Manufacturing Planner/Scheduler II

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor degree or Associate degree is preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent is required.

EXPERIENCE

• 3 years in Supply Chain / Planning with degree is preferred, or 4 years in lieu of degree.
• 1 to 2 years experience working in a regulated CGMP manufacturing plant (preferably Pharma / Biotech / Life Sciences industries)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Knowledge of inventory control techniques, confirmed understanding and application of planning functions related to Capacity Planning (CPS), Master Production Scheduling (MPS), Material Requirements Planning (MRP), and interfacing systems (i.e., QA, Forecasting).
• Proven track record in leading multiple tasks within tight time frames.
• Experience using an ERP System, E1 preferred.
• MS Office experience specifically excel.
• Strong balance of analytical skills and action orientation, combined with practical eye for business to drive sustaining results with intensity.
• Influential, personable, and data-driven, especially with decision-makers and operational teams.
• To work independently, typically initiating own tasks with input/mentorship from manager. Ability to work well in a global organization within Operations and with external clients.

HYBRID ROLE - 4 DAYS IN THE OFFICE

Frederick, MD/Clinical Next-Generation Sequencing Division

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Ensure supply plans enable achieving required product availability goals.
• Responsible for successful implementation and maintenance of supply planning processes and initiatives across regions, business units and product groups.
• Influence and collaborate with key partners in procurement, marketing, sales and finance, and site-wide operations groups.
• Support the development of key performance indicator results and maintain at target to support the supply / demand consensus.
• Understand and highlight capacity constraints and work collaboratively with manufacturing teams on resolution across regional manufacturing sites.
• Coordinate between planning and manufacturing teams to achieve schedule attainment demands, based on constraints within supply, capacity, equipment or other aspects of operations.