Buyer - Instrumentation Logistics

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 - Instrumentation Logistics Responsible for purchasing activities associated with instrumentation and spare parts from internal Thermo Fisher Scientific vendors.  Develop and implement business strategies impacting freight cost reduction.  Drives the SIOP process, plans, prepares, issues, and controls purchases to support the delivery of instrumentation to meet sales and service requirements.Primary Responsibilities: Issue, update, and maintain purchase orders based on SIOP and ERP system confirming suppliers capabilities to meet requirements. In conjunction with the corporate transportation organization and/or the site sourcing leader, locate, survey, and select transportation suppliers for the company. Review MPS daily for parts requirements and work on any exceptions. Update the ERP system with real-time data to allow sales and service visibility into incoming product availability. Maintain vendor metric performance including, but not limited to, vendor score cards and on-time delivery.Work cross functionally to resolve inventory, service, and supplier return issues as they arise. Maintain accuracy of the ERP item master and costing. Maintain extensive product 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 logistics, supply chain management or related discipline with 2 years of logistics or materials management experience is required.  Experience with MPS/MRP and inventory control is required.  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