KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong business background with high customer orientation.
• Experience with demand statistical modeling.
• Advance knowledge of Demand Forecasting practices and software (i.e. Kinaxis® Maestro)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and interpersonal relationship building skills.
• Leader with the ability to influence, collaborate and coach teams across a large geographically diverse organization
• Ability to inspire change to deliver measurable results
• Embodies our Thermo Fisher values of Integrity, Involvement, Intensity, and Innovation.

• Develop & refine demand plans that meet sales and service goals.
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, coordinate forecast data, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results, using the Kinaxis® Maestro demand planning system.
• Build the unconstrained demand forecast (volumes & revenue), gaining consensus with key strategic customers, commercial, finance and product management teams.
• Incorporate SKU level statistical models, business intelligence, and marketing strategies into long range demand plans in order to drive revenue and support downstream business processes.
• Drive improved forecast accuracy, bias and increased order fulfillment service performance.
• Understand new product introductions and end of life roadmaps to appropriately represent them in demand projections and transitions.
• Lead Global SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning) Demand Review process connecting unconstrained demand to financials and manufacturing site’s plans.
• Identifies, prioritize, coordinate and/or lead supply chain initiatives across the total value chain based on customer and business needs.
• Support the annual AOP and Strategy process.
• Limited travel may be required.