Strategic Supplier Performance Analyst

Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description How You Will Make an Impact Drive supplier performance and operational excellence across Thermo Fisher Scientific’s strategic supplier portfolio. Through data-driven performance management, supplier partnerships, root-cause problem solving, and continuous improvement, you will strengthen supplier accountability, mitigate supply risk, and improve supply reliability. As an individual contributor, you will partner with supplier leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable performance improvements that enhance customer experience and support business growth. Key Responsibilities • Own performance for an assigned portfolio of strategic suppliers through KPI management, supplier scorecards, performance reviews, and data-driven analysis. • Build strong supplier relationships and lead structured performance reviews in partnership with Portfolio Management to assess results, identify risks and priorities, and drive accountability for agreed actions. • Analyze performance trends and lead root-cause problem solving to address systemic or recurring supplier issues and prevent recurrence. • Develop and drive supplier recovery and corrective action plans with clear owners, milestones, outcomes, and recovery dates. • Proactively assess supplier capacity, material availability, lead times, quality, operational changes, and continuity risks; partner with Planning to improve forecast alignment and supply readiness. • Lead significant supplier escalations and coordinate internal and supplier resources to minimize customer and business impact. • Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen supplier capability, improve supply reliability, and deliver sustainable performance improvement. • Partner cross-functionally with Planning, Portfolio Management, Logistics, Customer Service, Quality, Compliance, Finance, Commercial, and other teams to resolve complex supplier performance issues. • Translate supplier performance data into clear insights, risks, priorities, and recommendations; support business reviews and executive engagements with concise, actionable reporting. • Communication & Customer Focus – Communicates performance, risks, and recommendations clearly while prioritizing customer outcomes. Core Competencies • Supplier Performance Management – Builds strong supplier partnerships, drives accountability, and delivers sustainable performance improvement. • Strategic Thinking & Risk Management – Connects supplier performance, capability, and risk to business priorities and proactively identifies potential supply impacts. • Business Acumen – Understands the customer, operational, and financial impact of supplier performance. • Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills – Uses data, trends, and root-cause analysis to identify priorities and develop sustainable solutions. • Collaboration & Influence – Builds strong cross-functional and supplier relationships and drives action without direct authority. • Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement – Improves supplier capability, standardizes processes, and prevents recurring performance issues. • Communication & Customer Focus – Clearly communicates performance, risks, and recommendations while prioritizing service and customer outcomes. Minimum Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field. • 1-3 years of relevant experience in supply chain, procurement, supplier performance, planning or analytics, operations, or related function. • Experience leading analysis on data sets or business case challenges, identify trends and root causes, and translate insights into actionable plans • Ability to manage multiple relationships, priorities, risk, and improvement initiatives simultaneously. • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders without direct authority. • Strong analytical, communication, presentation, problem-solving, and relationship-management skills Preferred Qualifications • Experience supporting strategic supplier relationships or supplier performance within a complex supply chain environment. • Experience leading supplier performance reviews, operational business reviews, recovery plans, or continuous improvement initiatives. • Experience with supplier capacity planning, forecasting, supply risk management, or business continuity. • Experience in life sciences, healthcare, distribution, or a regulated industry. • Knowledge of supplier performance measures including Fill Rate, On-Time Supplier Performance, past due backlog, lead-time accuracy, quality, and supply risk. • Proficiency with Mainframe and data visualization tools such as Power BI. • Lean Six Sigma, APICS, CPSM, or other relevant professional certification.