Vendor Management Specialist

November 7

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Analytical Instruments • Laboratory Supply Chain Programs and eCommerce • Laboratory Equipment • Lab Services • Specialty Diagnostics

10,000+

Description

• Oversight of contracting with vendors, including legal and contract modifications, where required. • Set up strategy for the vendors to be involved to support clinical trials. • Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with company practices, client requirements, and GxP and SOPs. • Provide financial management of vendor pass through costs. • Ensure compliance with required guidelines to support assembling, packing and shipping of study medication or ancillary material. • Provide on-going support to junior staff. • May lead or manage day to day technician activities in absence of management. • Proactively identify potential risks, create backup strategies, and effectively communicate with all parties involved. • Oversight of inverse logistics processes, including returns, destruction, and recalibration activities. • Participate in GCS mini team meetings, providing insight about vendors processes and procedures, costs, timelines, requirements, and deliverables. • Participate in and support department project teams.

Requirements

• Equivalent experience in the field, along with relevant formal academic/vocational qualification, is acceptable. • Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years). • Excellent English and communication skills, both written and verbal. • Excellent interpersonal, planning, organizational, problem-solving, sense of urgency, and decision-making skills. • Demonstrated leadership and team-building skills, successful buddy experience, and participation in initiatives within the organization. • In-depth focus on customers and attention to detail. • Ability to work in a team environment, as well as working independently. • Comprehensive understanding of clinical supply operations and GxP. • Strong client building and 3rd party relationship management. • Exceptional ability to deliver customer service with the highest standards of quality and excellence. • Proactive in providing solutions related to finance management. • Strong organizational skills, consistently meeting deadlines. • Experienced in managing complex protocols involving over 150 sites requiring full 3rd party vendor services.