Director, Supply Chain LPE - Pittsburgh/Rochester

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Pittsburgh, PA

7d • $145,000 - $218,250

About The Position

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $42 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, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or growing efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our 130,000 colleagues deliver an outstanding 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 and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com . This position will serve as the Supply Chain leader for the LCS (Labware, Clinical and Storage) business, supporting a global scope. LCS is part of the Laboratory Plastics Essentials (LPE) Division. How you will make an impact: As the Director of Supply Chain for the LCS Business, you will be responsible for End-to-End Supply Chain management, leading the planning function globally, including production planning, detailed scheduling, materials planning, distribution requirement planning, manufacturing site’s warehousing and customer and channels supply chain collaboration. This position works closely with Product Management, Commercial, Procurement, Distribution & Logistics and Operations teams to provide excellent service to our customers and support revenue generation and profitability growth. In this role, you will balance supply and demand, optimize inventory and drive productivity to ensure excellent customer experience at an optimal cost, using SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning) process and cross functional collaboration, to deliver the annual business objectives. In addition, you will lead the development and deployment of the overall supply chain strategy, with accountability for year-over-year improvements in Customer Allegiance Score (CAS) for Order Fulfillment, Product availability (LIFR/OTIF/OTTP), Lead times and inventory days of supply (DOS).

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Industrial Engineering, or other business management subject area or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant supply chain experience, with at least 7 years of people leadership and management experience.
• Specific experience in Distribution, Production and Materials Planning.
• Strong leader with the ability to influence and lead a large, geographically diverse organization.
• Clear understanding of the order-to-cash process in manufacturing businesses.
• Knowledge of business systems and IT for leading complex supply chain activities.
• Excellent interpersonal competencies, both written and oral.
• Proven track record with a continuous improvement methodology.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities, with direct, applied experience in Supply Chain.
• Ability to successfully create clear objectives and facilitate career planning for team members.
• Demonstrates the Thermo Fisher values – Integrity, Intensity, Involvement and Innovation.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• APICS certification (i.e. CPIM, CSCP).
• Lean Six Sigma Green / Black Belt Certification.
• Experience in GMP, regulated environment (Life Science, Pharma, Med Device, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Supply Chain Managers, Planners and warehouse professionals in global locations.
• Implement the Supply Chain Strategy in support of the Business STRAP.
• Lead the monthly Sales, Operations, and Inventory Planning process for LCS Supply Chains
• Continuously monitor and optimize critical supply chain metrics to act as early indicators of performance e.g., inventory health, schedule adherence etc., in line with Business objectives.
• Drive a standard inventory planning approach to achieve DOS inventory targets.
• Work closely with the Procurement function to support Procurement strategy and material availability.
• Work with IT and Data Analytics to identify and standardize around a core set of information sys tems solutions and data analytics platforms.
• Work with the Distribution and Logistics team to drive end-to-end optimization and improved total cost to serve.
• Develop talent to continuously improve the supply chain function.
• Closely partner with operations leadership to support achievement of Annual Operating Plans.
• Apply continuous improvement tools and processes to boost performance.
• Serve as a member of the LCS Business Leadership Team, supporting the development and execution of business strategy, driving revenue generation and profitability improvement.

Benefits

• We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, 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.
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director