Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

Job Title: Inventory Planner II

Joining Thermo Fisher Scientific means making a difference by assisting customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment, and ensuring food safety. Your work will have an important impact and help you reach your career goals.

Location

This Hybrid position will perform customer-specific inventory planning functions. Includes direct responsibility for data analytics, inventory planning/sourcing and optimization, Business Reviews, metrics and associated reporting.

Primary Duties

• Establish and implement inventory plans to ensure appropriate levels for customer operations.
• Analyze data and make recommendations to achieve profitability, customer service, and optimize inventory program.
• Collaborate with the Site Leadership team on implementing changes resulting from analysis.
• Ensure inventory plans are achieved at the customer location to maintain service levels.
• Ensure monthly reporting and subsequent follow-up using Inventory Management System, COGNOS, PowerBI, Velocity, etc.
• Mentor site leaders on Best Practices.
• Identify and develop new planning tools in conjunction with the supply chain team.
• Analyze and review supplier lead times and evaluate if stocking requests are recommended.
• Develop and maintain site-specific metrics.
• Prepare Business Reviews as needed,
• Schedule and ensure timely completion of annual physical inventory and quarterly cycle counts at customer sites
• Investigate and reconcile inventory discrepancies.
• Promote personal growth and development by staying abreast of new policies, procedures, and system improvements.
• Develop training materials and train colleagues on inventory management procedures and standard methodologies.
• Work effectively with a diverse cross-functional team.
• Deploy Practical Process Improvement (PPI) methodologies in problem solving
• Complete other duties as assigned by management.

• BS/BA degree in Inventory Management, Material Planning, Operations, or related field; job-related experience may be considered in lieu of a college degree.
• Experience in a laboratory setting or services preferred.
• 2-4 years of equivalent experience required.
• Validated customer service skills.
• Diligent, solution-focused, encourages collaboration
• Computer/software skills (i.e., Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Validated verbal, written, and presentation skills.

• Proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English fluently.
• Displays a high level of confidentiality for both customer and company.
• Exhibit Thermo Fisher Scientific's Four-I Values.
• Proficient communicator
• Maintain a professional appearance at all times.
• Exhibit strong analytical skills to reconcile various inventory reports and achieve successful outcomes.
• Highly organized and consistently meets project due dates.
• Proficiency in using a computer and possess intermediate skills in the Microsoft Office suite of software.
• Hybrid role combining both remote and onsite work at customer locations in an office environment. May be required to work independently at customer location.
• Available to work hours required to get the job done.