SIOP Manager

About the role

Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking a SIOP Manager to lead the end‑to‑end Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning process for a portfolio of life‑science, diagnostics and laboratory products. The role will ensure alignment across Commercial, Operations, Procurement, Finance, Quality and Product Management to meet service, revenue, inventory and margin targets.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the monthly SIOP cycle, including demand, supply and inventory reviews and executive SIOP meetings.
• Partner with Commercial and Product Management to translate market intelligence, sales pipeline, promotions, installed‑base demand and lifecycle events into a consensus demand plan.
• Collaborate with Supply Planning, Manufacturing and Distribution to align capacity, material availability and fulfillment strategies with business priorities.
• Develop and manage inventory strategies for finished goods, spare parts and critical consumables, balancing service levels, shelf‑life, working capital and obsolescence risk.
• Identify and resolve demand‑supply gaps through scenario planning, prioritisation and cross‑functional decision‑making.
• Conduct risk assessments and mitigation planning for supplier constraints, quality events, regulatory changes, product transitions and logistics disruptions.
• Present recommendations, trade‑offs and performance updates to senior leadership during executive SIOP reviews.
• Support new product introductions, product phase‑in/phase‑out, end‑of‑life planning and engineering or regulatory change impacts.
• Ensure planning assumptions, master data and key inputs are accurate, documented and aligned across systems and stakeholders.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading SIOP or integrated demand‑supply planning processes in a complex, regulated environment.
• Strong analytical capability and business acumen.
• Ability to influence and drive decisions in a matrixed organization.
• Excellent communication skills for presenting to senior leadership.

Required skills