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Danaher•San Jose, CA

1d•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.

Requirements

Bachelors degree with 0-2 years' experience planning and controlling inventory.
Experience working with supply chain and inventory management systems (i.e., Advanced Excel skills, Kanban, Oracle, or similar inventory system).
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.

Responsibilities

Managing Manufacturing Planning, on time delivery to customers, and Kanban ordering process.
Supplier communications, negotiation, document preparation, records management, financial administration, scheduling, inventory management, and general problem solving.
Developing standard processes and support ongoing manufacturing operations.
Applying knowledge of International procurement & shipping (total cost model).
Working closely with Procurement and Global Planning Teams to assure material availability and prioritization for customers.
Planning inventory levels, locations, and executing all forecasting and planning programs by analyzing manufacturing capacity; determine when items are built.
Being a champion for the material processes.
Promoting problem solving around key deliverables through Daily Management, working to implement effective countermeasures, and providing feedback to affected parties on challenges.
Working 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.
Communicating plans, challenges, and opportunities across the organization while working effectively to problem solve solutions.