Materials Planner III, Supply Chain

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Materials Planner III, Supply Chain

When you are part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will 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 will be supported in achieving your career goals.

Specific Division Information:

Thermo Fisher Scientific Viral Vector Services (VVS), is a rapidly growing, dynamic gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization. Our employees are committed to making a difference in our organization, for our client partners and the patients we serve. We are looking for top talent with proven competencies and strong character to join our team and help lead our organization into the future.

Location: 5 Commerce Boulevard, Plainville, MA

How will you make an impact?

Materials Planner III, Supply Chain will contribute to maintaining efficient supply chain operations. You'll be responsible for planning and procuring materials to support manufacturing and customer demands. Working with cross-functional teams, you'll ensure timely material availability while adhering to quality standards and cost objectives. This client-facing position will also involve direct interactions with customers, requiring strong communication and relationship-building skills to understand their needs and support effective supply chain solutions.

What will you do?

• Generate and maintain accurate Bill of Materials (BOM) and weekly material assessments for assigned client programs
• Support material readiness meetings to track and assess material readiness changes or delays to schedule
• Support client program change controls as an SME or change owner.
• Independently coordinate with procurement and quality teams to ensure materials availability is in alignment with site long range production forecast and resolve discrepancies
• Routinely collaborate with production schedulers and material handlers to ensure materials are delivered on time to support production schedule and resolve delays
• Understand and highlight changes in program readiness to management and cross functional stakeholders
• Use SAP system to assess material inventory, review purchase requisitions and purchase orders and perform routine material movement transactions
• Attend relevant program specific meetings
• Work with counterparts at other site(s) with a focus on cross site alignment
• Provide input and recommendations for site initiatives that support planning systematic improvements
• Mentor junior members of team to support onboarding and training
• Review expiry CAFs with Inventory Control and Business Manager monthly
• Hybrid position- a minimum of 1 day/week on site is required

 Key Contacts:

• Operations Product Leads, Program Manager, MST/PD: New projects, changes to project scope, product supply, obsolescence, material, and capacity constraints
• Operations Managers: Capacity or labor constraints, monitor schedule execution. Discuss and implement corrections to schedule
• Quality personnel: Issues relating to the release and testing of raw materials inclusive of consumables and chemicals that may affect the execution of the schedule or long-range capacity requirements
• Procurement: Purchasing and materials issues that may affect the schedule execution or create excess inventory.
• Inventory: Material excess/obsolescence and understanding appropriate levels of inventory

Specific Duties:

• (50%) Review and manage material requirements and material readiness for assigned client programs
• (20%) Communicate and address material availability discrepancies or material delays with internal and external stakeholders
• (10%) Review production related documents (batch records, work instructions, sampling plans) for planning impact and approve as required
• (10%) Lead or participate in external and internal cross functional meetings to communicate material readiness in respect to program health
• (5%) Own quality drivers to support material availability including conditional releases, updates to material specification
• (5%) Complete required trainings on time to execute job responsibilities compliantly

Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree plus 3 years of experience in supply chain planning, materials management, or procurement in a manufacturing environmen or equivalent.
• APICS certifications (CPIM, CSCP) preferred
• Lean/Six Sigma certification beneficial
• Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, JDE) and advanced Excel skills preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail
• Experience with MRP concepts and inventory management principles
• Ability to develop and maintain material planning parameters (safety stocks, lead times, order quantities)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for cross-functional collaboration
• Experience conducting supply planning meetings with key stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and report on key metrics (material readiness, lead times).
• Knowledge of manufacturing concepts and principles
• Ability to work independently and make decisions within defined parameters
• Project management experience with continuous improvement initiatives
• Experience in regulated manufacturing environment (cGMP) preferred
• Ability to adapt in a results-oriented environment

Other

Relocation assistance is not provided.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future, without sponsorship.

Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts 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