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

• 1-year professional work experience in a manufacturing or related environment is required.
• Supply chain planning and/or pharmaceutical industry experience preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Experience in enterprise business systems and business software such as SAP.
• Ability to inspire, foster innovation, and collaborate effectively 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 diligent, organized, and able to prioritize multiple tasks effectively.

• Plans, coordinates, and controls assigned finished goods, bulk product, supporting materials, and workflow to achieve high Client Service levels, lowest inventory investment, and highest 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.
• Accountable for sales unit forecasts, master scheduling planning (process orders), material requirements, batch material readiness, production scheduling (dispatch list) through follow up of execution for manufacturing/ packaging batch approvals, carrier coordination and on-time shipment of product.
• Collaborate with cross-functional department representatives to maintain a relationship-based influential partnership and build and maintain customer allegiance.