Supply Chain Planner III
Location Billerica, Massachusetts, United States Date posted November 02, 2026 Job ID 23674 Pay Range $95,000 - $100,000 base payOur Opening and Your Responsibilities
As a Supply Chain Planner for Thornton, you will lead planning and procurement strategies across complex value streams to ensure material availability and alignment with long-term demand. You will optimize inventory, identify supply and capacity risks, maintain accurate planning data, and drive process improvements. Working as part of our ONE TEAM approach, you will collaborate with manufacturing, warehouse, quality, finance, and suppliers to support a reliable and efficient supply chain. Additional Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end supply chain performance across multiple, high-complexity value streams.
- Perform advanced scenario planning and proactively develop risk mitigation strategies to address supply, demand, and capacity variability
- Support inventory strategies, including stocking policies and network optimization, to balance service, cost, and working capital
- Own and deliver value stream inputs from stakeholders, providing data-driven insights and recommendations
- Proactively manage critical suppliers and long lead-time materials, driving risk reduction, and continuity of supply
- Resolve complex cross-functional constraints by evaluating trade-offs across service, cost, and operational efficiency
- Mentor and guide junior value stream planners and team members
- Identify, prioritize, and implement structural and process improvements to enhance supply chain performance and scalability
- Manage value streams with significant financial impact, ensuring alignment with revenue, margin, and inventory targets
What You Need to Succeed
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience required
- 3+ years of experience in supply chain planning, operations, or a related field
- Supply chain experience is required, along with an understanding of supply chain planning processes, including demand planning, inventory optimization, and S&OP.
- Strong critical-thinking and adaptability skills, with the ability to understand operations, assess challenges, and make effective decisions in a changing environment.
- Analytical capabilities and proficiency in ERP/MRP systems and data tools (e.g., Excel, BI platforms)
Our Offer to You
- Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching – all starting on date of hire
- Tuition reimbursement, educational matching gift program, perks and discounts
- Parental and caregiver leave programs
- All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and domestic partner benefits
- Global market strength and worldwide leadership in precision instrumentation
- A brand name that is identified worldwide with precision, quality, and innovation
- Thousands of patents, design and innovation awards across the Mettler Toledo
- Global recognition for the quality of our products and services
About Mettler Toledo
METTLER TOLEDO Thornton is the leading global innovator in pure and ultrapure water measurement. We use innovative technologies with high performance customer-focused products, balancing agility with decades of analytics experience. Our customers integrate and manage pure and ultrapure water systems in demanding pharmaceutical/biotech, power generation and microelectronics industries, involving a broad spectrum of precise analytical technologies. We are part of Mettler-Toledo, a global manufacturer of precision instrumentation.
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