Job Description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll 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 worlds toughest challenges like protecting the environment making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION
As an Operations Planner at Thermo Fisher Scientific you will play a key role in translating customer and project requirements into an executable and optimized packaging schedule. The role will be instrumental in the day to day coordinating between Planning Packaging Operations Client Services Quality Supply Chain and Technical Operations. This role will liaison with Operations to support planning deployment resource assignment and material planning. The role will also be responsible for maintaining visibility to the near-term and mid-term packaging schedule evaluating daily capacity and readiness identifying constraints and working with the Master Planner on proactively adjusting the schedule to maximize operational output. The Operations Planner will also be developed as a potential successor to the Master Planner.

This position requires more than maintaining an established schedule. The successful candidate will continuously evaluate available work labor equipment packaging rooms and project readiness to identify creative opportunities to increase throughput minimize downtime and make the best use of available capacity in a dynamic clinical packaging environment.

REQUIREMENTS
Advanced Degree with 2 years experience or Bachelors Degree plus 4 years of experience in planning supply chain or related operations/manufacturing environment or High School Diploma with 5 plus years of relevant experience
APICS certification preferred
Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification preferred
Advanced proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (SAP Oracle JDE or similar)
Expert level Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel and data analysis tools
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities for inventory optimization and demand planning
Experience with MPS DRP and S&OP processes
Excellent verbal and written communication skills for cross-functional collaboration
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data management and reporting
English language proficiency required additional languages beneficial
Knowledge of inventory management principles and supply chain best practices
Experience with continuous improvement methodologies
Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders
Self-directed with strong organizational and time management skills
Knowledge of FDA cGMP ISO or other relevant quality standards preferred

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration annual incentive plan bonus healthcare and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative forward-thinking organization and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity intensity involvement and innovation!

Other

Relocation assistance is not provided.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future without sponsorship.

Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check which includes a drug screening.

Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Relocation package

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