Demand Planner III

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll 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 world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

A Day in the Life:

• Perform data compilation and analysis at different aggregation levels, including single product families or single sites, with a limited scope.
• Analyze demand signals, translate them into forecast inputs, and coordinate with the extended demand team for a flawless plan.
• Contribute to the development of an accurate demand forecast and document proposed inputs to track changes.
• Collaborate with various cross-functional teams on ambitious projects like new product launches, line extensions, product discontinuations, promotions, and events, ensuring alignment with company goals.
• Develop scenario planning and determine opportunities to improve critical metrics impacting Demand Planning accuracy.
• Work autonomously with occasional mentorship, demonstrating outstanding business decision-making skills.
• Communicate effectively within the organization.

Collaboration Champion

• Build excellent relationships with key internal and external customers based on trust and confidence.
• Teach, educate, coach, and mentor collaborators to achieve desired business outcomes.
• Exhibit influential and charismatic qualities, particularly with decision-makers and operational teams.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including outstanding presentations.
• Work collaboratively within teams, encouraging a highly collaborative work environment.

Analytical Thinking

• Possess strong analytical and conceptual skills.
• Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data, including business process metrics and measures tied to business goals.
• Refine and train algorithms to aid in analysis and scenario planning.

Process & Systems Agility

• Maintain a vendor-neutral stance, with no specific preference toward a particular vendor or technology.
• Understand multiple processes across different systems to produce accurate results.
• Identify and implement modifications to business practices to take full advantage of technology innovation.

Data Orchestration

• Translate business goals and metrics into arguments, cases, reasons for specific projects.
• Demonstrate knowledge of finance, sales, marketing, and R&D functions.
• Refine and train algorithms to aid in analysis and scenario planning.

Keys to Success:

Education and Experience

• BS/BA degree in a business or analytical field (operations management, engineering, sciences, finance, business administration).
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, sales operations, forecasting, or similar role required.
• Experience with SIOP, demand planning, forecasting, and Salesforce.com CRM in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Solid understanding of supply chain procedures and supply management.
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) and Oracle or other ERP systems.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Must have proven experience in customer relations and problem-solving customer issues.
• Ability to work effectively across multiple facilities and reporting lines.

This position does NOT offer relocation benefits.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range budgeted for this position based in California is $75,000.00 - $100,00.00. 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

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $75,000.00-$112,500.00.

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

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards