Global Director, Materials & Planning

Global Director, Materials & Planning

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 livesand 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.

The Global Director, Materials & Planning is responsible for overseeing and optimizing the entire supply chain process, including global planning for finished goods, PSI (Production, Sales, and Inventory) management, distributions, and logistics. The role entails managing $200M gross inventory, ensuring on-time delivery (OTD) to customers and internal organizations such as service departments, and addressing past dues. The successful candidate will also leverage the Danaher Business System (DBS) for continuous process improvement, manage an analytics team, and lead a team based in India at our Center of Excellence.

This position reports to the V.P. Global Operations & Supply Chain and is part of the Global Operations & Supply Chain organization located in Indianapolis, Indiana and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to :

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Service, BUs, MFG Plants, and Finance, lead the execution of the PSI (Production, Sales, and Inventory) process to balance supply and demand effectively. Collaborate with regional planners to ensure alignment and consistency in planning processes.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) such as OTD (on-time delivery), past due management, etc., performing PSP (problem solving process) as needed and drive sustainable continuous improvements.
• Building relationships with internal constituents, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, and customers through logistics initiatives. Optimize transportation routes and methods to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Lead compliance and governance matters which include internal / external audits and compliance with policies, procedures and government regulations.
• Deliver 0.75 to 1 inventory turn improvement per year across the company's global manufacturing, service and finished goods inventories. Develop processes through problem solving and actions plans to ensure meeting both Sale objectives and turns improvements, implement best practices for inventory control, including VMI, DC consolidation, shelf-life management and cycle counting.
• Actively participate in PLCM (product lifecycle Management) process, align demand and supply plans on NPIs (new product introduction), and develop production and inventory phase out plan on obsolete or discontinued products.
• Lead and manage a team of 35+ supply chain professionals, providing guidance, coaching, and development opportunities. Recruit and retain capable top talent with good potentials, foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture.

The essential requirements of the job include :

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical / Environment Requirements : if applicable for role

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in :