Sr Demand Planner

Full-time - Mid Level

Pittsburgh, PA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

When you're part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do meaningful work, that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join 100,000 colleagues who bring our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. You'll find the resources here to achieve your career goals and help take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges. This includes protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe, and helping find cures for cancer. The Sr Demand Planner will support the business functions within the Customer Channels Group (CCG) by using planning techniques to drive continuous improvement. This role will be responsible for the constantly evolving demand variability to support our key customers to assist in healthier, cleaner and safer differences. The Sr Demand Planner will apply data analysis while applying cross functional teamwork to meet or surpass the marketplace product availability while maintaining favorable inventory days and inventory quality (excess and expiry risk mitigation) to meet annual financial plan.

Responsibilities

• Support product lifecycle management by assisting with portfolio expansion, new item setup, product conversion, and rationalization/discontinuation.
• Achieve and maintain specified inventory optimization plans, driving efficient Inventory levels and minimizing Excess & Obsolete inventory risk.
• Implement a proactive approach to maintain and communicate demand sensing techniques & processes to ensure timely adjustments based on the latest business intelligence (commercial/portfolio input) and actual demand trends.
• Identify anomalies or events in the business to resolve root causes and provide guidance on actions to mitigate or improve.
• Perform data analysis from different platforms (Logility, SQL, Power BI, etc.) to prepare reports and recommendations to identify current risk and future potential impacts.
• Influence departmental metrics including: Customer Fill-rate and Financial Performance (DOH, Excess & Obsolete, Expiry).
• Assess, identify, mitigate, and communicate potential risks to a new product launch.
• Support and facilitate collaboration with portfolio management, purchasing departments, key suppliers and the category planning team.
• Perform daily exception management.
• Drive continuous improvement through PPI project participation and leadership.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain / Logistics, Business Management or a related field is required.
• 4 years of experience concentrating in distribution operations, inventory management, transportation, diagnostic and clinical product forecasting or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience performing in a highly structured and procedural environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Proven capability of using data analytics and strong presentation skills to influence outcomes.
• Understanding of manufacturing planning and distribution replenishment (MRP/DRP).
• Results oriented and outcome driven.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Self-motivated with a high bias for action.
• Dedication to continuous learning and development for self.
• Ability to travel 5-10%.

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration
• Annual incentive plan bonus scheme
• Healthcare
• 401k
• A range of employee benefits