Work Schedule First Shift (Days) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description Join Thermo Fisher Scientific to make a global impact with meaningful work. We are seeking a Purchasing Agent to ensure the smooth execution of supplier purchase orders, maintaining order integrity, and facilitating timely delivery to our distribution centers and end customers. This role is crucial to our Supply Chain operation, acting as a liaison with suppliers, resolving issues, and expediting shipments for an exceptional customer experience. Location: Onsite in Pittsburgh, PA or Ottawa, Canada. Residency near commuting distance required. No relocation assistance provided. Responsibilities: Manage the day-to-day execution of purchase orders, ensuring accuracy and timeliness from release to receipt. Provide frontline support to internal and external customers regarding supplier purchase orders, inquiries, issues, or change requests. Cultivate relationships with supplier partners to facilitate critical information flow and enhance business management and customer experience. Collaborate with suppliers to obtain updated promise dates on past due orders and provide order status updates to end customers. Expedite shipments based on customer requests and high-value backlog orders to increase revenue recognition. Review and address purchase order exceptions to mitigate excess and obsolete inventory risks. Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including Customer Service, Transportation, Accounts Payable, Distribution Operations, and Supplier Relations, to meet customer delivery expectations. Education High school diploma with 2+ years’ experience in professional position or Associates degree. Experience 1+ years experience in data entry Customer centric mentality. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Validated prioritization and organizational skills. Ability to multitask and act with urgency in high volume environment. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree 2-+ years Supply chain or meaningful experience. Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook Compensation and Benefits The hourly compensation range estimated for this position based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is $20.00 - 24.00. This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes: A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell? Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.
