Lead Production Planner

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

EDUCATION

High School Diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university is preferred,

EXPERIENCE

• 3 years professional experience in a manufacturing or related environment is required.
• Supply chain planning and/or pharmaceutical industry work experience preferred.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Experience in enterprise business systems and business software such as SAP.
• Ability to inspire, foster innovation, and collaborate across cross-functional teams.
• Possess a customer-centric mentality coupled with the ability to network and build relationships.
• Action-oriented teammate who is a motivated and enterprising problem solver.
• Must be detailed, organized, and able to prioritize multiple tasks effectively.

• Develops, organizes, and manages the allocation of finished goods, bulk products, supporting materials, and workflow processes to ensure optimal client service levels, minimal inventory investment, and maximum plant efficiency.
• Leverage all available data, tools, and resources (SAP Planning System, Taylor Shop Floor scheduling system, etc.) to create inferences, assumptions, and forecasts to meet scheduled commits.
• Acts as the central planning focal point for assigned project portfolio and serve as the primary planning contact for the lifecycle management of commercial products and product development transfers.
• Responsible for sales unit forecasting, material requirements, batch material readiness, and ensuring the execution of manufacturing/packaging batch execution to customer needs. Additionally, manages carrier coordination and ensures the on-time shipment of products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional department representatives to maintain a relationship-based influential partnership and build and maintain customer allegiance.
• Ownership on Demand Planning training and onboarding for both technical expertise as well as effective customer-facing interactions.
• Main point of contact for key systems such as PharmaSuite, Optel, etc.