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
The Material and Structural Analysis Division (MSD) enables customers to find meaningful answers to questions that accelerate breakthrough discoveries, increase efficiency, and ultimately change the world.
We design, manufacture, and support the broadest range of high-performance microscopy workflows that provide images and answers in the micro-, nano-, and picometer scales.
We combine hardware and software expertise in electron, ion, and light microscopy with deep application knowledge in the materials science, life sciences, electronics, and natural resources markets.
Our worldwide team of 5500 people is dedicated to customers' pursuit of discovery and resolution to global challenges
Discover Impactful Work :
In this position you will shape the External Contract Manufacturing (ECM) strategy for MSD in North America. You will lead cross-functional and cross-site project teams, through the scoping, planning, execution and closure phases of strategic supply chain projects.
The position is reporting in the MSD Operations Organization and will report into the Director External Contract Manufacturing.
What will you do?
Establish, align and implement long-term contract manufacturing strategies and key programs with the key collaborators in line with Division Strategic Growth Plan.
Specific focus on North America region.
- Lead project teams to develop supply chains of precision parts, qualified sub-assemblies and High Level Assemblies ensuring sufficient quality supply.
- Partner with operations and procurement teams to perform make vs buy assessments and scoping of opportunities.
- Build supply partnerships and relationships with key suppliers. Proactively identify supply issues, risks and challenges.
Facilitate trade-off decisions and remove obstacles.
Keys to Success : Education
Education
Bachelor degree in Engineering, Science or Management Sciences or a combination of education and experience that demonstrates the required skills
Experience
- Preferred 8+ years of experience in : supplier improvement, supplier management, manufacturing, logistics, development & engineering.
- Requires proven experience in high-tech industry environment working with sophisticated products and processes.
- Proven track record to interact effectively with cross-functional and cross-cultural teams in fast-paced multi-disciplinary matrix environment.
- Training and implementation experience in supplier auditing and Lean / Six Sigma or similar with validated results.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Excellent (internal) customer and supplier management and relationship building skills.
- Self-starter with ability to scope and lead complicated projects from inception to completion.
- Demonstrates supply chain (processes) and manufacturing knowledge
- Ability to build and deliver presentations appropriately scaled to the audience. Confident at interacting with senior management.
- Strong negotiation skills and proven track record of driving decisions and discussions. Able to influence and find mutually helpful outcomes.
- Hands-on mentality : love sophisticated problems and strive to get things done.
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!
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need.
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