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Lead Production Planner

AT Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Lead Production Planner

Cincinnati, OH

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

Location/Division Specific Information

Our Cincinnati site is a Center of Excellence for specialized oral solid dose manufacturing and pharmaceutical drug development within our Pharma Services Group (PSG).

How will you make an impact?

You will be the owner and focal for your respective department to build, maintain, and action demand plan, inventory plans, and/or forecasts to enable the site achieve desired results. To accomplish this, you will facilitate production planning scheduling meetings to ensure leader alignment and communicate outputs and updates to site leadership. This role is responsible for analytics and reporting within our supply chain department and collaborates with all related customer-facing functions to ensure customer satisfaction across the end-to-end supply chain.

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What will you do?

  • Develops, organizes, and manages the allocation of finished goods, bulk products, supporting materials, and workflow processes to ensure optimal client service levels, minimal inventory investment, and maximum plant efficiency.
  • Leverage all available data, tools, and resources (SAP Planning System, Taylor Shop Floor scheduling system, etc.) to create inferences, assumptions, and forecasts to meet scheduled commits.
  • Acts as the central planning focal point for assigned project portfolio and serve as the primary planning contact for the lifecycle management of commercial products and product development transfers.
  • Responsible for sales unit forecasting, material requirements, batch material readiness, and ensuring the execution of manufacturing/packaging batch execution to customer needs. Additionally, manages carrier coordination and ensures the on-time shipment of products.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional department representatives to maintain a relationship-based influential partnership and build and maintain customer allegiance.
  • Ownership on Demand Planning training and onboarding for both technical expertise as well as effective customer-facing interactions.
  • Main point of contact for key systems such as PharmaSuite, Optel, etc.

How will you get here?

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university is preferred,

Experience

  • 3 years professional experience in a manufacturing or related environment is required.
  • Supply chain planning and/or pharmaceutical industry work experience preferred.
  • Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

  • Experience in enterprise business systems and business software such as SAP.
  • Ability to inspire, foster innovation, and collaborate across cross-functional teams.
  • Possess a customer-centric mentality coupled with the ability to network and build relationships.
  • Action-oriented teammate who is a motivated and enterprising problem solver.
  • Must be detailed, organized, and able to prioritize multiple tasks effectively.

Client-provided location(s): Cincinnati, OH, USA
Job ID: ThermoFisher-R-01285721
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Fitness Subsidies
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Remote Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Financial Counseling
    • Performance Bonus
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program