Demand Planning Center Of Excellence (coe) Manager

Thermo Fisher Scientific UK

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
On-site
Demand planning coe strategy
Standardized demand planning processes
Forecast accuracy improvement
Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Demand Planning Center of Excellence (CoE) Manager to standardize and enhance demand planning capabilities across the organization. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in demand planning, analytics, and change management, with a focus on driving continuous improvement and operational excellence

Job Summary

  • The Demand Planning Center of Excellence (CoE) Manager is responsible for establishing, standardizing, and continuously improving demand planning capabilities across the organization.
  • This role leads the development of best practices, tools, analytics, and governance to drive forecast accuracy, improve service levels, and enable data-driven decision-making within the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) framework.
  • Key responsibilities include defining CoE strategy, improving forecast accuracy, standardizing processes, enabling planning tools, building advanced analytics, and leading change management.

Matching Summary

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Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a Demand Planning Center of Excellence (CoE) Manager to standardize and enhance demand planning capabilities across the organization. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in demand planning, analytics, and change management, with a focus on driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Demand Planning CoE strategy
  • standardized demand planning processes
  • forecast accuracy improvement
  • statistical forecasting models
  • Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
  • Kinaxis planning tools
  • AI/ML in forecasting

Nice-to-have

  • Life Science or Medical Device industry experience
  • APICS certification

Key Requirements

  • 7+ years' experience in Demand Planning Excellence
  • Demand planning software experience (Kinaxis, FPRO, Demantra)
  • Experience leading cross-functional SIOP processes
  • Six Sigma Green/Black Belt Certification preferred
  • Demonstrated change management experience

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