Buyer/Planner III

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

Buyer/Planner III

Position summary

Join our Purchasing and Sourcing team in the Instrument and Enterprise Services (IES) division for an outstanding opportunity. As a Buyer/Planner III, you will be essential in procuring and organizing service materials to meet customer demands. Grow and develop with us as we improve our processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that Thermo Fisher's customer satisfaction goals are met or exceeded through the flawless procurement of materials/spare parts aligned with the order plan.
• Procure service parts to support spare parts needs worldwide, with a primary focus on the European Distribution Centre (EDC).
• Proactively identify and manage areas of supply risk, strictly monitoring supplier developments that may affect material supply and taking appropriate measures.
• Build and maintain world-class relationships with suppliers of service parts, ensuring tactical procurement meets IES requirements.
• Manage supplier relationships, including regular review meetings to discuss performance and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate closely with other IES Supply Chain departments (Logistics, Demand Planning, Master Data, Sourcing) to resolve issues, determine solutions, and drive process optimization.
• Support field service technicians by providing delivery status updates and accelerating critical material deliveries to meet committed timelines.
• Review and evaluate supplier compliance with service level agreements, particularly focusing on delivery times.
• Exhibit demonstrated sourcing expertise to achieve overall cost reductions and contribute to efficiency improvement programs.
• Support all vital lifecycle activities, including obsolescence, discontinuation, and new part introductions.
• Compare orders, order confirmations, and ASNs, maintaining data integrity in SAP or databases.
• Ensure the maintenance of critical material master fields such as efficiency and MRP type.
• Participate in and initiate process improvements using the PPI methodology.
• Tackle special tasks and projects within the IES Supply Chain as needed.

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• Ideally, a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and/or further vocational training (e.g., APICS, CIPS, BME) or comparable extensive experience in the supply chain environment.
• Strong knowledge of supply chain principles and material management in an international, fast-paced setting.
• Outstanding analytical skills including data gathering, interpretation, and problem-solving.
• Experience with the complexities of a service organization and spare parts supply chain is advantageous.
• Demonstrated proficiency in coordinating and balancing multiple tasks, taking initiative, problem-solving, and prioritizing work to meet deadlines.
• Display Thermo Fisher Scientific's values of integrity, intensity, innovation, and unwavering dedication.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.
• Proficiency in SAP, Excel, and Outlook is essential.