Senior Manager, Demand Planning and SIOP

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Frederick, MD

2d • 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. DESCRIPTION: Join our team as a Senior Manager of Demand Planning and play an important role in advancing our supply chain excellence. You'll lead and develop a team of demand planners while serving as a key advisor on customer demand plans and forecasting. In this position, you'll collaborate across functions to optimize inventory management, improve forecast accuracy, and strengthen customer relationships. Working closely with Product Management, Sales, and Customer Support teams, you'll develop and implement effective demand planning strategies that ensure business continuity and customer satisfaction. You'll lead SIOP/IBP processes, implement improvement initiatives, and use data analytics to make informed decisions that impact our operations. This role offers the opportunity to enhance our supply chain processes while contributing to our mission of enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.

Requirements

• Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in supply chain with demonstrated expertise in demand planning and forecasting.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.) and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience with statistical forecasting, CRM concepts, and inventory optimization.
• Demonstrated success in process improvement and change management.
• Thorough understanding of data analysis and interpretation.
• Leadership capabilities with success influencing across organizations.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders.
• Project management capabilities.
• Knowledge of SIOP/IBP processes and best practices.
• Experience with budget and revenue management.
• Problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Supply Chain certifications (APICS, CPIM) highly valued.
• 3+ years of people management experience leading and developing teams preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge in demand/supply planning, preferably in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or Pharmaceutical industries.
• Experience in GMP or regulated environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of demand planners.
• Serve as a key advisor on customer demand plans and forecasting.
• Collaborate across functions to optimize inventory management, improve forecast accuracy, and strengthen customer relationships.
• Develop and implement effective demand planning strategies.
• Lead SIOP/IBP processes.
• Implement improvement initiatives.
• Use data analytics to make informed decisions.
• Enhance supply chain processes.
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Address complex situations.
• Improve forecast accuracy and meet business objectives.

Benefits

• 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
• Short- and long-term disability
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior