Supply Chain Planning Manager – FisherPak

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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.

Position Overview

The Supply Chain Planning Manager FisherPak is responsible for leading end-to-end supply chain planning for the FisherPak portfolio across Bridgewater and Fairlawn sites. This role drives proactive short to long-range planning capacity alignment drum fleet optimization and SKU prioritization to ensure high service levels while optimizing working capital and operational efficiency.

This role partners closely with Operations Quality Procurement Business Unit and Commercial teams to ensure demand production capability regulatory requirements and supply continuity are fully aligned with a clear focus on enabling and delivering FisherPak revenue targets.

Key Responsibilities

Revenue Enablement & Commercial Alignment

• Ensure supply plans support achievement of FisherPak revenue targets and growth commitments
• Partner with BU and Commercial teams to align production priorities with high-revenue SKUs and strategic customers
• Provide proactive visibility into supply risks that may impact revenue attainment
• Drive trade-off decisions to protect revenue in constrained environments
• Support forecasting accuracy improvements to reduce revenue leakage from stock-outs or missed shipments

• Balance capacity across Bridgewater and Fairlawn based on demand constraints and profitability considerations
• Translate demand forecasts into executable production filling and procurement plans
• Drive scenario planning to mitigate risks related to materials testing storage and drum availability

• Serve as the central planning liaison for FisherPak portfolio across Operations Quality Procurement BU and Commercial teams
• Align production schedules with customer promise dates and revenue priorities
• Partner with Operations on batch sequencing tank scheduling and throughput optimization
• Collaborate with Quality to incorporate lab testing and release timelines into planning cycles
• Work with Procurement to mitigate raw material supply risks and cost volatility
• Facilitate structured planning governance through SIOP

Portfolio & Constraint Management

• Address structural bottlenecks including drum availability cleaning/recertification cycles lab capacity and storage constraints
• Improve visibility into open orders shipment timelines and readiness status
• Support outsourcing/OEM decisions for low-volume or operationally complex SKUs

Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor and improve KPIs: revenue attainment capacity utilization plan adherence backorder aging
• Lead root cause analysis for service misses impacting revenue
• Implement system reporting and process improvements to increase transparency and accountability
• Drive a culture of proactive planning and cross-functional ownership

Requirements:
Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience or Bachelors Degree plus 8 years of experience in supply chain management
Preferred Fields of Study: Supply Chain Management Business Industrial Engineering or related field
Professional certifications preferred (APICS CPIM CSCP CPSM Lean/Six Sigma)
Strong proficiency with ERP systems (SAP Oracle etc.) and advanced Excel skills
Deep knowledge of end-to-end supply chain processes including demand planning supply planning inventory management and S&OP
Experience implementing continuous improvement and process optimization initiatives
Proven ability to analyze data and translate insights into actionable strategies
Strong project management and change management capabilities
Excellence in cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated success in achieving KPIs for service levels inventory and cost optimization
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key internal/external partners
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
Ability to execute effectively in a dynamic environment

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company team and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans and a national vision plan including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO) 10 paid holidays annually paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave) accident and life insurance and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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