Planner Buyer

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 Planner Buyer will be a key member of a core team that includes experienced professionals in Engineering, Commodity Management, Supplier Quality, and Manufacturing in a fast-paced environment. While managing Manufacturing Planning, on-time delivery to customers, and the Kanban ordering process, this role also incorporates supplier communications, negotiation, document preparation, records management, financial administration, scheduling, inventory management, and general problem-solving. The successful candidate will be a key team member in developing standard processes and supporting ongoing manufacturing operations.

This position reports to the Supply Chain Manager and is part of the Manufacturing team, located in San Jose, and is an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Perform routine processes and apply knowledge of procurement & shipping (total cost model) by working closely with Procurement and Global Planning Teams to ensure material availability and prioritization for customers.
• Develops competency and proficiency by performing procurement, shipping, and planning duties required to plan inventory levels and locations, and execute all forecasting and planning programs by analyzing manufacturing capacity to determine when items are built.
• Be a champion for the material processes. Promote problem-solving around key deliverables through Daily Management, work to implement effective countermeasures, and provide feedback to affected parties on challenges.
• This position 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. Will be responsible for communicating plans, challenges, and opportunities across the organization while working effectively to develop and implement solutions.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• 3 years of experience in Supply Chain planning and inventory control, with expertise in supply chain and inventory management systems (e.g., Advanced Excel, Kanban, Oracle, or similar inventory systems).
• Excellent organizational skills and communication through multiple sites, departments, and organizational leadership levels.
• Detail-oriented and focused on delivering value to the factory.
• Strong analytical skills, initiative, judgment, and problem-solving ability, while driving a complex supply chain and inventory management system.

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.

The hourly range for this role is $42.18 - $50.48. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) 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 that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.