engineering, supply chain management or related discipline with 2 years of purchasing or materials management experience is required.  Experience with MPS/MRP and inventory control is required.  Prior experience with low cost region suppliers is preffered.  Experience in an ISO or GMP environment and ISM and/or APICS designation is preferred.  Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications is required.  Must be willing to travel up to 25%.  Must have a customer service mindset with the ability to enhance internal client relationships. Education: BachelorsJob Level: Experienced