Sr. Manager, Global Supply Chain & SIOP Process Owner (Middletown, VA)

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Job Description

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work. And you’ll have the opportunity for continual growth and learning in a culture that empowers your development. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

Location/Division Specific Information

In the Clinical Diagnostics Division we aspire to be our customers’ most trusted partner, by providing innovative diagnostic solutions that improve patient outcomes. We serve our customers from our global manufacturing sites across North America, Europe and China.

Discover Impactful Work:

The SIOP & Supply Chain Senior Manager will report to Vice President, Operations for the Clinical Diagnostics Division, leading all aspects of overall governance, process standardization, data analytics and insights, SAP optimization, and coordinating daily planning activities. This manager is expected to proactively drive organizational change, integration, and accountability across functions, resulting in improved commercial and order fulfillment relationships, delivering performance and revenue recognition.

Location: 100% on-site position in Middletown, VA or Fremont, CA. Will consider other locations at Carlsbad, CA, Frederick, MD, Portage MI and Waltham, MA

Relocation assistance is NOT provided. 

What will you do?:

• Develop the Division’s strategy for SIOP, with direct responsibility for the deployment at the Middletown site in partnership with the Site Director of Supply Chain.

• Lead critical initiatives contributing to the overall product supply reliability, customer service levels and inventory management for our global manufacturing sites.

• Work cross-functionally with the commercial and planning teams directly on supply chain issues and create project plans to resolve risks and resolve issues.

• Develop planning strategies to serve customers in complex network supply chains through to end-customer.

• Lead and sustain the SIOP process, ensuring effective cross-functional integration between supply, demand, and customer fulfillment.

• Champion adoption and effective use of SAP across planning, scheduling, and fulfillment teams, with responsibility for SAP data cleanliness, training, and super-user issue resolution.

• Hold planning teams accountable for timely, complete, and accurate supply planning to achieve the financial forecast and ensure adherence to the supply plan.

• Lead corrective actions and rapid improvement events in data quality, supply chain execution, and order management to resolve planning failures and missed customer commitments.

• Develop and implement standard work instructions, key performance indicators, process maps, and regular SIOP reviews, providing executive summaries, raising critical issues, and scenario-based recommendations for decision making to build robust supply plans aligned to the financial forecasts.

Keys to Success:

Education

• Requires bachelor's degree, ideally in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related experience.

• MBA a plus; APICS certification preferred

Experience

• 8+ years proven experience in Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, S&OP, SIOP, or similar field.

• Strong background in optimizing supply chain operations, covering network flow, inventory control, and capacity planning;

• Expertise leading a cross-functional S&OP or SIOP process; proficiency in forecasting, capacity, production planning, and inventory planning

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Ability to create processes and implement business processes with a global organization

• Change agent, transforming culture and creating rigor around S&OP processes

• Understands how to effectively communicate to all levels in the organization.

• Strong knowledge and experience as a Super User of SAP

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Office environment with daily computer use and occasional interaction with the manufacturing floor requiring the use of Personal Protective Equipment.

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!

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• 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

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards