Sr Manager, Supply Chain Transformation

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Sr. Manager, Supply Chain Transformation

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with an annual revenue exceeding $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 analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or growing efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them.

This role sits within the Pharma Services Group (PSG), specifically the Drug Substance Division (DSD). DSD delivers integrated drug substance development and manufacturing solutions across small molecules, biologics, and complex modalities. With industry-leading process development, scale-up, GMP manufacturing, and robust CMC and analytical expertise, DSD enables customers worldwide to accelerate and de-risk their therapeutic programs.

 

Position Summary 

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Transformation is a division-level leader responsible for driving the design and execution of strategic supply chain initiatives across multiple sites and business units. Reporting to the Sr. Director, Supply Chain, this role will lead the transformation toward a more centralized, standardized, and performance-driven operating model.

 

This position operates above site-level execution, focusing on aligning planning, sourcing, and procurement capabilities across the division to enable enterprise prioritization, improved service, and optimized inventory and cost performance.

 

Key Responsibilities

1. Division-Level Transformation Leadership

• Lead cross-site and cross-BU supply chain transformation initiatives aligned to division strategy
• Drive centralization efforts across supply planning, sourcing, procurement, and master data
• Serve as a key partner to the Sr. Director in defining and executing the transformation agenda

2. Operating Model Design & Implementation

• Define and implement the division’s target operating model (roles, structure, decision rights, governance)

• Establish clear accountability between site supply chain teams, BU leadership, and global procurement

• Drive consistency in how supply chain activities are executed across sites

3. Cross-Functional Alignment

·      Align stakeholders across Supply Chain, Global Procurement, Operations, Finance, and Business Units

·      Act as the bridge between corporate/global functions and site-level execution

·      Facilitate decision-making across competing site and BU priorities

4. Standardization & Capability Building

·      Develop and deploy standardized processes, tools, and governance across the division

·      Build playbooks for planning, sourcing, and procurement execution

·      Elevate supply chain capabilities across sites, particularly in less mature business units

5. Data & Systems Transformation

·      Lead initiatives to centralize and standardize supply chain master data

·      Partner with IT and digital teams to improve planning and procurement system utilization

·      Enable visibility and decision-making through improved data quality and reporting

6. Performance & Value Delivery

·      Define and track division-level KPIs (service, inventory, cost, supplier performance)

·      Drive measurable improvements through transformation initiatives

·      Establish governance mechanisms to sustain performance and accountability

7. Organizational Adoption & Continuous Improvement

• Drive adoption of standardized processes and ways of working across sites and business units

• Establish mechanisms to monitor adoption, identify gaps, and reinforc