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At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate diagnostic testing. Our mission drives us, every moment of every day, as we develop scalable, groundbreaking solutions to solve the world’s most complex health challenges. Our associates are involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics, from ideation to development and delivery of testing advancements that improve patient outcomes across a range of settings. As a member of our team, you can make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development.

Cepheid is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Danaher Diagnostics companies. Together, we’re working at the pace of change on diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges, driven by knowing that behind every test there is a patient waiting.

Learn about the Danaher Business System (https://www.danaher.com/how-we-work/danaher-business-system) which makes everything possible.

The Senior Supply Chain Performance Manager is responsible for leading the effort to maintain the Global Quality of Inventory movement across all Cepheid and Third-Party Providers (3PL's) warehouse locations. They will manage a set Global Quality Management Systems Performance Metrics across these sites to ensure compliances and the delivery integrity to our patients and customers. The Senior Supply Chain Performance Manager will utilize Danaher Business Systems (DBS) tool set to develop/implement inventory goods movement process automation and technology transformation solutions. The Senior Supply Chain Performance Manager will be our primary leader that interfaces across all Cepheid Quality functions through project-based solutions in support of Cepheid's Global Supply Chain. This position provides the opportunity to influences and re-engineer specific goods movement process with the Warehouse leadership teams to ensure their operation meet the Quality Management System (QMS) requirements. This position will also work with our Customer base, Quality teams and Warehouse shipping locations to identify product delivery failures (damage/mis-picks/over ship/under ship...) and create business solutions to eliminate theses quality failures.

The Senior Supply Chain Performance Manager will utilize data analytics modeling to identify SAP transaction touch failures, logistics partner errors and then craft solutions working closely with the regional warehouse plant code leaders, quality teams and logistics partners. The Senior Supply Chain Performance Manager leads through Danaher Business System lean practices and thrives in a cross-functional matrix environment where continuous improvement is the cultural norm. They must be comfortable leading through influence by effectively communicating within Cepheid cross-functional departments and 3rd party warehouse providers. This role will collaborate with various business stakeholders from Logistics Operations, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain Solutions, IT Technology, Quality, Procurement, EHS and Finance.

This position is part of the Manufacturing and Operations Supply Chain organization and will be a hybrid position closely located to our Sunnyvale, CA location. This position reports directly to the Director of Logistics Technology and Asset Management at Cepheid. At Cepheid, our vision is to be the leading provider of seamlessly connected diagnostic solutions.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

· ​Maintains and manages the Global Logistics QMS key performance metrics including the quarterly reporting and communication to the Cepheid Executive staff.

· Leads system solution and operational development for supply chain data exchanges standards for Global Cepheid 3PL partners - track & trace, data standards...

· Leads on-boarding activities for the deployment of business solutions that ensures compliances to the Global Logistics QMS standards. This may include systems process, operational design and hardware technology that enables the solution.

· Responsible for Cepheid's Global Logistics CAPA (Corrective Action Preventive Action), SCAR (Supplier Corrective Action Reporting) assignments and completion by impacted warehouse locations. Operations interface with Country Health Organizations and Cepheid Global Quality.

· Ensures Global Logistics outbound customer delivery failures are provided to Global Analytics team to file carrier claims.

· Lead and participate in cross-functional data infrastructure projects supporting operations as part of the Global Fulfillment and Distribution organization that enable warehouse productivity, cost improvements and inventory accuracy for the Cepheid physical network.

· Maintains the strategic relationship and development platform for Cepheid's key Technology Hardware and Software Partners.

The essential requirements of the job include:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Business Operations, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Logistics/Warehouse Operations, or another relevant field with 5+ years of work experiences.

· Master’s degree in field with 3+ years of related work experiences.

· Doctoral degree in field with 0-2 years of related work experiences.

· Operations working knowledge of inventory goods movement through a multi-node supply chain including the financial flows through Cepheid general ledger.

· Proficient with ERP systems (SAP), Data Analytics Application and Quality Management systems.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

· APICS certification, experience with Six Sigma/lean or Danaher Business System.

· Expertise in 3PL Operations Management, Planning, Procurement or Finances.

· Capable of creating SOPs for technology on-boarding process – track and trace standards, 3PL data exchange and operational business processes.

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at danaherbenefitsinfo.com.

At Cepheid we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part of the time at the Company location identified above and part of the time remotely from your home. Additional information about this hybrid work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Cepheid can provide.

The salary range for this role is $94,00-$130,00. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

At Danaher we bring together science, technology and operational capabilities to accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. Our global teams are pioneering what’s next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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Operating Company: Cepheid