Product Optimization Specialist

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

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:

What Will You Do? 

• Perform the various activities associated with product sourcing and part number creation via the WebReq Sourcing Application for both U.S. and Canada.
• Complete sourcing requests received from our commercial team (Sales Reps) and provide part numbers back to the requestor within 24-hour time period.
• Collaborate with suppliers and customers, including problem resolution regarding their sourcing request.
• Validate and enter appropriate discounts with suppliers during part creation, including customer specific discounts.
• Triage multiple email inboxes (internal and customer-facing).

• Part Maintenance using PDH including: 
  • Update QSU/UU
  • Discontinue/Sub parts
  • Create VMA’s and VPA’s
  • Duplicate part clean up
  • CCP code clean up
  • VMA clean up

How will you get here?

Education:

• High school diploma/equivalent required or 3+ years of equivalent work experience.

 Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Ability to handle and resolve issues verbally or electronically.
• Effectively prioritize multiple projects and tasks to meet deadlines.
• Attentiveness to accuracy and detail.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent organizational skills, analytical capacity, and attention to detail.
• Strong customer service focus, including dispute resolution.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including written, verbal, and effective listening.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of Mainframe, AS400, Cognos, PowerBI, and Smartsheets is a plus.
• Ability to lead through adverse, ambiguous, and/or stressful situations with integrity.

Compensation