Job Title: Buyer/Planner III

Requisition ID- 132119BR

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work, like helping customers in finding cures for cancer, protecting the environment or making sure our food is safe. Your work will have real-world impact, and you’ll be supported in achieving your career goals.

Location/Division Specific Information

Pleasanton, CA- Genetic Sciences Division

How will you make an impact?

In this position, you will be responsible for assigned procurement and planning related activities for the company in obtaining materials. You will interpret demand and plan accordingly. You will Evaluate vendor reliability, develop new supply relationships. You will monitor cost, schedules, and scope of assigned contracts to assure best quality at best value. You will maintain a high quality of service to internal and external customers by assuring uninterrupted supply of materials to meet global customer demand.

What will you do?

• The Buyer/Planner will be part of a global team who will perform all functions needed to ensure the lowest total cost of purchased finished goods by ensuring the objectives of maximum product availability and quality with optimum inventory levels.
• Buyer/Planner will manage a specific set of suppliers and participate in negotiations to implement proactive production philosophies, improved pricing strategies and policies, and procedures for successful integration into multiple business plans across a global supply chain.
• Additionally, Buyer/Planner may be responsible for preparing data and analyzing inventory trends, external and internal key performance metrics, and proposing process improvement and the generation or management of key reports, metrics, and manage projects.
• This is a service position and is responsive to the needs of internal and external suppliers and customers. The role includes team participation.

How will you get here?

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or technical discipline or equivalent experience

Experience

• Minimum 5 years business experience, CPIM or CSCP certification preferred
• Advanced skills in Excel, E1 and/or SAP ERP systems Experience
• Minimum 5 years business experience-supply chain • Minimum 5 years in procurement / planning
• CPIM or CSCP certification preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Knowledge of supply planning processes, total cost of ownership.
• Understand buying and planning policies and procedures
• Demonstrate knowledge of business concepts/principles (terms and conditions, transportation, accounting)
• Knowledge of supply chain programs and the ability to manage project execution of these programs.
• Responsible for developing, maintaining, and implementing strategic and optimal supply plans.
• MRP and ERP experience in a global distribution and/or manufacturing environment.
• Evaluate and maintain to key performance indicators: inventory targets, on time delivery, backorders, and price variance
• Drive KPI improvements through strategic initiatives.
• Communicates effectively with business leads, demand and distribution planning to assure supply.
• Recognize problems, analyze and recommend solutions.
• Optimize supply chain to minimize waste.
• Participate in New Product Introduction process to include new product set up, MRP settings and specification requirements.
• Process improvement and continual improvement philosophies.
• Performs assignments independently with guidance from management and team support.
• Able to manage and prioritize own time. Provides feedback and periodic updates to managers on status of goals and responsibilities.
• All other duties as required or assigned.

This position does not have relocation assistance.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 75,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

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