Supply Planner

Job Title: Supply Planner

Location: Irvine, CA (Hybrid – 3 days onsite, schedule TBD)

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Duration: 12-month contract - Potential to extend or convert to FTE

Pay Rate: $45–$51 per hour DOE

A leading life sciences and diagnostics company is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Supply Planner to join their planning team in Irvine, CA. This role is essential in aligning global supply with customer demand, managing constraints across the supply chain, and ensuring the consistent flow of products from global manufacturing sites and OEM partners into the company’s distribution network. The Supply Planner will also be responsible for optimizing inventory levels and improving cycle times to support on-time delivery and operational efficiency.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment and is passionate about leveraging data and cross-functional collaboration to drive supply chain excellence.

How You'll Make An Impact:

• Expert analytical, numerical and problem solving skills.
• Proven ability to think strategically, execute tactically and be detail oriented.
• APICS certification preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of planning systems – SAP APO (preferred), Kinaxis, or i2, JDA/Manugistics.
• Expert computer skills with advance working knowledge in Windows Office environment.
• Proven ability to plan and coordinate workflow and outputs efficiently across multiple functional groups and geographies to align group objectives, timeframes and deliverables, as well as to provide actionable feedback to keep processes and deliverables on track.

What You Bring:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Management or other related field.
• 5 years’ experience in supply planning, inventory management or manufacturing operations within an ERP/DRP environment.
• ERP Experience ideally: SAP, Kinaxis and TMS