Sr Vendor Oversight Manager
Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Ireland
- Permanent
- Full-time
Acts as liaison with internal and external stakeholders in the provision and marketing of department services. Builds and maintains vendor relationships. Collaborates with senior leadership and executive staff on strategic planning and business development. Oversees department project and process improvement strategy utilizing metrics and key performance indicators to manage performance and end results. Ensures compliance with established policies, procedures and regulations.Essential Functions and Other Job Information:
- Responsible for liaising externally with vendors, clients and internally with other departments. Provides troubleshooting and advice on issues as needed.
- Works with procurement, quality and senior management to drive the selection and onboarding of new vendors.
- Ensures that the department maintains accurate and timely processing of crossborder materials movement.
- Assists senior management with business development efforts to ensure the securing of new business by making presentations to sponsors, developing and reviewing bids and proposals, and conducting contract negotiations through to closure with the sponsor.
- Participates in global and/or cross-functional initiatives and improvement projects.
- Contributes to the hiring, development and implementation of global, regional and local functions and plans.
- Ensures staff is trained according to company policies and procedures.
- Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
- Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways. Some barriers to entry exist at this level (e.g., dept. / peer review). Level at which career may plateau.
- Determines methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel (i.e., Team Lead). Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
- Frequent contacts with internal personnel and outside customer representatives at various management levels concerning operations or scheduling of specific phases of projects or contracts. Creates formal networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
- Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years).
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, including strong command of the English language
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and problem solving/decision making skills
- Proven leadership and team building skills Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office suite
- In-depth understanding of clinical supplies operations, legislations and best practices
- Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
- Capable of designing, presenting, and implementing specific plans to deliver high quality products and services and to ensure that all tasks meet defined deliverables
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to motivate and integrate teams and teach/mentor team members Exceptional in 3rd party relationship and client management
- Ability to support Market intelligence for the different supplier categories
- Work may be performed in a production, office or home-based environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
- Occasionally travels both domestic and international