Christopher Grant Email & Phone Number

United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Provides strategic direction for the global and regional MRO procurement strategy working directly with Functional Stakeholders and the Procurement Team within EMEA / Americas and other regions to drive and influence best practices from both a commercial and operations perspective.• Prepares annual category plans to align EMEA / Americas and other Regions where possible.• Develops global or regional strategic sourcing projects for critical categories using the strategic sourcing… Show more • Provides strategic direction for the global and regional MRO procurement strategy working directly with Functional Stakeholders and the Procurement Team within EMEA / Americas and other regions to drive and influence best practices from both a commercial and operations perspective.• Prepares annual category plans to align EMEA / Americas and other Regions where possible.• Develops global or regional strategic sourcing projects for critical categories using the strategic sourcing process.• Identifies and implements solutions to drive incremental cost reductions and cost avoidance opportunities through category knowledge by researching and understanding industry trends at the regional and global level.• Works closely with the relevant Functional Teams and the Sourcing Specialists in each region and country to assess, optimize and implement bid projects that align with Operations Teams and other key functions strategic roadmap.• Develops communication reviews with leadership, reviewing critical suppliers, upcoming projects and understanding of the forward business needs.• Collaborates closely with Strategic Business Units, Functional Teams, and Procurement partners to understand requirements and resolve issues in a timely manner.• Utilizes various purchasing electronic tools including spend management software to submit RFIs, RFPs, Reverse auctions to strategically source global suppliers.• Continually evaluates supplier performance with a global viewpoint to identify opportunities for cost savings and sustainability improvements while configuring performance management of critical suppliers. Show less

Monroeville, Pa

• Created and maintained mutually beneficial long-term partnerships with suppliers to foster feedback and continuous improvement by being the primary contact for the vendors during the development phase.• Lead supplier development activities such as scouting for and assessing potential new suppliers for complex, custom raw materials.• Initiated best cost country sourcing to hit savings goals and drive down cost for specialty raw materials.• Coordinated the technical transfer of new… Show more • Created and maintained mutually beneficial long-term partnerships with suppliers to foster feedback and continuous improvement by being the primary contact for the vendors during the development phase.• Lead supplier development activities such as scouting for and assessing potential new suppliers for complex, custom raw materials.• Initiated best cost country sourcing to hit savings goals and drive down cost for specialty raw materials.• Coordinated the technical transfer of new product information including detailed specifications, complex syntheses, and analytical methods to suppliers.• Reduced raw materials costs and lead times by identifying secondary and alternate suppliers in coordination with Purchasing, while negotiating current spend rates.• As a member of the Research and Development team, participated in developing and implementing strategies to support bringing new products expeditiously to market.• Recommended pricing strategies to achieve business goals.• Negotiated supply and quality agreements in coordination with Purchasing.• Conferred with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule and reviews quotes for accuracy and competitive strategies.• Facilitated vendor corrective action and partners with Quality and suppliers to improve quality.• Communicated and measured supplier performance via scorecards and supplier audits.• Worked directly with Global Procurement to ensure their goals and needs are met with contracts and KPIs. Show less

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Conducted category spend analysis and reporting, supplier stratification, supply market, and category industry research to drive savings goals for the department, as well as the company overall.• Provided expertise to internal business unit leaders regarding purchasing processes, technology capabilities, and policies to assist in the procurement life cycle.• Lead creation and implementation of sourcing and demand management strategies for assigned categories of spend.• Managed and… Show more • Conducted category spend analysis and reporting, supplier stratification, supply market, and category industry research to drive savings goals for the department, as well as the company overall.• Provided expertise to internal business unit leaders regarding purchasing processes, technology capabilities, and policies to assist in the procurement life cycle.• Lead creation and implementation of sourcing and demand management strategies for assigned categories of spend.• Managed and facilitated the development of RFX materials to complete.• Provided detailed analysis of proposals and vendor capabilities.• Lead negotiations of new suppliers and / or re-negotiated existing contracts to accomplish lower total cost of ownership. Show less

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Interfaced directly with the Nation Channel Manager and Vice President of Channel Value Added Solutions, to prospect and research suppliers and their competitor’s products to understand the market, their market share, and evaluate the opportunity in order to make the best decision for our customers and our company.• Over $6.2M in savings due to developing existing vendor relationships, proper negotiation and execution, and recognizing consolidation opportunities. • Created and… Show more • Interfaced directly with the Nation Channel Manager and Vice President of Channel Value Added Solutions, to prospect and research suppliers and their competitor’s products to understand the market, their market share, and evaluate the opportunity in order to make the best decision for our customers and our company.• Over $6.2M in savings due to developing existing vendor relationships, proper negotiation and execution, and recognizing consolidation opportunities. • Created and prepared supplier reports by analyzing sales, pricing, margins, product line, and opportunity for supplier negotiations and business reviews.• Contacted new suppliers that were interested in establishing a new Thermo Fisher Scientific relationship or expanding a current Thermo Fisher Scientific relationship and set up conference calls and/or meetings.• Prepared, organized, and analyzed supplier information for trade shows; attended trade shows and participated in negotiation strategy.• Liaison with suppliers on new product additions including completion and submission of new product templates, obtained additional content as needed on existing Thermo Fisher Scientific part numbers.• Submitted substitutions and cross references on items to more profitable Third Party Encompass suppliers.• Identified and assisted with supplier consolidation.• Maintained and updated the supplier performance metrics that is utilized in identifying viable suppliers to work with regarding negotiations.• Assisted with quarterly backorder projects as well as annual pricing projects.• Ability to demonstrate leadership and strong relationship management and negotiation skills. Show less

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Interfaced directly with Manager, and VP of third party purchasing, to plan and prioritize purchasing activities and initiatives.• When given the Senior role, I had 5 reports – 3 Procurement Specialists and 2 Buyers.• Reviewed planned orders for companies Merck, Bayer, EMD among others. • Created requisitions for purchased items, and manages approval process with specific buyers.• Transmitted and prioritized approved purchase orders and supporting documents to… Show more • Interfaced directly with Manager, and VP of third party purchasing, to plan and prioritize purchasing activities and initiatives.• When given the Senior role, I had 5 reports – 3 Procurement Specialists and 2 Buyers.• Reviewed planned orders for companies Merck, Bayer, EMD among others. • Created requisitions for purchased items, and manages approval process with specific buyers.• Transmitted and prioritized approved purchase orders and supporting documents to supplier.• Tracked order acknowledgement throughout the whole process, checked on backordered items and provided analysis to all customers while their product is being supplied.• Tracked orders and confirms system lead times, delivery dates, and costs, as well as worked with suppliers on receiving discounts to pass on to the customer.• Reviewed, updated, and maintained purchase orders until they were closed.• Identified opportunities for discounts and worked with the website coordinator compiling special discounts or circumstances for product ordering.• Created and identified new suppliers to be used by Thermo Fisher Scientific throughout constant communication with the suppliers needs. Show less

Pittsburg

• Responsible for reviewing over case report forms for drugs set to be approved by the FDA.• Bookmarked and hyperlinked the files for the studies for all three Novum Pharmaceutical branches, as well as reviewed over all pages of the report and added to the final product. • Lead weekly meetings with the report writers of the Pittsburgh, Houston, and Las Vegas branches to ensure the work was up to date and reviewed over completed and future studies.• Met the strict deadline schedule… Show more • Responsible for reviewing over case report forms for drugs set to be approved by the FDA.• Bookmarked and hyperlinked the files for the studies for all three Novum Pharmaceutical branches, as well as reviewed over all pages of the report and added to the final product. • Lead weekly meetings with the report writers of the Pittsburgh, Houston, and Las Vegas branches to ensure the work was up to date and reviewed over completed and future studies.• Met the strict deadline schedule for not just the Pittsburgh studies, but also completed Houston and Las Vegas studies as well.• Established tables and graphs for the study report that was to be used directly by the report writer(s) in creating the full case report to submit for approval.• Worked closely through email, and video conference, with the other associates for the Houston and Las Vegas branch to assist them in the completing of studies. Show less