Manager, Transportation

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Job Description

Are you ready to take the next step in your transportation career with a company that values innovation and excellence? At Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., we're looking for an exceptionally versatile Sr Manager, Transportation to join our team in Bridgewater, NJ, USA. This role is pivotal in leading the transportation for LCD AMER, focusing on quality, compliance, service, and cost improvements. If you thrive in a collaborative, ambitious environment and are passionate about making a tangible impact, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Lead our LCD Americas transportation network to ensure positive customer experience and optimized cost to serve.
• Manage and ensure transportation provider performance meets the needs of operations, customers, and the supply chain by driving on-time delivery, quality, and compliance with company policies and regulatory standards.
• Develop and maintain a continuous improvement funnel of projects aimed at enhancing transportation performance, optimizing efficiency, and reducing costs, while aligning with overall supply chain goals.
• Build an effective inbound and outbound road/air network by applying the appropriate mix of Full Truck Load, Less Than Truck Load, ocean, and parcel carriers.
• Identify and resolve day to day transportation challenges impacting inbound and outbound shipments.
• Coordinate with cross-functional departments (purchasing, planning, commercial, operations, etc.) to develop the most efficient inbound, outbound, and facility-to-facility strategy while maintaining customer expectations.
• Develop and present monthly business reviews (MBR) that accurately depict the status of the departments performance and actions in place for forward progress.
• Define and track metrics; maintain unified dashboards and reports on project/program progress.
• Provide divisional financial information (forecast revenue, reporting) and maintain annual budget targets in partnership with senior management.
• Collaborate with corporate transportation to bring to bear standard methodologies and ensure consistency.
• Review and monitor transportation cost containment and drive continuous improvement through analysis and operational enhancement.
• Serve as an effective safety steward by ensuring accurate reporting of near misses and attending safety trainings.
• Operate a safe work environment through continuous safety awareness and full compliance to all EH&S programs and activities.
• Travel up to 10%.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

How will you get here

Education

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in supply chain, business logistics, finance, or related area; a master’s or advanced degree preferred.
• 3 years of transportation/logistics leadership management experience.

Knowledge skills abilities

• Solid understanding of carrier operations and costs required. Must be familiar with all modes of transportation, such as LTL, TL, intermodal, air/ocean freight, and parcel.
• Must have a consistent track record of optimally managing a financial P&L, building, and achieving an annual operating plan that drives year-over-year cost reductions.
• Support a management philosophy of empowering individuals.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through others.
• Must possess the leadership skills to take charge and inspire change by initiating actions.
• Must have superb coordination skills to plan, coordinate, and set priorities to facilitate timely execution.
• Must have experience and be comfortable in a highly structured/procedure environment.
• Must possess strong systems (including database management and reporting) and project management skills; must be PC literate in Outlook, Excel, Access, and Word.