Work Schedule

First Shift (Days)

Environmental Conditions

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

Job Description

Position Summary and Objectives

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Network Planning LE (Laboratory Equipment), is responsible for the network supply planning strategy, the creation of optimized global supply plans for the medium-term horizon, developing scenarios, recommendations and decisions that resolve supply shortages and deliver business objectives and customer needs.

This position owns Sales, Inventory and Operations planning (SIOP) process for the network, long term capacity planning and global inventory management. It also contributes to special projects and other supply chain and business strategic initiatives. This role reports to the Sr. Director, Supply Chain LPE.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities (Scope)

• Coordinate and develop optimized global supply plans (4-24 months horizon) that ensure customer requirements are met through monthly supply-demand balancing leadership. This will improve service, agility, and revenue.

• Conduct rough-cut capacity planning across all value streams based on demand, utilization rates, productivity assumptions, and strategic programs or initiatives. Identify and address network-wide capacity constraints in collaboration with Operations.

• Analyze the supply network to make end-to-end (E2E), trade-off decisions.

• Align manufacturing, distribution & logistics, and suppliers by creating a supply network plan that provides clarity and alignment across supply-related functions.

• Support decision-making by defining and analyzing multiple feasible scenarios of supply, including medium-term capacity constraints.

• Assess and evaluate financial impacts associated with risks and opportunities.

• Manage supply models and oversee scorecards for the Global Supply Chain network.

• Optimize inventory end-to-end and cost, reducing write-offs.

• Lead Global S&OE and SIOP global network supply reviews, coordinating Pre and Executive SIOP meetings with cross-functional teams.

• Coordinate global capacity planning for a 3-5-year range, providing input into longer-term capacity investments and sourcing decisions.

• Manage Global inventory management and inventory health strategy for LPE, minimizing risk of E&O while balancing inventory turns and product availability goals.

• Support supply chain optimization and customer experience improvement projects.

• Provide input and recommendations to improve supply chain strategies, policies, and practices.

Leadership

As the Senior Manager, you will lead a team of network planners, providing feedback and supporting their professional development plans. You will also collaborate and align strategies, recommendations, and decisions with global cross-functional teams including Commercial, Demand Planning, Customer Service, Manufacturing Operations, Global Sourcing/Procurement, Product Managers, Supply Planners, S&OP leaders and practitioners, Executive Leaders, and Finance.

Impact / Success Measures

• Ensure FG product availability and service through measures such as LIFR, On time in full, and On time to promise.

• Optimize working capital by managing actual stock levels, overall inventory value, cycle stock, forward days cover, and inventory turns.

• Drive supply chain optimization and capacity utilization, including rough-cut capacity planning, air freight cost, and write-offs.

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or Business Management, or equivalent experience, with 7 years of supply chain planning experience, ideally within the Life Sciences industry.

• Equivalent experience to an advanced degree, such as a Master of Business Administration (MBA), is preferred.

• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification preferred.

• Minimum 6 years of related ERP/Advanced planning systems experience (i.e., SAP/Kinaxis Rapid Response), including scenarios/what-if-analysis and relevant planning parameters.

• Deep knowledge of supply planning processes, new product introduction, and SIOP process.

• Proficiency in transforming data into comprehensive analysis to support decision making and promote collaboration among different teams.

• Ability to thrive in a matrix and cross-functional team environment, building relationships across multiple functions.

• Motivated individual capable of working autonomously and effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and collaborative work environment. We believe in the power of diversity and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all employees. Join us in our mission to make the world a better place through our exceptional work in the Life Sciences industry.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.