Job Description

DEMAND PLANNER II

When you join us at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll be part of a hard-working, driven team that shares your passion for exploration and discovery. With revenues of $25 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.      

Location: This role could be based at our Rochester, NY facility, Pittsburg PA facility

How will you make an impact? As Demand Planner II you will develop the 24 month demand plan for key Lab Plastics product families with cross-functional input and alignment, for translation into the site plan, to achieve optimal line rate, inventory management and customer satisfaction. Will work with Business Unit Product Management, Commercial and Finance Teams, including Regional Demand teams to ensure directional alignment with Regional / Global demand trends. 

What will you do?

• Drive the pre-demand review process to ensure cross-functional teams are performing to roles and responsibilities to achieve consensus demand plan 24 months out.

• Ensure accurate handoff of the demand plan to the site planning team to ensure the right net demand to be loaded to the site, and be the liaison to Site Supply Chain managers.

• Drive Forecast Accuracy and BIAS improvement using Statistical modeling and Segmentation strategies. Committed to continuous improvement and driving demand planning best in class standards, knowledge sharing with team members

• Ability to work in the details and also distill complex analysis and data into story-telling summaries for senior leadership Liaison with Center of Excellence and SC Transformation teams to drive Demand Transformation initiatives process / systems / tools

• Own and facilitate SIOP demand review meetings, gain leadership signoff on 24 month demand plan • Drive greater SIOP and Financial planning integration as part of Demand evolution Align standard processes & key workstreams with regional Demand planners in China and APAC to ensure standardization across teams

• Perform roll-up of regional demand plans to global plan and ensure alignment with Global Product Management

• Involved in developing, modifying standard operations procedure that affect demand planning

• Drive NPI and promotion planning processes to ensure high level of accuracy and insight to supply chain.

How will you get here?

• Bachelor’s Degree (required)in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field is required. Master of Business Administration (MBA) or other advanced degree preferred.

• • 3-5 years relevant experience required.

• • Strong leadership and communication skills

• • Proven experience and success using Lean business practices.

• • Experience in Demand Planning advanced systems such as Forecast Pro, SAP APO, Demantra, Kinaxis Rapid Response

• • Relevant experience in the Life Science or Medical Device industry is preferred. 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Forecast Pro, Rapid Response, and PowerBI experience is a plus.

• CSCMP or comparable certification is a plus.

• APICS certification is a plus.

• Validated strong oral and written communication skills at different levels of the organization

• A strong balance of analytical skills and action orientation to drive sustaining results with intensity, at times demonstrating the confidence, conviction and collaboration to innovate new strategies and methodologies.

• Embodies our Thermo Fisher values of Integrity, Involvement, Intensity and Innovation.

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Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in New York is $70,000.00–$81,000.00.

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