Director, Supply Chain (f / m / d)

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

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.

Fisher Clinical Services GmbH is a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and is a market leader in Clinical Supply Chain Management Services and Clinical Supplies for patients worldwide.

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The  Director of Supply Chain – Germany & Switzerland  leads all end-to-end supply chain operations across the Clinical Trials Division network in both countries, encompassing material availability, warehousing, fulfillment, distribution, import / export compliance, scheduling, SIOP, and supply chain transformation. The role ensures operational excellence, regulatory compliance (GMP / GDP / IATA), and business continuity, while driving strategy, digital enablement, and continuous improvement across a complex multi-site clinical supply chain network.

Sitting on the  Supply Chain Leadership Team , the Director develops and executes regional supply chain strategies aligned with CTD EMEA transformation programs and Thermo Fisher’s operational standards. This leader enhances customer satisfaction, optimizes working capital, advances productivity, and enables business growth by building high-performing teams and strengthening end-to-end supply chain performance.

About the sites

Clinical Trials Division operates through multiple sites in Germany (Rheinfelden, Weil am Rhein) and Switzerland (Allschwil). Together, these sites employ over professionals focused on clinical trial labelling, packaging and distribution operations. The core of our supply chain business is in Germany, where our facilities are specialized in clinical supply distribution, secondary packaging, cold chain logistics and import / export management, all under cGMP / cGDP compliance and supported by advanced automation technologies. The overriding focus is agility, quality and on-time delivery to patients across Europe and global markets.

A day in the life

Strategic & Operational Leadership

• Develop and execute regional supply chain strategies aligned with CTD EMEA transformation and global supply chain initiatives
• Guide end-to-end supply chain planning, including material availability, inventory performance, demand forecasting and SIOP integration
• Lead the integration and optimization of warehousing, fulfillment, transportation, materials management and scheduling across Germany and Switzerland
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable operational plans that deliver world-class customer satisfaction, cost efficiency and regulatory compliance
• Ensure robust business continuity planning and operational resilience across all sites

Operational Excellence

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

Financial & Business Performance

People Leadership

Keys to Success

Education

Experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

What we offer