Vendor Management Analyst

Work Schedule

Standard Office Hours (40/wk)

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.

DESCRIPTION:

We are looking for a dedicated partner to work collaboratively with Thermo Fisher Scientific's sourcing and finance teams to ensure standard vendor management strategies across the Corporate Infrastructure and Security (CIS) team. This ambitious individual will help CIS drive saving opportunities across applicable CIS programs/projects and will also coordinate with technical owners and vendors to develop positive relationship strategies. This will help ensure CIS has the appropriate tools and techniques available to teams enabling them to meet their assigned objectives.

 

Preferred on-site position located in Frederick, Maryland or Waltham, Massachusetts.

 

Responsibilities:

• Partner and collaborate with the Thermo Fisher Sourcing team to drive standard procurement management processes within the CIS team.
• Act as a liaison with finance and CIS Leadership for the development and management of the CIS annual operating plan and monthly forecasts
• Support other IT teams and Business Groups in the establishment of Vendor Management programs in their respective areas of the business. This rapidly expanding initiative helps standardize vendor management,  growing  collaboration and efficiencies.
• Coordinate with the Thermo Fisher Sourcing team and partner with CIS Leaders to implement the CIS Executive Business Review program with Thermo Fisher’s top vendors.
• Drive contract renewals with external vendors. This will involve working with CIS technical teams and vendors to extract the most value from current and future agreements. This will also drive saving opportunities across applicable CIS programs/projects.

  

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Finance, Sourcing, Communication or equivalent work experience. Work experience can also include project management or business analysis.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain partner relationships at all levels.
• Project management skills that include the ability to work cross functionally and maintain organization while balancing multiple assignments.
• Good presentation skills with effective communication.
• Energetic individual who appreciates a fast-paced environment with flexibility, and the capabilities to shift between diverse tasks quickly.
• Must be committed to continuous development and have an aptitude for continued learning.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Maryland is $95,000.00–$100,000.00.

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

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards