Buyer/Planner II at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)



Environmental Conditions

Office



Job Description





Key Responsibilities:

• Support new business wins in designated region from implementation phase to maturity


• Provide reporting and customer insights to the commercial team for key areas of customer usage, service levels, and inventory


• Review and process stock requests for customers in region. Provide performance metrics for stock request utilization


• Manage products at risk for expiration and obsolescence


• Monitor days of supply for critical items in region and take appropriate actions to expedite product


• Work closely with Demand and Inventory planners to determine ideal stocking strategies


• Schedule and facilitate monthly reviews with commercial and distribution teams on supply chain and customer information


• Provide information to Distribution Centers to support short and long-term capacity planning


• Supports an environment that promotes positive communication and interaction between departments.


• Drive continuous improvement through PPI project participation and leadership.


• May be required to perform other related duties as the need arises and/or assigned


• Ability to travel to distribution centers and customers in assigned region on an as needed basis - domestically 0-10%.


• Exhibit a passion for process improvement

• 0-2 years of experience concentrating in distribution operations, inventory management, forecasting or transportation or an equivalent combination of education and experience.


• Bachelor's degree in logistics/supply chain or related field


• Strong data management skills (Excel, Access/SQL, Data Warehouse)


• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities.


• Excellent interpersonal skills to apply in communications with business partners, the field, and corporate personnel.

• Experience in a multi-location distribution environment.


• APICS certification.


• Exposure to sophisticated planning systems (Logility, Oracle, JDA, SAP)


• Understanding of relationships between the planning systems and the effects on the inventory and service levels.


• Ability to interact with all functional areas and all organizational levels.


• Demonstrated ability to independently take ownership of initiatives and drive execution.