Material Planner II

Thermofisher Scientific; Burton on the Wolds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading science company based in the United Kingdom is seeking a candidate responsible for production planning and inventory management for a portfolio of chemicals. You will prepare production schedules, manage inventory, and support performance analysis. Ideal candidates should have a bachelor's degree and proficiency in Advanced Excel, along with strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education & experience.
• Proficient in MS Office especially Advanced Excel.
• Meticulous with excellent analytical and mathematical skills.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Experienced with a MRP system preferred.
• Critical-thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the weekly production schedule in line with supply plan requirements.
• Ensure all production orders reflect accurate production dates.
• Manage inventory for a chemical portfolio.
• Run and assess key performance indicators for the chemical portfolio.
• Support in root cause analysis for any metrics that do not achieve targets.

Skills

Advanced Excel proficiency

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelors degree or equivalent

Tools

MRP system experience

Job description

Overview

Responsible for the production planning and inventory management of a portfolio of chemicals.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of the weekly production schedule in line with sales, operations and inventory planning (SiOP) supply plan requirements.
• Ensure all production orders reflect accurate production dates.
• Management of inventory for a chemical portfolio.
• Running, reporting and assessing key performance indicators (critical metrics) for the chemical portfolio.
• Master data management (MDM) across 3 independent systems.
• Support in root cause analysis (RCA) and root cause countermeasure (RCCM) for any critical metrics that do not achieve target.
• Collaboration with operations departments to optimise production performance.
• Active participation in collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) calls with customer service and commercial teams to ensure customers have the latest information about their sales orders.
• Provide planning / purchasing cover during team absence.
• Other duties as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree / equivalent combination of education & experience.
• Proficient in MS Office especially Advanced Excel.
• Meticulous with excellent analytical and mathematical skills.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Experienced with a MRP system preferred.
• Critical-thinking skills.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With annual revenues of $18 billion, we have more than 100,000 employees and serve over 350,000 customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as environmental and industrial process control settings. Serving customers through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, we help solve analytical challenges from routine testing to research and discovery. Thermo Scientific offers customers a complete range of high-end analytical instruments as well as laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables and reagents to enable integrated laboratory workflow solutions. Fisher Scientific provides a complete portfolio of laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies and services used in healthcare, scientific research, safety and education. Together, we offer the most convenient purchasing options to customers and continuously advance our technologies to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, improve value for customers and fuel growth for shareholders and employees alike. Visit www.thermofisher.com.