Sr Manager, Supply Chain

Work Schedule

Other

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.

Location/Division Specific Information

Based in Paramus, NJ and will also support our Bridgewater and Fair Lawn, NJ sites. Reporting to our Laboratory Chemicals Division (LCD Operations) business unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific. This role reports to the Sr Director, Supply Chain.

Discover Impactful Work:

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain is responsible for making decisions that impact the demand and supply plans and communicating those decisions to stakeholders, as well as identify and resolve supply shortages for the site. This individual also owns the supply portion of the Sales, Inventory and Operations planning (SIOP) process, as well as contributing to special projects and other supply chain and business strategy initiatives. Also included in scope is the Material Management process - purchasing / tracking / overseeing inventory of Raw Materials, Packaging Materials and Components that are needed for production. As a leader of the team, the individual collects inputs from multiple demand and supply planners, which are then consolidated and rationalized together.

A Day in the Life:

• Partner with the Demand Planning team to create executable supply plans across all value streams and ensuring supply is available to meet demand requirements within the planning horizon.

• Work with the Procurement team to ensure reliable supply of Raw Materials, Packaging and Components are supplied to the sites.

• The role is also responsible for deploying new process changes, templates, work on projects with other functions to account for organizational changes, etc.

( Leadership )

• Directly manages a team of production planners.

• Represents the Site Leadership staff, including performance reporting, budget management, strategy contribution, decision-making and communications.

( Impact / Success Measures )

• Develop and govern the process through which production schedules are developed and managed within the value streams, including prioritization logic, constraint management, process controls and flex/buffer strategies while achieving company revenue goals, customer service goals, inventory and lean productivity goals.

• Manage working capital (Inventory) levels to achieve or surpass financial goals (site & business unit).

• Continuously strive to achieve balance across key goals and priorities of service level, inventory and operational efficiencies within a quarterly planning horizon.

• Partners with the Network capacity manager to complete routine rough-cut capacity planning based on 18-24 months of demand, utilization rates, efficiency assumptions and any strategic programs or events.

• Responsible for setting operational objectives and successful implementation, maintenance and execution of planning processes and initiatives across regions, business units and product families.

• Achieve success through regular mentor, developing and the ability to empower the team.

• Facilitate monthly supply planning meeting and ensure gaps are clearly understood and communicated, and appropriate actions are in place to resolve.

• Influence and collaborate with key partners in marketing, demand planning and finance, and address input gaps as identified by forecast error, volatility and other means.

• Understand and highlight capacity constraints and work collaboratively with Manufacturing on resolution across resources and constraints.

• Make recommendations for vital capacity expansions and support case development and analysis.

• Implement and supervise KPIs to ensure material supply is maintained. Stewardship of key suppliers is a critical focus area.

• Support relevant supply chain projects around enhancing customer experience & improving delivery.

• Develop and implement inventory management strategies that support revenue growth, minimize risk of E&O for both finished goods and raw materials, while balancing inventory turns and availability goals.

• Participate in problem solving activities and drive back-order reduction efforts.

• Provide input and recommendation in improving supply chain strategies, policies and practices.

• Manages the annual Performance Management and Development (PMD) and Human Resource Review (HRR) processes, maintaining a dedicated and engaged team.

Keys to Success:

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or other business management subject area or related field is required.

Experience

• At least 7 Years leadership experience in the Supply Chain field. Ideally Life Sciences manufacturing confirmed experience, or highly regulated field.

• Proficiency in an Enterprise System, such as SAP, JDE, or another major ERP system.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Ability to build relationships across different parts of the organization: commercial, sales, marketing, product development, finance, engineering and manufacturing.

• Deep knowledge in planning processes: supply planning, new product's introduction, material planning and SIOP processes

• Ability to thrive in a matrix and cross-functional team environment.

• Self-starter with ability to work independently under pressure and react quickly to changing priorities

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication, including great presentations.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.