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Operational Buyer

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Eindhoven
Full-time
2-5 years experience
Hybrid

Key Skills

Purchasing
Material Planning
Purchase Order Management
Supplier Relationship Management
Order Expediting
Open Order Management
Inventory and Material Availability
ERP Systems
Microsoft Office
Reporting and Analysis
Project Management
Cross-Functional Communication
Supplier Performance Management
Accounts Payable Issue Resolution
Process Improvement
Analytical Skills

Job Description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Job Description

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work. And you’ll have the opportunity for continual growth and learning in a culture that empowers your development. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we provide our people with chances to create significant contributions to the world.

The Challenge and Position

At our site in Eindhoven we develop and produce high end Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM). It takes a year to build and tested before we can ship it to our customers. Most of these microscopes are customer specific. On top of that, innovations take place in a fast pace which makes the supply chain and material availability process complex and challenging.

Position Summary:

The Purchasing Buyer role carries responsibility for purchasing materials for our production, including purchase order creation and execution across a variety of commodities. This is achieved through maintaining business relationships with key suppliers as well as key stakeholder in- and externally and ensuring timely delivery of materials which meet specifications and expectations (including quality and level of service) at the best life cycle cost.

  • Liaise with internal customers to establish material planning requirements towards our suppliers.

  • Contribute to the periodic reports/statistics on performance required by the Manager Purchasing

  • Open order management

  • Expediting Purchase Orders with suppliers.

  • Consolidate existing materials preferred vendors.

  • Ability to work under pressure, excellent written/ verbal communication skills and a high standard of accuracy.

  • Liaise with Finance for resolving account payable queries.

  • Investigate and follow through complaints with associated supplier service levels.

  • Prioritize delivery schedule by liaising with suppliers and in-house scheduling requirements.

The Requirements

  • At least 2-5 years experience in Planning/Purchasing

  • Strong understanding of IT systems (ERP) is required

  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills are required as this position works with cross functional teams and external vendors alike

  • Analytical, process- and result driven

  • Must possess excellent skills with Microsoft Office reporting, analysis and project management

  • A confident self-starter, working well under pressure, able to act on own initiative, share knowledge and operate as part of a team

  • Ability to influence individuals at all levels

  • Customer orientated

  • Builds Customer Allegiance

  • Embraces PPI

  • Focus on Growth

Our offer

  • Direct contract with Thermo Fisher Scientific with a competitive salary, 13th month, holiday allowance and annual incentive bonus

  • A flexible working hours arrangement

  • Excellent career progression opportunities within a growing global employer

  • Training and courses available via our Thermo Fisher University to continuously develop yourself

  • Collaborative work in an international environment

  • Strong Team Spirit and many company and team activities

  • Very attractive 40 holidays a year

  • This is a full-time position (40 hours). Working part-time is an option in case you’re available for at least 32 hours.

We welcome candidates that enjoy working in a diverse, multi-disciplinary, groundbreaking technology environment where personal development and team cooperation are key to success, to make the impossible à possible for our customers.

Diversity in our teams is an important element to build an effective and challenging working environment. Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement are key values that we expect of all that are part of our community.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

We encourage candidates that enjoy working in a diverse, multi-disciplinary, groundbreaking technology environment where personal development and team cooperation are key to success, to make the impossible, possible for our customers. Diversity in our teams is an important element to build an effective and challenging working environment! Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement are key values that we expect of all that are part of our community.

Core Responsibilities

Purchase and execute orders for production materials, ensuring timely delivery, required quality and service levels, and competitive lifecycle costs. Coordinate material requirements and delivery priorities with internal teams and suppliers, manage open orders and supplier issues, and contribute to purchasing performance reports.

Requirements

Requires 2–5 years of planning or purchasing experience, strong ERP knowledge, and proficiency in Microsoft Office for reporting, analysis, and project management. Candidates should be analytical, accurate, customer-oriented communicators who can work independently and collaboratively under pressure.

Benefits

  • 13th-Month Salary
  • Holiday Allowance
  • Annual Incentive Bonus
  • Flexible Working Hours
  • Career Progression Opportunities
  • Training and Courses
  • 40 Days of Holiday
  • Company and Team Activities

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Industry: Biotechnology Research

Company size: 10,001+ employees

About Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

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