Senior Materials Planner

Danaher Corporation • Indianapolis, IN

15h • Onsite

About The Position

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today: time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results. We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists, with many of our 3,300+ global colleagues coming from the laboratory. It’s all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And we’re just beginning. Working together, let’s put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible The Senior Materials Planner is responsible for analyzing and planning raw material sizing for multiple Value Streams to support customer demand. The Planner is the top-level owner of the PFEP process and ensuring any changes to support demand are made. This role will work closely with all other material team members in the plant to ensure effective tactical material execution along with On Time Delivery to the end customer. The selected candidate is directly involved with overall Inventory Management to support corporate initiatives. This role reports to the Purchasing Manager and is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and is an on-site role.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5+ years of general business experience or Master's degree with 3+ years general business experience or Doctoral degree with 0+ years of experience
• Strong data analysis skills with ability to communicate to cross functional teams.
• Strong proficiency with Excel and other data / analytics tools.
• Strong organizational, communication, and detailed operational process skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze PSI inputs (Customer Demand forecast) and determine manufacturing daily run rate by Value Stream.
• Forecast and plan raw material inventory levels to support the daily manufacturing demand and customer OTD.
• Communicate with the buying team on demand forecast and material sizing and changes that occur.
• Act as a champion for the material processes.
• Drive problem solving at the point of impact, promote cross functional involvement, and effective countermeasure implementation to support process improvements.

Benefits

• Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior