Material Planner II

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leading scientific company is seeking a Material Planner in Loughborough, UK. The role involves production planning and inventory management of chemicals, requiring a Bachelor's degree and proficiency in Advanced Excel. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and experience with MRP systems. The position offers a standard work schedule from Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience required.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of the weekly production schedule based on sales and operations planning.
• Ensure production orders reflect accurate dates.
• Management of inventory for a chemical portfolio.
• Running, reporting, and assessing key performance indicators.
• Collaborate with operations departments to optimize production performance.

Skills

Proficiency in MS Office, especially Advanced Excel

Excellent analytical and mathematical skills

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

Strong interpersonal and organizational skills

Critical-thinking skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education & experience

Tools

MRP system

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Job Title: Material Planner

Reports To: Site Supply Manager

Group/Division: LPG/LCD

Location: Loughborough, UK

Day/Shift: Mon – Fri

Company Information

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.

Position Summary

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

Job 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

Minimum Requirements/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.