Buyer II

About the role

• Work Schedule
• Standard (Mon-Fri)
• Environmental Conditions
• Office

About the role

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.

About the role

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Buyer II and make a meaningful impact on global science and healthcare. You'll contribute to ensuring the seamless supply of materials that enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Working in a procurement environment, you'll manage supplier relationships, drive cost optimization, and ensure timely delivery of critical materials while maintaining optimal inventory levels. You'll work with cross-functional teams including Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and Finance to support operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Help ensure the right materials are available at the right time and place.
• Create, execute, and maintain purchase orders, contracts, and procurement records.
• Maintain procurement master data in the ERP system, including lead times, pricing, minimum order quantities, and safety stock levels.
• Partner with raw material planners to monitor inventory health, including inventory turns, days of supply, excess and obsolete inventory, safety stock, and consignment.
• Meet with key suppliers to review performance, forecasts, and improvement opportunities.
• Address supply disruptions escalated by Supply Planning and serve as an escalation point for supplier commercial and quality issues.
• Work with Accounts Payable and suppliers to resolve invoice and payment issues.
• Lead procurement activities for new product introductions, partnering with R&D, Planning, Quality, and suppliers to support successful launches.
• Partner with Quality and suppliers to investigate and resolve material quality issues.
• Use supplier issue tracking tools and Procurement Excellence dashboards to support supplier reviews and reporting.
• Help develop and implement procurement processes, standard work, and tools.
• Support contract compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree with no prior experience, or a bachelor’s degree and at least two years of procurement or buying experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• APICS, CPIM, CSCP, or CIPS certification preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or JD Edwards, and strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Experience with MRP, inventory management, and supplier relationship management.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify cost-saving opportunities and turn data into actionable insights.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, stay organized, and manage multiple priorities with close attention to detail.
• Knowledge of FDA or ISO regulations and quality systems preferred.
• Experience with continuous improvement methods such as Lean or Six Sigma preferred.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to supplier sites.
• Additional language skills are valued but not required.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in New Jersey is $67,500.00–$95,000.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount