Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Office

Job Description

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 120,000 colleagues who bring our Mission to life each 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, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. 

Location/Division Specific Information 

This position is a leader in the Laboratory Equipment Supply Chain team. Located in Asheville, North Carolina or in Frederick, Maryland, the position will participate in a collaborative culture that unites rich resources and deep scientific expertise to drive better customer service, improved revenue and margin for the business. 

 

The Senior Manager, Demand and Hub Planning, NA, is responsible for developing and implementing the Demand Plan and inventory plans that will enable the company to meet sales and service objectives through collaboration with Product Management, Sales and Customer Support teams. You will: 

Define and implement operational objectives that will deliver business KPIs 

Demonstrate strong managerial proficiency and drive shorter-term (1-2 years) functional results. You will lead a team of hub planners. 

Build and align the unconstrained demand forecast with the Commercial and Product Management teams to ensure sign off of the consensus forecast 

Drive improved forecast accuracy and increased order fulfillment 

Align on product allocation with Product Management 

Communicate constraints and allocations to the BU, customer and sales teams (Regional level)​ 

Lead the SIOP Demand Review meetings and bridge the regional demand plan to regional financial plan​ 

Define the inventory and supply planning parameters for the Hub location (Regional) ​ 

Drive the product segmentation and alignment with Commercial to decide on the right supply chain setup (Global)​ 

Communicate lead times and order status to customer care 

Support network strategy as required 

Support the annual AOP and STRAP process 

   

Education 

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field is required. Master of Business Administration (MBA) or other advanced degree preferred. 

Experience 

Minimum of 7-10 years related experience, with 3 plus years of people management experience. 

Demonstrated expertise in ERP/MRP Planning systems, including all relevant planning parameters such as inventory controls, replenishment, warehouse management and procurement functionality in ERP and best-of-breed software solutions is strongly preferred 

Full understanding of area of specialization; resolving a wide range of issues in creative ways.  

Applying knowledge of business practices, methodologies, and/or principles to achieve short-term goals. 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities 

Strong understanding of concepts of demand planning, inventory management and distribution planning as well as inventory flow throughout the supply chain. 

Strong customer service focus. 

Ability to develop scenarios inventory, capacity and product availability to drive better business decisions. 

Strong verbal and written communication skills 

Good problem solving and reasoning skills to deal with complex problems. 

Embodies our Thermo Fisher values of Integrity, Involvement, Intensity and Innovation. 

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 120,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. 

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