• Independently coordinate RFPs, onboarding, renewals, and amendments for assigned vendors. • Ensure timely completion of vendor workflows and documentation requirements. • Recommend improvements to vendor management processes and templates. • Conduct thorough and proactive spend analysis including year-over-year changes, trend identification, fair market research and cost drivers. • Prepare negotiation support materials outlining spend levels, contractual fees, and potential savings opportunities. • Collaborate with Finance and business owners to evaluate pricing structures and service tiers. • Perform vendor risk assessments, gather evidence, and document results with moderate independence. • Evaluate vendor controls and escalate concerns or gaps to senior analysts for remediation planning. • Maintain accurate and current vendor risk profiles and scoring logic. • Facilitate multi-stakeholder discussions for vendor onboarding or renewal activities. • Track action items, monitor timelines, and ensure deliverables remain on schedule. • Contribute to vendor performance reviews, service plans, and remediation follow-up. • Serve as a secondary reviewer for contractual terms, identifying pricing risks, service gaps, or misalignments. • Draft recommended changes to financial terms or cost-related provisions prior to Legal review.

• Support contract negotiation leadership, development and management services for the Providence St Joseph Health enterprise. • Provide counsel on contract matters focusing on clinical/financial value and risk mitigation. • Deliver robust foundations of non-laborer contract infrastructure in multiple departments to maximize value.

• Manage end-to-end purchasing of lab consumables (reagents, disposables, PPE, and small lab tools), including requisition review, RFQs, purchase order creation, and order expediting • Source, evaluate, and qualify suppliers; negotiate pricing, terms, and maintain a preferred supplier list • Monitor inventory levels and usage trends; establish and maintain min/max levels to prevent stockouts or excess inventory • Maintain accurate ERP/MRP system data including item master, pricing, lead times, and contract information • Track supplier performance (on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness) and lead corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives • Conduct spend analysis by category, supplier, and site to identify consolidation, standardization, and cost reduction opportunities • Partner with Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering teams to standardize specifications, define critical spare strategies, and balance service levels with inventory cost • Track and report procurement savings, total cost of ownership improvements, and KPI metrics including supplier count, contract coverage, and compliance to preferred sourcing • Own design, documentation, and reporting of supply chain internal controls over financial reporting (SOX compliance) • Coordinate and support walkthroughs of supply chain processes with internal stakeholders and internal/external auditors • Provide documentation, data extracts, and evidence from ERP systems to support audit testing • Maintain and update SOX control documentation including risk/control matrices, process narratives, and flowcharts • Ensure compliance across purchasing, receiving, inventory management, and accounts payable processes

Title: Vendor Management Spec Location: Remote Mexico Full time Remote   As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. DESCRIPTION: Join our team as a Buyer/Planner II where you'll contribute to global healthcare and scientific advancement. In this role, you'll optimize inventory management and vendor relationships while ensuring seamless supply chain operations. Working with cross-functional teams, you'll analyze demand requirements, manage purchase orders, and implement continuous improvement initiatives to support our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. REQUIREMENTS: • Advanced Degree, no prior experience required, or Bachelor's Degree plus 2 years of experience in purchasing, material planning, or supply chain operations • Preferred Fields of Study: Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field • APICS certification or other supply chain certifications preferred • Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, QAD, Oracle) and MRP principles • Advanced Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, macros) • Strong analytical and data management capabilities • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for vendor/stakeholder management • Experience with forecasting, inventory optimization, and demand planning • Demonstrated ability to work independently and prioritize multiple tasks • Knowledge of GMP, SOPs, and regulatory requirements • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail • Ability to analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions • Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma) preferred • English communication skills (verbal and written) • Ability to collaborate effectively in a matrix organization • Project management experience preferred