Global Product Planner - Pathology & Molecular

Roche • Indianapolis, IN

3d • $78,600 - $146,000

About The Position

The Global Product Planner manages supply chain planning and product availability for a defined portfolio across global hubs, nodes, and regional and central warehouses. The role develops and manages global supply plans using affiliate and statistical forecasts, aligning demand inputs with manufacturing and supplier capabilities. It maintains and optimizes MRP master data and supports planning recommendations, including Master Production Schedules (MPS) and Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP).

The position oversees global inventory and safety levels, bottleneck management, allocation, reserve management, and scrap mitigation. It coordinates product lifecycle transitions, launches, and phase-outs to maintain availability, and executes logistics interventions such as batch reservations during emergencies. The planner leads escalation processes and S&OP meetings to address global supply-demand imbalances and serves as the primary contact for product supply communications with suppliers, regions, business areas, and affiliates. The role aims to meet service level agreements and customer service objectives while minimizing total costs, including distribution, inventory, and write-offs.

This is a strategic, highly professional role requiring specialized supply chain knowledge, analytical and problem-solving capabilities, stakeholder management, and the ability to guide leadership and improve planning processes. The primary location is Indianapolis, Indiana. Relocation benefits are not available. The expected salary range is $78,600–$146,000, with a discretionary annual bonus potentially available based on individual and Company performance. Benefits are referenced through a link in the posting, but are not itemized.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field.
• Five years of experience in logistics, marketing, production, inventory control, or purchasing functions with an international focus.
• High proficiency in materials management and supply chain data analysis.
• Excellent problem-solving and negotiation skills, including the ability to influence decisions and challenge the status quo.
• Expertise in stakeholder management and excellent communication skills.
• Project management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SAP and OMP, identified as supporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Ensure global product availability across regional and central warehouse locations for a defined portfolio, including setting and monitoring global safety levels.
• Create and maintain accurate global supply plans by aligning demand inputs with manufacturing and supplier capabilities.
• Provide recommendations regarding Master Production Schedules (MPS) and Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP).
• Coordinate product transitions with functional leads and lifecycle teams to maintain availability during launches and phase-outs.
• Optimize and maintain accurate MRP master data.
• Execute logistics interventions, including batch reservations, to maintain product flow during emergencies.
• Initiate escalation processes regarding global availability and lead S&OP meetings to resolve supply-demand imbalances.
• Manage global product allocations with cross-functional partners.
• Act as a subject matter expert to ensure supply chain processes reflect real-life business scenarios.
• Manage bottleneck, reserve, and scrap mitigation across the network.
• Serve as the primary contact for product supply communications with suppliers, regions, business areas, and affiliates.
• Ensure timely finished-goods supply to regional and local warehouses in line with service level agreements.
• Work toward customer service objectives while minimizing distribution, inventory, and write-off costs.
• Maintain and continuously improve planning objectives and goals through daily work.

Benefits

• A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
• The posting indicates that the position qualifies for benefits detailed at a linked page, but does not specify the benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior