Buyer/Planner II

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Pittsburgh, PA
Junior
Biotech
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
The Role
The Buyer/Planner II role focuses on supporting business wins through inventory and supply chain management, processing stock requests, managing at-risk products, and collaborating with teams for capacity planning and continuous improvement initiatives. The position requires analytical skills and experience in distribution operations.
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Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support new business wins in designated region from implementation phase to maturity
  • Provide reporting and customer insights to the commercial team for key areas of customer usage, service levels, and inventory
  • Review and process stock requests for customers in region. Provide performance metrics for stock request utilization
  • Manage products at risk for expiration and obsolescence
  • Monitor days of supply for critical items in region and take appropriate actions to expedite product
  • Work closely with Demand and Inventory planners to determine ideal stocking strategies
  • Schedule and facilitate monthly reviews with commercial and distribution teams on supply chain and customer information
  • Provide information to Distribution Centers to support short and long-term capacity planning
  • Supports an environment that promotes positive communication and interaction between departments.
  • Drive continuous improvement through PPI project participation and leadership.
  • May be required to perform other related duties as the need arises and/or assigned
  • Ability to travel to distribution centers and customers in assigned region on an as needed basis - domestically 0-10%.
  • Exhibit a passion for process improvement

How will you get here?

  • 0-2 years of experience concentrating in distribution operations, inventory management, forecasting or transportation or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in logistics/supply chain or related field
  • Strong data management skills (Excel, Access/SQL, Data Warehouse)
  • Strong analytical and problem solving abilities.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to apply in communications with business partners, the field, and corporate personnel.

Preferred qualification

  • Experience in a multi-location distribution environment.
  • APICS certification.
  • Exposure to sophisticated planning systems (Logility, Oracle, JDA, SAP)
  • Understanding of relationships between the planning systems and the effects on the inventory and service levels.
  • Ability to interact with all functional areas and all organizational levels.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently take ownership of initiatives and drive execution.

Top Skills

Access
Data Warehouse
Excel
Jda
Logility
Oracle
SAP
SQL
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The Company
HQ: Waltham, MA
100,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace

What We Do

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

Why Work With Us

You will join a company which every colleague has the opportunity to create possibilities, for oneself, for our customers and patients. There is no more exciting place to be than at the forefront of solving problems which help improve lives around the world. As a company, we are committed to supporting your career aspirations and your journey.

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