Distribution Manager Jobs in California

Work Schedule

Standard Office Hours (40/wk)

Environmental Conditions

Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Warehouse

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/Division Specific Information

This position is within the Laboratory Products Group (LPG) business unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific reporting to the Laboratory Plastics Essentials (LPE) San Diego, CA facility.

Discover Impactful work:

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. as a Manager, Distribution and play a key role in optimizing our Distribution operations to exceed customer expectations in safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and efficiency. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a dedicated team and drive world-class distribution solutions in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

A day in the Life:

• Manage daily distribution operations to consistently achieve or surpass critical metrics for inbound and outbound performance, order accuracy, efficiency, and safety.
• Monitor and analyze performance metrics to identify trends and proactively address operational challenges.
• Lead overall site operations, including facility management and vendor coordination; partner with landlord to maintain building functionality, resolve site issues, and approve purchase orders for supplies and services.
• Collaborate closely with the Customer Service team to align distribution activities with customer delivery requirements and service expectations.
• Act as a key liaison to ensure timely and accurate fulfillment of orders and a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Resolve fulfillment-related issues with a focus on root cause analysis and long-term solutions.
• Lead a cross-functional team at the end of each quarter to evaluate performance, identify operational bottlenecks, and drive process improvements.
• Facilitate cross-departmental communication to ensure alignment on priorities and effective execution of central initiatives.
• Optimize labor planning, shift scheduling, and resource allocation to ensure appropriate staffing and high productivity across both shifts.
• Recruit, train, and develop team members to build a high-performing workforce that can adapt to changing business needs.
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and accountable work environment that encourages associate engagement and growth.
• Identify training needs and implement development programs to ensure associates are equipped with the skills required for success.
• Encourage a culture of innovation and problem-solving at all levels of the distribution team.
• Initiate investigations into process failures, product failures, and safety incidents, determining and implementing appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
• Operate a safe work environment through continuous safety awareness and full compliance to all EH&S programs and activities.
• Partner with EH&S to cultivate a safety-first culture and improve safety procedures and metrics. Serve as a safety steward by reporting near misses accurately and participating in safety trainings.
• Uphold Thermo Fisher's values and standards in all interactions with customers, ensuring a positive representation of the company's commitment to excellence and reliability in logistics services.

Keys to Success:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required.

Experience

• At least 5 years of relevant experience is required.
• Proven experience as a people leader.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills required to effectively lead and empower a large team, establish relationships with employees, peers, and management, and prioritize customer satisfaction.
• Must have superb coordination skills to plan, coordinate, and set priorities to facilitate timely execution.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Knowledge of ERP systems.
• Consistent, dependable, and accurate in carrying out responsibilities.
• Follows and provides direction accurately and efficiently.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Maintains personal composure in high-paced and stressful situations.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $87,700.00–$125,000.00. This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards