Supervisor, Inventory Management
- McPherson, KS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Optimally lead a diverse cross-functional team of on-site inventory specialists. Responsible for complete employee lifecycle management: new hire selection, identification of training needs and employee performance evaluations.
- Deliver on contractual scope of work. Develop, track, and trend business metrics. Collaborate and support the Program Manager for customer performance reviews.
- Act as liaison between customer and Thermo Fisher Scientific; Coordinate onsite vendor escorting and customer visits
- Support proactive inventory planning by analyzing usage trends and ensuring accurate data entry and maintenance within proprietary systems to optimize stock levels and meet service level expectations
- Write and implement SOPs, conduct site inspections, and ensure completion of annual physical inventory
- Define new opportunities by actively seeking expansion of services. Provide capability presentations. Support the sales team and customer to identify savings and opportunities.
- Drive process improvement culture by supporting Practical Process Improvement (PPI) initiatives
- Support safety programs such as hazard identification, conduct inspections and incident reporting. Communicate and hold local staff accountable to safety expectations.
- Positively represent Thermo Fisher Scientific at all times throughout customer locations.
- May perform other responsibilities as assigned by management
- Leadership and supervisory abilities and interpersonal skills are required to lead, coach, and enhance team culture.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor in all interactions and upholding Thermo Fisher Scientific's values, including confidentiality.
- Demonstrates computer proficiency and possesses intermediate skills in Microsoft Office suite of software.
- Basic chemical knowledge including chemical handling, lot numbers and expiration dates for inventory tracking. Practice FIFO.
- Possesses strong analytical and problem solving skills make timely decisions, re-balance staff workloads, and coordinate multiple overlapping priorities, while functioning in a fast-paced work environment
- Works primarily at customer sites, which may require independent work at the customer locations. Work areas may include spaces where chemical-based allergens are in use (such as penicillin, tetracycline, etc.)
- Depending on the area of the building, personal protective equipment must be worn, including lab coats, coveralls, hoods, facemasks, hairnets, safety gloves, steel-toe shoes (required for all colleagues), bump hats, and/or safety glasses.
- Regularly required to lift 30 - 40lbs, and up to 50lbs occasionally.
- Regularly use equipment including pushcarts, pallet jacks, mobile cylinders, forklifts, etc. to push/pull up to 100lbs
- Regularly required to stand, walk and conduct manual material handling (twisting, bending, reaching, lifting, etc.) for prolonged periods.
- Ability to work in environments with multifaceted temperatures (cold rooms, outside, etc.)
- Ability to work overtime, or independently, as needed.