Paula Varner
Senior Director, Indirect Procurement, Thermo Fisher Scientific @Thermo Fisher Scientific
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Director, Indirect Procurement, Thermo Fisher Scientific @Thermo Fisher Scientific
Leading the integration of PPD indirect procurement into the Thermo Fisher Scientific Global Procurement function Supporting PPD, a Thermo Fisher Scientific Company: • Responsible for global annual spend under management of $650M+ across multiple commodities • Lead team of highly skilled, strategic category managers covering IT, Logistics, Laboratories, Clinical, Human Resources, General Professional Services, and Facilities • Champion Strategic Sourcing best practices and process improvements throughout the organization • Represent Strategic Sourcing function to executive leadership and equity owners • Negotiate key strategic supplier agreements • Develop and maintain business partner (e.g, Legal, Vendor Quality & Management) relationships to support internal collaboration • Accountable for all performance monitoring, metrics reporting, and support of global relationships with key stakeholders • Management, coaching and development of direct and indirect staff
EDUCATION
Virginia Commonwealth University - School of Business
BS, Business
ABOUT PAULA VARNER
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