Production Planner

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences’ mission is to empower those seeking answers to life’s most important scientific and healthcare questions. With a legacy spanning 80+ years, we have long been a trusted partner to our customers, who are working to transform science and healthcare with the next groundbreaking discovery. As part of our team of more than 2,900 associates across 130 countries, you’ll help drive our vision of accelerating answers—and our commitment to excellence.

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

Do you want to work in Materials and Planning Team. Do you enjoy planning, scheduling and coordinating with cross functional teams? Then read on

We are currently seeking a **Production Planner (P1)** who will be responsible for the below mentioned activities.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

- Planning of production to meet the requirements of the Master Production Schedule, Intra-company component plans, Manufacturing, and New Product Development to assure efficient operations and maximum integration of these demands. Ensures manufacturing system accuracy is maintained.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Initiates and maintains extensive contacts with production and engineering personnel within the organization across multiple sites. Requires skill in persuasion and negotiation of critical issues. At this level, individuals will have demonstrated creativity, foresight and mature judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented problems, determining program objectives and requirements, organizing programs and projects, and developing standards and guides for diverse planning/production activities. Negotiates necessary changes in the Master Production Schedule to smooth production operations and allow adequate time for product development and intra-company requirements without adversely affecting Finished Goods Inventory goals and Customer Service objectives.
- Assess the raw material required for production through oracle open Jobs and allocate the RM to OTD critical work orders. Plan and initiate the ordering of raw material to supplier(s). Procure and maintain Kanban for RM based on the current demand. Plan and order the material required for producing custom conjugate. Has knowledge of Planning for the reagent production unit based on forecast and “On Time Delivery. Track and follow up the critical material required for meeting Customer OTD with the help of daily management. Updating the team members regarding Revenue, OTD, Backlog and Inventory KPI. Responsible to meet the Raw material requirement for production (Delivery). Track OTD, # of requests raised to suppliers on a weekly basis using daily management.
- Responsible for Finished goods planning including inventory management at warehouse, maintaining accurate status of the area(s), including demand, schedules, capacity, WIP, materials, etc. and implementing Corrective and Preventive actions as part of the Problem-Solving Process. Responsible for implementing Countermeasure for Raw material scrap.
- Also works on scheduling for production of finished goods and WIP along with picklist release for the same including buffers and Work order release.
- Proposes alternative schedule(s) to compensate for foreseeable and unforeseeable circumstances in a timely manner to minimize adverse effects and capitalize on opportunities. Through operations management channels, expedites operations that delay schedules, and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions. Provides liaison support for intra-company requirements. Follows all standard operating procedures. Reviews and implements new standard operating procedures.

The required qualifications for the job include: Bachelor’s degree in field with 5+ years of experience, or Master’s degree in field with 3+ years.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: Oracle, advanced excel, Power BI, good documentation process and Kanban knowledge.

This job is eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical insurance to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions t