**Work Schedule** Standard (Mon-Fri) **Environmental Conditions** Office **Job Description** 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. **Location/Division Specific Information** Fair Lawn, NJ – Laboratory Chemicals Division (LCD). **Discover Impactful Work:** The Buyer II reports to the Supply Chain Manager and procures supplies, raw materials, finished goods, and equipment for the organization. They follow established procedures to contact vendors, place purchase orders, and monitor delivery. Lead collaborative meetings with key suppliers to discuss metrics and forecast expectations **A Day in the Life:** + Assurance of Supply – right products, right time, in the right place. + Maintain Procurement Master Data in the respective ERP system + Supplier Management (Scorecard Review). + Monitor and implement improvements to inventory health. + Collaborate with the National Distribution Center Inventory Team to ensure deliveries are received in a timely manner. + Resolve end-to-end supply disruptions. + Collaborate with Accounts Payable to prevent financial delays + Purchase order execution and maintenance. + Take charge on proactive measures to continuously improve the procurement processes. + Maintain master data – lead-time, pricing, MOQ’s (lead), safety stock (min/max). + Work with Technical Sourcing on supplier related quality issues. + Adopt and bring to bear the Procurement Toolbo. **Keys to Success:** **Education** + Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, or other related discipline preferred. + High school diploma or equivalent required. + CPIM or CSCP certification preferred. **Experience** + Minimum 3 years experience in a Procurement/ Sourcing role required. Preferably within a manufacturing environment. + Requires experience in MRP/ERP systems, PowerBI. + Experienced in supplier consolidation and product transfer initiatives and managing contact manufacturers highly preferred. + Experience in Global Procurement preferred. **Knowledge, Skills, Abilities** + Knowledgeable of basic technical understanding of how to interpret drawings /specifications. + Advanced skills in Excel. + Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. + Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to lead and work in teams including client services, technical, planning, and financial disciplines. + Excellent analytical and organizational skills. **Benefits** We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation. 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.