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Supply Chain Planning Manager - FisherPak

ThermoFisher Scientific • Bridgewater, NJ • 2h ago

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

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.

Position Overview

The Supply Chain Planning Manager - FisherPak is responsible for leading end-to-end supply chain planning for the FisherPak portfolio across Bridgewater and Fairlawn sites. This role drives proactive short to long-range planning, capacity alignment, drum fleet optimization, and SKU prioritization to ensure high service levels while optimizing working capital and operational efficiency.

This role partners closely with Operations, Quality, Procurement, Business Unit, and Commercial teams to ensure demand, production capability, regulatory requirements, and supply continuity are fully aligned with a clear focus on enabling and delivering FisherPak revenue targets.

Key Responsibilities

Revenue Enablement & Commercial Alignment

Ensure supply plans support achievement of FisherPak revenue targets and growth commitments

Partner with BU and Commercial teams to align production priorities with high-revenue SKUs and strategic customers

Provide proactive visibility into supply risks that may impact revenue attainment

Drive trade-off decisions to protect revenue in constrained environments

Support forecasting accuracy improvements to reduce revenue leakage from stock-outs or missed shipments

End-to-End Planning Leadership

Balance capacity across Bridgewater and Fairlawn based on demand, constraints, and profitability considerations

Translate demand forecasts into executable production, filling, and procurement plans

Drive scenario planning to mitigate risks related to materials, testing, storage, and drum availability

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Serve as the central planning liaison for FisherPak portfolio across Operations, Quality, Procurement, BU, and Commercial teams

Align production schedules with customer promise dates and revenue priorities

Partner with Operations on batch sequencing, tank scheduling, and throughput optimization

Collaborate with Quality to incorporate lab testing and release timelines into planning cycles

Work with Procurement to mitigate raw material supply risks and cost volatility

Facilitate structured planning governance through SIOP

Portfolio & Constraint Management

Address structural bottlenecks including drum availability, cleaning/recertification cycles, lab capacity, and storage constraints

Improve visibility into open orders, shipment timelines, and readiness status

Support outsourcing/OEM decisions for low-volume or operationally complex SKUs

Performance & Continuous Improvement

Monitor and improve KPIs: revenue attainment, capacity utilization, plan adherence, backorder aging

Lead root cause analysis for service misses impacting revenue

Implement system, reporting, and process improvements to increase transparency and accountability

Drive a culture of proactive planning and cross-functional ownership

Requirements:

Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in supply chain management

Preferred Fields of Study: Supply Chain Management, Business, Industrial Engineering, or related field

Professional certifications preferred (APICS CPIM, CSCP, CPSM, Lean/Six Sigma)

Strong proficiency with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.) and advanced Excel skills

Deep knowledge of end-to-end supply chain processes including demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, and S&OP

Experience implementing continuous improvement and process optimization initiatives

Proven ability to analyze data and translate insights into actionable strategies

Strong project management and change management capabilities

Excellence in cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management

Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills

Demonstrated success in achieving KPIs for service levels, inventory, and cost optimization

Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key internal/external partners

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

Ability to execute effectively in a dynamic environment

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in New Jersey is $103,100.00-$154,700.00.

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

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