Regional Procurement Strategy & Transformation Partner MSD

Eindhoven, Netherlands
Full-time
Posted Nov 13, 2026

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Skills

Procurement
Leadership
Supply Chain

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals.

The Regional Strategic Procurement Partner for the MSD Division leads the development and implementation of the supply base strategy for a specific region (EMEA/NA/Asia). This role involves leading cross-functional project teams and coordinating transformation projects, performance tracking, improvement, and risk management. The goal is to align procurement projects with business objectives to drive growth and sustainable business results.

Responsibilities of this role include: support the MSD procurement transformation roadmap to achieve World-Class supply base performance, including risk management, margin improvement, innovation, and supplier performance in region. You will support the development of the regional long-term supply strategy for MSD with a focus on identifying and partnering with key technology suppliers to secure alignment with business goals and ambitions. On the basis of the strategy, you will execute targeted supply base transformation programs where productivity, new technologies are sourced at manageable risk profiles.

You will participate in all aspects of the identification, qualification, and performance management of the division’s supply base and drive targeted supplier development programs. Another aspect is to secure alignment between business procurement and category strategies to meet business needs and sourcing goals.

You will collaborate with Thermo Fisher enterprise functions as well as engage with business leaders to secure sponsorship and resources for mission critical supply base projects.

Minimum Qualifications :

•Bachelor’s degree in Business or a technical field.

•At least 5 years of procurement/sourcing experience with growing global responsibility in a large matrixed company.

•Good business insight and the ability to translate sourcing functions into meaningful business value.

Experience in highly supervised industries.

•Consistent track record in a continuous improvement environment

•Ability to influence and lead cross-functional, geographically dispersed teams.

Preferred Qualifications :

•Master’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or an MBA.

•Hands-on experience in procurement, manufacturing, and/or supply chain.

•Experience in life sciences, medical device, or pharmaceutical industries.

Benefits for the candidate in this role are to work with cutting edge technology that advances science in the semiconductor, life science and material science industry. As this is a leadership position within the MSD procurement organization you will get the opportunity to interface with senior leaders across Thermo Fisher and will be presenting progress on transformative programs as well as be deeply involved in the strategic dialogues in the business. You will have the opportunity to travel globally, meeting suppliers, learning about new upcoming technologies and will team up with a wide range of business and corporate functions.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 125,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Apply today http://jobs.thermofisher.com

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.