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Job Description

Production Planner – High Tech

The Company

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work. And you’ll have the opportunity for continual growth and learning in a culture that empowers your development. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

The Material and Structural Analysis Division (MSD) enables customers to find meaningful answers to questions that accelerate breakthrough discoveries. We design and manufacture high-performance electron microscopes that provide images and answers in the micro-, nano-, and picometer scales. Combining hardware and software expertise in electron, ion, and light microscopy with deep application knowledge in the materials science, life sciences, electronics, and natural resources markets, the worldwide team of 5,000 people are dedicated to customers' pursuit of discovery and resolution to global challenges.

The Position

At our site in Eindhoven we develop and produce innovative Transmission Microscopes. It takes around a year to build and test these high end systems before we can ship it to our customers. The Planning department, consisting of 13 employees, is divided into Systems & Module Planning (manufacturing) and New product Introduction (NPI) Planning. In this role as Production Planner you will be part of the Systems & Module Planning team. The System and Module planning team operates to a Sales and Operation Plan (S&OP plan). This team takes care of the supply chain planning and all dynamics and challenges that are connected to this. The challenge is to manage lowest costs with the highest efficiency and highest service level. It’s an interesting and dynamic supply chain environment!

As a Production Planner, you are in charge of executing dynamic short to mid-term plans for systems, sub-assemblies, and spare parts, ensuring everything runs smoothly and efficiently. You will work closely with your stakeholders in logistics, production, in 2 other production sites (in US and CZ) and the service organization to align on their needs. You will be a spider in the web between our manufacturing facility and our internal customers and you’ll need to work structured and thorough to get our supply chain arranged, You will report to the Manager Logistics Planning.

The key responsibilities are:

• Translating the master production plan into detailed production and purchasing requirements

• Start production of key assemblies/modules and ensure material availability in the factory

• Initiate repairs and production of components

• Safeguard the on time production of work orders and maintain MRP accordingly

• Identify and address risks in the production plan and take necessary actions

• Provide support by stepping in for your colleagues as needed, ensuring continuity within the team during their holidays

The Requirements

• Strong analytical and numerical skills

• Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems

• Proficient with MS Office Excel

• Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities

• Proficient in English and Dutch

• Able to drive improvement projects under supervision

• Ability to handle a dynamic workload: from heavy multi-tasking during peak workloads to focused thorough work

• Preferably, experience in a (high tech) production environment

Our offer

• Direct contract with Thermo Fisher Scientific with a competitive salary, 13th month, holiday allowance and annual incentive bonus

• A flexible working hours arrangement. Maximum of 1 day working from home per week

• Excellent career progression opportunities within a growing global employer

• Training and courses available via our Thermo Fisher University to continuously develop yourself

• Collaborative work in an international environment

• Strong Team Spirit and many company and team activities

• Very attractive 40 holidays a year

• This is a full-time position (40 hours). Working part-time is an option in case you’re available for at least 32 hours.

We encourage candidates that enjoy working in a diverse, multi-disciplinary, groundbreaking technology environment where personal development and team cooperation are key to success, to make the impossible, possible for our customers. Diversity in an important element to build an effective and challenging working environment. Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement are key values that we expect of all that are part of our community.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.