Head of Supply Chain - Onsite, Florence SC
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Job overview
The Head of Supply Chain leads Thermo Fisher Scientific’s end-to-end supply chain operations, ensuring efficient, cost-effective product delivery and quality. The role develops strategies aligned with business objectives, partners with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement, and supports operational excellence and customer focus. It is based onsite in Florence, South Carolina, with travel of up to 20% as needed.
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Job Description
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.
Location : Onsite Florance, SC
Description:
Lead supply chain operations for Thermo Fisher Scientific, overseeing end-to-end supply chain activities to ensure efficient, cost-effective delivery of products while maintaining the highest quality standards. Partner with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and support the company's mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Develop and implement effective supply chain strategies aligned with business objectives while cultivating a culture of operational excellence and customer focus.
Keys to Success
Education:
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Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in supply chain management, with at least 5 years in leadership roles
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Preferred Fields of Study: Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related field
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APICS certifications (CPIM, CSCP) or equivalent preferred
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Lean Six Sigma certification preferred
Experience:
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Experience leading Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) processes
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Expertise in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.) and supply chain planning tools
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Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities
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Experience developing and leading effective teams
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Excellence in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
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Experience with continuous improvement methodologies and process optimization
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Strong financial acumen and budget management skills
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Excellent communication and presentation abilities
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Knowledge of regulatory requirements in life sciences/pharmaceutical industry preferred
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Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, matrix organization
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Demonstrated success implementing supply chain initiatives
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Experience with inventory optimization and demand planning
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Proficiency in data analytics and reporting tools
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Strong project management capabilities
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Ability to travel up to 20% as needed
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,122 open Supply Chain Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$120–187K/yr778 salary ranges
- US median$30–36/hr36 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 11 open Supply Chain Management jobs in South Carolina and 1,122 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Supply Chain Management postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (977 postings).
- Education
- 522 of the 1,122 open Supply Chain Management jobs (47%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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