Buyer/Planner III

Thermo Fisher Scientific•Plainville, MA

6h•$75,000 - $112,500•Onsite

About The Position

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. Division/Site Specific Information Position will site at the Plainville, MA, site. 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. At Viral Vector Services (VVS) a division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, we deliver process development through commercial supply and we offer the expertise and resources necessary to help clients deliver innovative gene therapies. Placed in the forefront of our leading- and cutting-edge Cell and Gene Therapy business, we enable clients to cure genetic, rare, and otherwise untreatable diseases. Location: 5 Commerce Boulevard, Plainville, MA Work Hours: M-F 8am-4pm Discover Impactful Work: Join our team at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Buyer/Planner III, where you'll 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 role offers opportunities to implement improvement initiatives and develop strategic supplier relationships. A Day in the Life: Manage suppliers/vendors performance. Serve as senior escalation point for supplier quality and delivery issues. Partner with R&D, Engineering, MSAT, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain. Identify and escalate any supply chain bottlenecks in a timely manner. Collaborate with corporate procurement to monitor supply risks, develop mitigation plans (dual sourcing, safety time, buffers), and execute contingency actions. Lead procurement KPIs, reporting, and continuous improvement efforts. Provide coaching, training, and mentoring for junior level members. Generate and expedite/de-expedite purchases order (POs); resolve discrepancies (price, quantity, invoices); ensure on-time delivery to plan. Ensure all required documentation is provided with purchases (COA, COC, TSE/BSE, etc.). Purchase Info Record Maintenance: Maintain vendor–material combinations with current pricing, units of measure, lead times, incoterms, pack sizes, and minimum order quantities. Ensure conditions, source list determination and lead time parameters are updated. 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. Independently coordinate with procurement/buyers and quality teams to ensure materials availability aligns with site long-range production forecast. Collaborate with production schedulers and material handlers to ensure on-time material delivery. Use SAP system to assess material inventory, review purchase requisitions and purchase orders, and perform routine material movement transactions.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
4-5 years of experience in supply chain/procurement in a manufacturing environment required without degree, or 3 years of experience accepted with degree.
Experience with S&OP process.
Experience with inventory management.
Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems, particularly SAP.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and competency in other Microsoft Office applications.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Knowledge of MRP.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
Strong supplier relationship management experience.
Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively across functions.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a professional environment.
Data analysis and reporting skills (PowerBI, Smartsheet, Excel).
Process improvement and project management capabilities.

Nice To Haves

BS degree (Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering, or related field) highly preferred.
APICS certification (CPIM) preferred.
Knowledge of GMP and quality systems preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage suppliers/vendors performance.
Serve as senior escalation point for supplier quality and delivery issues.
Partner with R&D, Engineering, MSAT, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain.
Identify and escalate any supply chain bottlenecks in a timely manner.
Collaborate with corporate procurement to monitor supply risks, develop mitigation plans (dual sourcing, safety time, buffers), and execute contingency actions.
Lead procurement KPIs, reporting, and continuous improvement efforts.
Provide coaching, training, and mentoring for junior level members.
Generate and expedite/de-expedite purchases order (POs); resolve discrepancies (price, quantity, invoices); ensure on-time delivery to plan.
Ensure all required documentation is provided with purchases (COA, COC, TSE/BSE, etc.).
Maintain vendor–material combinations with current pricing, units of measure, lead times, incoterms, pack sizes, and minimum order quantities.
Ensure conditions, source list determination and lead time parameters are updated.
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.
Independently coordinate with procurement/buyers and quality teams to ensure materials availability aligns with site long-range production forecast.
Collaborate with production schedulers and material handlers to ensure on-time material delivery.
Use SAP system to assess material inventory, review purchase requisitions and purchase orders, and perform routine material movement transactions.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits!
Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects.
We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.
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

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