Sr Distribution Manager/Site Leader

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.

Location/Division Specific Information

Located in Agawam, MA and will support the Customer Channels Group (CCG) at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Discover Impactful Work

The Sr Manager of Distribution will manage supervisors and operations manager, the entire operation of the distribution center, providing high quality services to the facility’s customer base through the implementation and maintenance of internal operating standards that drive efficiency, customer, and employee satisfaction as the Regional Distribution Area Manager. Additionally, as the Site Leader, assume responsibility for site-wide initiatives, fostering employee engagement, and maintaining a safe and compliant operating environment.

A Day in the Life

• Responsible for overall warehouse cost, service, compliance and safety through productivity and performance metrics including all receiving, put-away, picking, packing, shipping, inventory control and facility maintenance.
• Supervises all aspects of the operation using agreed upon metrics that capture the essential service indicators to meet company’s goals: Lines filled per hour, service levels, delivery reliability and on-time performance.
• Sets the standard for leadership in the facility, leading by example in a manner that is consistent with our organizational culture, which is based on four values: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement and on open communication.
• Leads team’s focus on safety and obtain and maintain 100% compliance in all required training.
• Monitors, reports and controls facility expenses to ensure plans and targets are achieved. Uses matrix to positively effect region performance such as: cost per line, book section of P & L, inventory, labor costs, focused on balance and utilization, FTE, CW’s and OT. Service metrics to enhance customer experience.
• Takes an active role in the hiring process. Ensures performance management and development processes are conducted in a timely manner. Recommends and implements employee corrective action when appropriate partnering with Human Resources. Oversees cross-training as required by the cross training matrix.
• Ensures policies and procedures are followed maintaining compliance with regulatory and operational procedures.
• Reviews all internal reports to measure and assess operational effectiveness, to ensure timely shipment of all orders and adherence to facility goals.
• Work directly with the Area Sr. Director to ensure total P & L goals and objectives are met.
• Ensures storage of materials is in keeping with State and Federal FDA, Board of Pharmacy, DEA, ATF, EPA and OSHA regulations.
• Deliver on decision making skills, resolving problems that prevent a timely and efficient handling of inbound and outbound orders. Makes recommendations regarding workflow and overtime when needed.
• Assists in preparing and maintaining SOP’s for the site.
• Assumes the duties of the Supervisors in their functional areas in the event of their absence.
• Interact with MIS to ensure all equipment is in proper working order. Communicates with maintenance department to confirm preventative maintenance is completed on all equipment and internal assets.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Keys to Success:

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field, required.

Experience

• At least 5 years of progressive management experience in a distribution, or operations environment.
• Must possess a current knowledge of regulatory requirements including DOT and HAZMAT.
• Knowledge of operational safety requirements.
• Must have a basic understanding of transportation related issues.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Leadership skills to coach and empower along with excellent interpersonal skills to relate well to employees, peers, various levels of management, and to build customer relationships.
• Exceptional proficiency in written and verbal communication with customers and various management levels of the organization.
• Adept organizational skills to meet targets, support team in task prioritization, and lead multiple projects concurrently.
• Computer literate with intermediate skills in Microsoft Suite, Outlook, Word, and Excel and Warehouse Management Systems experience.

Work Environment:

• Limited travel required.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in a warehouse environment with no air conditioning in the summer.
• Perform the supervisor’s and other jobs when short staffed or as needed.

Benefits

We offer competitive salary, 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 5 reasons to work with us. 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. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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