Hybrid Senior Manager, Distribution Engineering

at Thermo Fisher Scientific

• Job title: Senior Manager, Distribution Engineering
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Loughborough, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Manager in Distribution Engineering at Fisher Scientific, overseeing strategic projects for the European distribution network. Responsibilities include managing capital projects and collaborating across teams for operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Support the strategic direction of Fisher Scientific’s European Distribution network evolution by analyzing and implementing the operating process, physical infrastructure, and material handling equipment best suited for the operation.
• Responsible for the proposal and management of CAPEX and continuous improvement projects to support the operational functions across the distribution network.
• Provide engineering expertise coupled with leadership of the engineering team to support the strategic plan.
• Collaborate across multiple workstreams within the business such as IT, risk management, finance, transportation and safety.
• Manage new facility projects, building retrofits, and installation activities.
• Perform and manage the analysis of facility planning data, calculation of facility space requirements, and facility layout and design.
• Manage partner relationships by performing detailed studies on current partners/suppliers, preparing vendor bid packages, and reviewing vendor quotations for selection.
• Assist with operational and financial forecasting, capital expenditures, CapEx justifications, and improvement analyses.
• Manage and optimize use of Material Handling Equipment, Sortation Systems, Storage Systems, Racking Systems and Equipment, RF Storage & Location Systems, WMS, ERP.
• Perform design and process flow analyses (including time studies) and develop related recommendations aimed at operational improvements, lowering costs and improving customer service.
• Develop databases and other tools and to automate the engineering and maintenance processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Discipline or Technical apprenticeship coupled with equivalent training and experience (NVQ, HND, HNC, etc.)
• Minimum of 5 years Industrial Engineering experience.
• Experience managing a team and/or large project teams.
• Experience in managing complex projects related to facility design and construction and existing facility retrofits.
• Experience in safety, risk management and knowledge of EU directives and standards.
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office products with a strong emphasis in MS Excel, MS Project, and MS Visio.
• Proficient in AutoCAD.
• Strong negotiation skills to successfully negotiate agreements with suppliers and contractors for the DC operations and facility.
• Strong background and experience in continuous improvement methodology such as Six Sigma, Lean, TQM.

Benefits

• Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)
• Travel 25% in average – with peaks during critical phases