Sr. Manager PPI Business Systems

Job Description

When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientificyoullbecome part of a team that shares your passion for exploration and discovery. With revenues of approximately$40 billionand the largest investment in R&D in the industry we give our people the resources and chances to create substantial contributions to the world.

The Laboratory Chemicals Division (LCD) provides resourceful chemistry solutions for the pharmaceutical agrochemical diagnostic detection electronic fuel cellpaintsand coatings market. This team supports global customers from research and developmentthrough tomanufacturing. The LCD organization is supported by more than 1400 employees globally across 7 locations. LCD is organized into two distinct business units that focus on delivering reagents to support chemical synthesis (Fine Chemical Products Business Unit) and chemical analysis and purification (Laboratory Analytical Reagents Business Unit).

What will you do

The Senior Manager PPI Business Systems (Site) leads the development and implementation of a comprehensive PPI strategy for a specific site within the Laboratory Chemicals Division (LCD). This role is crucial in fostering a continuousimprovementculture and achieving aspirational growth through enhanced customer experience and operational excellence.

As a key member of the sites leadership team this rolewill be instrumental inestablishingand maintaining positive relationships with both external and internal customers and key partners through impactful and customer-centric ways of working. The ability to work cross-functionally in a matrixed organization and provide strategic direction will be critical to the success of the role and the sites performance within the Laboratory Chemicals Division.

To excel in this role you will have an extensivetrack recordof delivering transformationalchangethrough continuous improvement (PPI) initiatives coupled with strong leadership and mentoring skills.

Equally vital will be your ability to think strategically and translate high-level strategies into actionable site-specific plans combined with theexpertiseto drive business growth through targeted activity and team development.

The successful candidate will have a proven history of using financial acumen to achieve positive outcomes and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and execute site-specific PPI strategies aligned with divisional and corporateobjectives ensuring local implementation of global initiatives.

Design deploy and sustain advanced lean methodologies tailoring approaches to site-specific needs and challenges.

Develop metrics that provide data for process measurementidentifyingindicators for future improvement opportunities.

Translate business strategies into clear operational roadmaps KPIs and implementation plans that drive growth productivity and quality for the site.

Spearhead cross-functional collaboration to streamline end-to-end processesoptimizehandoffs and significantly reduce waste and variation.

Lead cultural change initiatives by modeling desired behaviors building engagement and reinforcing accountability through innovative routines and recognition programs.

Implement and evolve the sites performance management framework ensuring alignment with divisional and company goals while adapting to local needs.

Drive site productivity targets through advanced problem-solving techniques value stream improvements and strategic digital enablement initiatives.

Provide consultation on the use of re-engineering techniques to improve process performance and product quality.

Perform cost and benefit analyses to prioritize improvement initiatives and quantify their impact.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in engineering science supply chain operations or business preferred; MBA or relevant advanced degree is a plus.

10 years of progressive experience in operations/manufacturing environments with at least 5 yearsinsenior leadership roles.

Extensivetrack recordof delivering large- scalecontinuous improvement initiatives and driving organizational change.

Advanced knowledge of lean methodologies Six Sigma (Black Beltcertification preferred) and other process improvement techniques.

Demonstrated ability to adopt AI and leverage cutting- edgetechnology to accelerate improvement and growth.

Proven strategic thinker able to connect high-level organizational goals to practical site- levelexecution.

Solid financial acumen commercial awareness and business knowledge to prioritize initiatives and quantify impact at a site and divisional level.