Purchasing and Planning Officers

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

About us:

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.

Location/Division Specific Information

This role will be based onsite at our Kent Street site in Brisbane and is a full-time permanent role. It does offer hybrid working options.

About the Role:

This role supports the procurement of materials and services needed for specific projects and involves material planning and managing suppliers ensuring material availability and timely delivery. You will work closely with other areas of the business including: Operations Warehouse QA QC Finance Process Engineers and Project Mangers to ensure successful project outcomes.

What Youll do:

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning:

• Ensure batch planning in SAP reflects the site MPS (Master Production Schedule)
• Monitor batch readiness using SAP and availability reports
• Maintain batch material availability reports up to date and aligned with batch requirements
• Perform batch movement assessments based on MPS changes

Material Ordering:

• Revision and release of project requirements within planning horizon as per site MPS considering material expiry and order volumes
• Order acknowledgement ETA follow-up and update of delivery dates in SAP
• Support Warehouse team to resolve inbound issues

Demand Planning Support:

• Assist batch reconciliation and costing roll-ups
• Assist forecast setting review and update

Internal Customer Communications:

• Generate material reports from SAP to provide ordering status and updates to Process Engineers and Operations during weekly meetings
• Collaborate with Warehouse and Quality Control teams to track completion of material inbound and quality release within expected window

Accounts Payable (AP) Team Support:

• Support financial arrangements related to payments
• Review of invoicing issues in Catalyst making sure that 3 way-match (order goods receipt and invoice) is met prior invoice due date

Process Improvements:

• Develop planning reports for project availability assessment and material usage trends
• Suggest changes and improvements to purchasing and planning activities collaborate with the rest of the team to find a better way.
• Support any improvement initiatives within planning and purchasing
• Support work instructions and standard procedures drafting

Other Responsibilities:

• Follow all company standard procedures and cGMP standards.
• Participate in site initiatives (e.g. green teams social club etc)
• Compliance to site EH&S rules and requirements.

Keys to Success:

Education:

An Educational background in Supply Chain Management Logistics Business Administration or a related field.

Skills & Experience:

• 1 years of relevant industry work experience within a similar procurement/supply chain role
• Possess excellent analysis skills and numerical ability able to manipulate and interpret large quantities of data.
• Medium level proficiency in report creation and data analysis strong knowledge in Excel is required
• Strong levels of resilience able to work under pressure with little supervision and drive for results.
• Proficient in English both in oral and written communication
• A background in contract manufacturing and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) experience is desired

Benefits:

Join our team and take advantage of these great benefits! Apply now to learn more about the full range of benefits we offer.

• Health & Wellbeing:Join a company that prioritizes your health & wellbeing with comprehensive benefits wellness programs and an Employee Assistance Program providing confidential support for personal and work-related issues.
• Flexibility:Balance your work and personal life with flexible arrangements.
• Extra Leave:Benefit from generous leave policies including the option to purchase additional leave paid birthday leave and company paid parental leave.
• Charitable Giving & Volunteering:Make an impact with paid volunteer time to support non-profit organizations that matter to you.
• Learning & Development:Advance your career with access to online courses via Thermo Fisher Scientific University Plus and LinkedIn learning workshops and mentorship programs for continuous learning and skill development.

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