Demand Planner II

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Developing professional expertise, applies company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues
• Exercises judgment and independence in identifying next steps
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, Access, Outlook) and Smartsheet
• Strong knowledge or planning and purchasing systems
• Solid understanding of concepts of inventory flow throughout the supply chain
• Strong customer service focus
• Ability to develop and provide reports to satisfy ongoing inquires on capacity and product availability
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate critical information
• Good problem solving and reasoning skills to effectively deal with problems varying in complexity relative to job level
• Embodies our Thermo Fisher values of Integrity, Involvement, Intensity and Innovation

• Review client forecast, program plan batch schedules, program revenue generating work targets and current site supply schedule
• Develop and analyze 12-18 month supply plan and present to site leadership.
• Develop scenarios for meeting demand plan balancing site constraints
• Complete supply planning elements and initiate data into visible demand plan that is shared with site production master scheduler
• Collect information and collaborate with other functions such as Business Management, Quality Control and Operations to identify events that will alter demand and incorporate into the plan .
• Prepare for and lead demand review meetings
• Generate scenarios considering products, past event data, customer/market analysis, cannibalization, substitution, and other relevant parameters.
• Prepares agenda, presents plan
• , and facilitates monthly resource requirement planning and sales and operations planning meetings.
• Scenario planning / capacity analysis for strategic planning and various projects and initiatives across the program portfolio.
• Provide detailed capacity utilization charts for business review meetings.
• Build and maintain Capacity Evaluation tool for site capacity planning with future opportunities with 5-year outlook.
• Ability to run and maintain multiple spreadsheets / reports.
• Maintain accuracy of planning data.
• Enable plan to deliver/improve service targets by delivering/improving forecast measures.
• Provide demand input into the S&OP process to allow for transparency of risks and opportunities.