Supplier Performance Manager
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Summary
Join our team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where you'll contribute to global healthcare, environmental protection, and scientific advancement. As a Supplier Performance Manager, you'll play a key role in onboarding and developing new suppliers as they transition from initial qualification and first article through production readiness and ongoing manufacturing. You'll establish performance expectations, monitor supplier scorecards and key performance indicators, and identify and address performance gaps early in the supplier lifecycle.
Job description
Working closely with Supplier Quality, Procurement, Operations, Engineering, and other cross-functional partners, you'll help ensure new suppliers have the capabilities, processes, and capacity needed to successfully support production requirements. You'll lead supplier development and continuous improvement activities, use data analytics to identify risks and opportunities, and drive corrective actions to support a smooth transition into production. You'll partner with new suppliers across multiple regions to strengthen capabilities, mitigate supply chain risks, and establish a strong foundation for long-term performance and operational excellence.
Requirements
- Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in supplier management, supply chain management, procurement, or related field
- Preferred Fields of Study: Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field
- APICS certifications (CPIM, CSCP) preferred
- Six Sigma/Lean certification preferred
- Demonstrated experience managing supplier scorecards and performance metrics
- Experience conducting supplier audits and assessments
- Strong expertise in supplier management systems, ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards QAD), and supplier performance tools
- Advanced analytical and data visualization skills
- Strong project management capabilities with proven ability to coordinate cross-functional teams
- Experience with supplier quality management and risk mitigation strategies
- Experience with data-driven decision making and supplier performance analytics
- Strong negotiation, communication and presentation skills
- Ability to build and maintain strategic supplier relationships
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma) and supplier development programs
- Proficiency in analyzing complex supplier data and developing actionable insights
- Ability to travel up to 50% as needed
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Effective time management abilities
Company overview
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. The company's mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. With over 100,000 employees globally, Thermo Fisher provides an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience, and pharmaceutical services through its industry-leading brands including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon, and PPD. The company serves customers across healthcare, life sciences, applied markets, and pharmaceutical sectors, offering solutions that accelerate research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics, and increase laboratory productivity. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Thermo Fisher operates globally, delivering critical scientific products, services, and workflow solutions that support researchers, organizations, and companies in addressing some of the world's most pressing issues.