Senior Manager North America Supply Chain

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Lenexa, KS

21h • Onsite

About The Position

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. Discover Impactful Work: The Sr. Manager, North America Supply Chain is an outstanding leadership role pivotal in driving our supply chain operations across North America. This position coordinates a broad spectrum of supply chain management, including demand planning, sourcing, purchasing, materials planning, order management, and distribution. Additionally, this role leads all aspects of Continuous Availability System (CAS) implementation and serves as the global process owner for Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). You will ensure the seamless flow of goods and materials to support the Microbiology division's substantial revenue streams. A day in the Life: North America Supply Chain Leadership: Directs and manages all supply chain functions within North America, ensuring outstanding performance and efficiency. Demand Planning: Develops and implements accurate demand forecasts to optimize inventory levels and meet customer demand. Sourcing & Purchasing: Leads strategic sourcing initiatives, negotiates contracts with suppliers, and manages supplier relationships to ensure efficient procurement of materials and services. Materials Planning: Coordinates inventory control, production planning, and material flow to ensure timely availability of materials for production and fulfilment. Order Management: Manages the order fulfilment process from order entry to delivery, ensuring accurate and timely order processing. Distribution: Coordinates warehouse operations, logistics, and transportation to ensure efficient and cost-effective delivery of products to customers. Financial Performance: Manages the supply chain budget, monitors critical metrics, and finds opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency improvement. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Works closely with Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Finance, and other key collaborators to align supply chain strategies with business objectives. Team Leadership & Development: Leads, mentors, and develops a high-performing supply chain team. Compliance: Ensures compliance with all relevant regulations and industry standards. Drives Microbiology Division Growth: Ensures a reliable supply chain, supporting $300M in North American revenue and $700M globally. Keys to Success: Education Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree or equivalent experience preferred. Experience 10+ years of dynamic experience in supply chain management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role. Proven track record of successfully managing end-to-end supply chain operations in a complex, global organization. Deep understanding of demand planning, sourcing, purchasing, materials planning, order management, and distribution processes. Extensive experience with S&OP and demonstrated ability to drive process improvement. Experience with Continuous Availability Systems (CAS) or similar inventory management systems. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills. Experience in the life sciences or related industry is preferred. APICS certification (e.g., CSCP, CPIM) is a plus. Physical Demands: Standard office environment. May require occasional travel. 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. Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell? Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 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, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled 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, Patheon and PPD. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of dynamic experience in supply chain management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record of successfully managing end-to-end supply chain operations in a complex, global organization.
• Deep understanding of demand planning, sourcing, purchasing, materials planning, order management, and distribution processes.
• Extensive experience with S&OP and demonstrated ability to drive process improvement.
• Experience with Continuous Availability Systems (CAS) or similar inventory management systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Experience in the life sciences or related industry is preferred.
• APICS certification (e.g., CSCP, CPIM) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Directs and manages all supply chain functions within North America, ensuring outstanding performance and efficiency.
• Develops and implements accurate demand forecasts to optimize inventory levels and meet customer demand.
• Leads strategic sourcing initiatives, negotiates contracts with suppliers, and manages supplier relationships to ensure efficient procurement of materials and services.
• Coordinates inventory control, production planning, and material flow to ensure timely availability of materials for production and fulfilment.
• Manages the order fulfilment process from order entry to delivery, ensuring accurate and timely order processing.
• Coordinates warehouse operations, logistics, and transportation to ensure efficient and cost-effective delivery of products to customers.
• Manages the supply chain budget, monitors critical metrics, and finds opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency improvement.
• Works closely with Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Finance, and other key collaborators to align supply chain strategies with business objectives.
• Leads, mentors, and develops a high-performing supply chain team.
• Ensures compliance with all relevant regulations and industry standards.
• Ensures a reliable supply chain, supporting $300M in North American revenue and $700M globally.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees