Logistics Manager

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company based in Hemel Hempstead is seeking a Supply Chain Manager to lead a team focusing on inventory control and logistics functions. Responsibilities include managing shipping and receiving activities, developing performance metrics, and ensuring quality compliance. A Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related fields is required, along with significant leadership experience in logistics. The role offers competitive remuneration, healthcare, and career development prospects.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

Healthcare

Annual incentive plan bonus

Employee benefits

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Materials Management, or Logistics or similar.
• Significant experience in progressive leadership.
• Demonstrated ability in Logistics functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of professional colleagues who process inbound and outbound shipments.
• Develop effective metrics and monitoring programs to ensure Supply Chain performance.
• Lead the team to ensure delivery performance to plan activities.
• Prepare for and coordinate shipping, receiving, and material handling.
• Ensure ERP transaction completion and accuracy for material.
• Lead all aspects of storage and disposition of non-conforming materials.
• Maintain quality records related to shipping and receiving.

Skills

Inventory control

Logistics functions

Customer focus

Leadership skills

Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Materials Management, or Logistics

Tools

ERP (SAP preferred)

Job description

Overview

When you're part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do important work. And you'll have the opportunity for continual growth and learning in a culture that empowers your development. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

Location/Division Specific Information

Stafford House, 1 Boundary Park
Hemel Hempstead HP2 7GE
United Kingdom

Discover Impactful Work: Develop a culture of continuous improvement and on time, and in full, delivery performance throughout the Supply Chain Operation. This will be accomplished by providing strong leadership and training that focuses the team on safety, compliance with quality requirements, internal and external customer support, robust inventory control procedures. Project work and leadership will also be key to success in this role.

A day in the Life

• Manage a team of professional colleagues who process inbound and outbound shipments, ensure material flow, and enable our FSEs and customers to get the products they need on time.
• Develop effective metrics, KPI's and monitoring programs to assure constant vigilance with respect to Supply Chain performance.
• Lead the team to ensure delivery / performance to plan activities, including on-time delivery, quality, improvement initiatives and helping facilitate issue resolution.
• Prepare for and coordinate the execution of all shipping, receiving and material handling activity.
• Ensure ERP transaction completion and accuracy for incoming, in-process and outgoing material.
• Lead all aspects of the storage and disposition of non-conforming materials.
• Maintain quality records related to shipping, receiving, dispensing of bulk stock, cleaning, preventative maintenance, hazardous material storage and any other documents as they relate to the operation.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Materials Management, or Logistics or similar.

Experience

• Significant experience in progressive leadership.
• Demonstrated ability in Logistics functions.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Understanding and working knowledge of inventory control, shipping and receiving functions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and ERP (SAP preferred) systems.
• Must demonstrate customer focus, action/results orientation, verbal/written communications, and the ability to seek input and feedback from others.
• Strong leadership skills, with both team members and peers, with an emphasis on relationship building.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organisation, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!