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About Thermo Fisher Scientific
When you join Thermo Fisher Scientific, you become part of a team that does meaningful work with global impact. With more than 130,000 colleagues worldwide, we bring our Mission to life every day — enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
You’ll find the resources, leadership support, and opportunities here to reach your full potential — advancing science and improving lives through innovation, collaboration, and purpose. From protecting the environment to ensuring food safety and finding cures for cancer, your work at Thermo Fisher truly matters.
This is a fully onsite position based out of one of three sites.
Site options: Madison, WI, Morrisville, NC, or Austin, TX
Unfortunately, relocation assistance is NOT provided.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screen.
How You Will Make an Impact
The Procurement Category Manager - Particle Optics serves as a global strategic leader responsible for defining, executing, and continuously optimizing the sourcing vision for a key procurement category.
You will lead end-to-end category strategy, delivering long-term value through supplier innovation, risk management, cost optimization, and sustainability. This role requires a forward-thinking procurement professional who can influence across functions, shape supplier partnerships, and drive measurable business outcomes at a global scale.
What You Will Do
Define and execute the global commodity strategy for Particle Optics products and services, aligning with corporate and divisional goals for growth, innovation, and efficiency.
Develop and maintain high-value supplier relationships, ensuring access to innovation, supply assurance, and competitive advantage.
Lead global RFPs, contract negotiations, and supplier selection, ensuring best-in-class quality, delivery, and total cost of ownership.
Utilize market intelligence, customer insights, and trend analysis to identify risks and opportunities within the supply base and proactively adjust strategy.
Partner with R&D, Operations, Product Management, and Commercial teams to align category strategies with business needs and technology roadmaps.
Drive supplier performance management, setting KPIs, facilitating business reviews, and ensuring continuous improvement across quality, delivery, and cost metrics.
Champion cross-functional collaboration to ensure procurement activities support operational excellence, product innovation, and financial performance.
Leverage data and analytics to inform decision-making, improve process efficiency, and strengthen supplier risk management.
Mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of accountability, professional development, and high performance.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing category insights, market outlooks, and recommendations that shape long-term business strategy.
How You Will Get Here
Education: Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related technical field preferred.
Experience:
5-10 years of progressive procurement or sourcing experience in a global, matrixed environment.
Significant experience managing a major commodity or category, including strategic sourcing, supplier management, and global contract negotiation.
Skills and Expertise:
Proven success leading strategic sourcing initiatives that deliver measurable cost savings, risk reduction, and innovation.
Strong executive presence and influencing skills — able to partner with senior leaders and drive alignment across functions.
Exceptional negotiation and supplier relationship management capabilities.
Advanced knowledge of category management frameworks, supply market analysis, and cost modeling.
Ability to make sound decisions in complex, ambiguous, or rapidly changing environments.
Strong analytical, project management, and communication skills.
Global experience and multicultural awareness preferred.
What’s in It for You
We offer a competitive total rewards package, including base salary, annual incentive plan, comprehensive healthcare, company pension, and a wide range of employee benefits.
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll work in an innovative, forward-thinking environment that values Integrity, Intensity, Involvement, and Innovation. You’ll have the autonomy to lead global strategies, influence business outcomes, and grow your career with purpose — all while contributing to a mission that makes a real difference in the world.