Supply Chain Manager

Work Schedule

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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.

Purpose of the Role

The Supply Chain Manager is responsible for leading end-to-end supply chain operations to ensure high customer satisfaction through on-time delivery, product completeness, and quality. This role drives planning, logistics, inventory management, and continuous improvement while aligning cross-functional stakeholders and supporting business growth in a dynamic, international environment.

Key Responsibilities

Supply Chain Operations & Planning

• Manage customer demand planning with a strong focus on on-time delivery, product completeness, and quality performance.
• Oversee material supply, inventory management, production planning, and export activities.
• Manage logistics across all product life-cycle stages, from product introduction through to product phase-out.
• Ensure supply chain flexibility and responsiveness to changing business conditions and market trends.
• Maintain logistics data and system structures in ERP, CRM, and other operational systems.
• Drive innovation in supply chain, planning, and inventory management processes.

Leadership & People Management

• Lead and manage the supply chain organization, including first-line managers and their teams.
• Build a high-performing, flexible team capable of addressing both operational and strategic challenges.
• Develop team members through goal setting, coaching, and career development planning, including succession and critical skills management.
• Foster a culture of pride, ownership, collaboration, and engagement that supports the employer brand.

Continuous Improvement & Projects

• Drive the PPI (Practical Process Improvement) Business System in daily operations and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Implement and embed the 4i culture across all areas of responsibility.
• Lead cross-functional projects to improve efficiency, scalability, and supply chain performance.

Stakeholder Management & Collaboration

• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and key internal stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment across cross-functional teams, including Operations, R&D, Sales, Service, Business Units, Marketing, and external partners.
• Actively leverage customer feedback to improve service levels and strengthen the department’s reputation.
• Promote open, transparent, and effective communication across all levels of the organization.

Financial & Resource Management

• Manage the departmental budget, ensuring effective cost control and resource allocation.
• Plan and optimize resources, including headcount, workforce flexibility, and capacity.

Compliance, Quality & Governance

• Ensure compliance with IMS standards, including regulatory, safety, quality, and environmental requirements, and drive continuous improvement.
• Execute all activities in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) directives, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• University degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or a related field.
• Proven track record in supply chain or logistics management, preferably in a complex, international environment.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems and supply chain processes.
• Experience in managing budgets and implementing cost optimization initiatives.
• Professional certifications in Supply Chain or Logistics Management welcomed (APICS, CSCMP).

Skills & Competencies

• Strong customer orientation with a results-driven and self-motivated mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and operational efficiency.
• Leadership capability with experience in driving teams and individuals to the next level.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and organizational levels in a matrix environment.
• Solid understanding of budgeting and basic financial principles.
• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken).

Personal Attributes

• Continuous improvement mindset with a structured and conceptual approach.
• Resilient and able to perform under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills in an international setting.
• Self-motivated, objectives driven personality with strong customer orientation.
• Ability to influence, align, and drive change across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities, capable of prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Eagerness to learn, adaptability, and a proactive approach to tasks.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, all 100,000 of our remarkable contributors have their own inspiring stories. Become part of our journey and help fulfill our mission to assist those we serve in building a healthier, cleaner, and safer world. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and prohibits discrimination against any individual based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by law.