Manager, Distribution

First Shift (Days)

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Warehouse, Working at heights

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

This role is in the Single Use Division and will be performed at our Miami, OK location.

As a Manager, Distribution, you will lead site distribution and material movement operations with accountability for safety, customer delivery, operational performance, talent development, and continuous improvement. You will develop and execute strategies that ensure materials are accurately positioned to support manufacturing schedules and customer commitments while improving service, efficiency, and flow across the Logan campus. Through cross-functional partnership, strong business acumen, and effective leadership, you will develop high-performing teams, drive operational excellence, and support the long-term growth objectives of the business.

• Lead site distribution and material movement operations with accountability for safety, service, delivery, staffing, operational performance, and continuous improvement while ensuring alignment with site and divisional objectives.

• Lead, coach, and develop distribution leaders and team members, establishing clear performance expectations, strengthening leadership capabilities, assessing training needs, supporting cross-training and career development, and building succession pipelines.

• Develop and execute distribution strategies, operating plans, and priorities that support manufacturing schedules, customer requirements, site objectives, and long-term business needs.

• Ensure compliance with safety standards, Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), applicable regulatory requirements, company operating procedures, and policies; lead incident and accident investigations and ensure effective corrective actions are implemented.

• Own distribution operational performance, including material flow, labor utilization, staffing, capacity, service levels, productivity, and resource allocation; establish and monitor key performance indicators to drive timely, data-based decisions.

• Lead continuous improvement using Practical Process Improvement (PPI), 5S, Lean, and related methodologies to improve safety, quality, delivery, service, cost, and operational efficiency.

• Oversee and coordinate material movements, replenishment, and disbursement activities across the Logan campus, ensuring materials are accurately positioned and delivered in alignment with production schedules and business priorities.

• Serve as the distribution leader for customer and operational escalations, partnering with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Planning, Finance, EHS, and site leadership to resolve complex issues and achieve customer and company objectives.

• Establish effective operating rhythms, including Tier meetings, floor presence, performance reviews, and routine communication, to maintain visibility to safety, service, staffing, constraints, priorities, and required follow-up.

• Lead with a positive and resilient mindset that promotes transparency, collaboration, accountability, and engagement while guiding teams through change and sharing operational best practices.

• Perform additional duties as assigned to support business and operational needs.

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of related experience (combination of 12 years). Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.

• 4 years of leadership experience

• Demonstrated organizational and people leadership skills with the ability to lead, coach, and develop leaders and teams, manage performance, build succession pipelines,…