Category Manager overseeing sourcing and contracting for Marine Logistics and Terminal Services. Driving procurement strategies and supplier performance across the Americas region.
About the role
- Sr Digital Procurement Manager leading technology roadmap and digital transformation at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Collaborating with global teams to enhance procurement processes and decision making.
Responsibilities
- Engage across the Global Procurement team and with external parties to understand business needs, assess the digital market, and formulate technology requirements in a multi-year digital roadmap
- Lead cross-functional councils to assess, prioritize, and govern technology solutions, inclusive of SaaS, AI, and automation
- Design and develop the future state technology landscape, including people, process, data and technology, and obtain support from leadership
- Provide guidance, ensure business needs are met, and ensure alignment with project leadership teams for the development of solutions
- Lead the delivery and implementation of innovative digital procurement solutions, ensuring adoption across the organization to enhance procurement processes and decision making
- Drive efficiency and effectiveness through digital solutions, ensuring that technology optimally supports Procurement’s strategic goals
- Define the future phases of technology solutions by collaborating with end users to prioritize requirements, align on expected outcomes, and deliver results according to the project plan
- Lead change related to implementation of new systems and processes, including planning, influencing business leaders, and development of training
- Lead technology deployments and project resources
- Proactively discover opportunities and priorities for process improvements, system standardization, and increased adoption related to core procurement technology
- Lead efforts with the business to develop business justifications related to new technology investments
- Scan market to understand external technology trends and identify and assess available technology solutions over a 3-5 year horizon
Requirements
- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in business, IT, finance, engineering or Supply Chain
- Minimum 8 years experience in the Procurement technology space
- Ability to translate business challenges into people, process, data, and technology solutions
- Exceptional technical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to efficiently organize forums and coordinate communication with team members
- Excellent communication skills for structuring ideas in a clear and concise manner with technical and functional partners at various levels of the organization
- Consistent track record in leading, delivering, and realizing the business value of digital procurement transformations
- Experience with digital transformation, process automation, and technology management
- Ability to influence without direct management and lead change across the function
- Experience in matrixed project management
- Robust project management skills and capabilities
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
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