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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our Finance teams are important to our business and functional teams to make educated, sound decisions that drive our Mission and make us a stable and trusted industry leader. From Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Audit, Investor Relations, Strategy & Corporate Development to Accounting, our Finance functions have a diverse and global presence, providing significant opportunities to develop outstanding career experiences and perspectives. Ranked #95 on the 2021 Fortune 500 list and with revenues of more than $40 billion, you’ll discover endless opportunities to grow a rewarding career as part of the world leader serving science.

Location/Division Specific Information

Laboratory Equipment Division (LED) is a global business with 3,500 employees, 7 core manufacturing sites and numerous distribution hubs, supported by a global finance team. The business has significant exposure to high growth markets and is passionate about providing fit for purpose solutions to our customers!

Discover Impactful Work:

The Sr. Manager of Growth Protection & Separation Finance is responsible for driving organic growth, profitability and accountability across the Centrifuge, BSC/CO2, WAI, CWS businesses. This role has overall stewardship of a $550M+ business in partnership with the General Manager/Vice President. This role is responsible for identifying and driving the levers of growth, coordinating factory capacity and driving accountability on price/mix. This role is responsible for the development of a team of two colleagues.

A day in the Life:

+ Partner with Commercial teams from Americas, EMEA and APAC to deliver the organic growth targets for Centrifuge, BSC/CO2, WAI, and CWS.

+ Develop and implement models using Salesforce.com, Sales Data warehouse and Corporate Data warehouse to forecast revenue, factory capacity and inventory

+ Provide insights on drivers of growth and risk/opportunities based on, backlog, pipeline, market data and factory capacity trending.

+ Review and construct analysis to measure the margin-mix and price performance of GPS business. Make meaningful recommendations to drive profitability via favorable mix and incremental price. Drive accountability for margin expansion via price-mix.

+ Partner with the Operations Finance teams to plan factory capacity and inventory in-sync with product mix and growth targets. Work with Manufacturing operations and provide guidance to SIOP to lead capacity based on Commercial forecasts.

+ Business partner to the VP/General Manager in evaluating and approving:

+ Business opportunities including Commercial quotes and Strategic Partnerships

+ New product development investment analysis

+ Pricing strategies and product positioning

+ Headcount and other investment proposals

+ Improve business case development to prioritize R&D budget across the division.

Education

+ A bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting is required.

+ An MBA or CPA is highly preferred.

Experience

+ A minimum of 8 years of growing responsibility in business partnership and people leadership

+ Experience in a global manufacturing organization is helpful

+ Proficiency in Excel (including financial modeling and analysis), Cognos reporting tool (or equivalent), PowerPoint, and Hyperion is helpful.

+ Experience working in a global, matrixed environment preferred

+ Experience in the Life Sciences industry is desired but not required

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

+ Strong academic credentials and finance competence.

+ Ability to influence and engage business partners, peers, and direct/indirect reports; effective collaboration with leadership.

+ Capability to lead a team with effective utilization of financial systems and strong accountability.

+ Proactive interpersonal skills, with the ability to identify and address issues through candid dialogue.

+ Proven track record of developing high levels of credibility and building solid, positive professional relationships at all levels within the organization; ability to operate effectively in a matrixed environment.

+ Experience in the commercial aspects of a product-based business, with demonstrated experience partnership with business leaders.

+ Strong understanding of the interdependencies between customer fulfillment, inventory, and manufacturing volumes.

+ Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.

+ Self-motivated with a strong bias for action and accountability.

+ Ability to balance priorities and thrive in a complex global business environment.

+ Commitment to continuous improvement: identify process and control gaps and champion improvement initiatives through Practical Process Improvement (PPI).

+ Demonstrate leadership, initiative, and the Thermo Fisher Scientific 4-I values of Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

+ Less than 10% domestic/international travel required

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 organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

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.