Thermo Fisher

Buyer II

St. Louis, Missouri, USA Full time

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

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.

Excellent Benefits Package

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Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits-effective Day 1

Paid Time Off & Holidays

401K Company Match up to 6%

Tuition Reimbursement – eligible after 90 days!

Employee Referral Bonus

Employee Discount Program

Recognition Program

Charitable Gift Matching

Company Paid Parental Leave

Career Advancement Opportunities

How Will You Make an Impact?

The Buyer II is responsible for the procurement of raw materials supporting biopharmaceutical manufacturing operations. This role executes MRP-driven purchasing activities, manages supplier relationships, and ensures material availability to support production schedules while operating in a regulated GMP environment. Your work directly supports the delivery of critical biologics to customers and patients worldwide.

What Will You Do?

· Manage purchase orders in support of production schedules and manufacturing demand

· Analyze material requirements using MRP and proactively expedite or de-expedite orders

· Conduct inventory analysis with focus on expiration, excess, and obsolescence risk

· Maintain accurate MRP, purchasing, and supplier master data in the ERP system

· Coordinate closely with Planning, Operations, Quality, and Warehouse teams

· Build and maintain supplier relationships; resolve routine supplier issues

· Communicate 18–24 month rolling forecasts to suppliers to support capacity planning

· Track and manage client-owned or contingency materials

· Participate in cost-reduction initiatives and continuous improvement activities

Education

Bachelor’s degree required

Experience

· Minimum of 3 years of experience in purchasing, raw materials procurement, or MRP-based planning

· Experience supporting a manufacturing environment required

· Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated industries preferred

· ERP/MRP system experience required (SAP preferred)

  Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

· Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

· Working knowledge of GMPs, SOPs, and lean manufacturing principles

· Ability to prioritize work independently in a fast-paced environment

· Strong interpersonal and cross-functional communication skills