Planning Manager

Bio-Techne • Minneapolis, MN

37d

About The Position

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. Pay Range: $87,600.00 - $144,000.00 POSITION SUMMARY What makes this role exciting Planning is the control tower of our supply chain: connecting demand, supply, manufacturing, quality, and customer commitments to keep the business running and customers supported. This role is ideal for a seasoned planning leader who thrives in change environments: someone who can engage and motivate a team, enable performance and raise capability. You will lead the planning team through a transformation toward stronger execution discipline, data-driven decision making, and consistent cross-functional partnership.

Requirements

• BS degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7–10+ years of progressive production planning or demand management experience in a manufacturing environment (regulated / life sciences preferred).
• Previous supervisory experience is essential, including coaching, management, and change leadership.
• Strong understanding of MRP/ERP planning principles and experience leading teams in system-driven execution.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and lead through complexity and competing priorities.
• Strong analytical capability; comfortable using data to drive decisions and accountability.

Nice To Haves

• MS in Supply Chain
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX (or similar ERP).
• Lean / Six Sigma exposure (or strong continuous improvement toolkit).
• APICS / ASCM certification (CPIM/CSCP) or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Change leadership Lead the evolution of the planning organization by establishing an operating model aligned to business growth and customer needs.
• Reset expectations and standard work across planning to improve predictability, accountability, and execution.
• Drive adoption of best practices across forecasting, MRP execution, and inventory.
• Identify systemic gaps and translate them into practical, measurable improvement plans with clear owners and timelines.
• Engage & motivate the team Build a high-performing team culture grounded in ownership, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Coach and develop planners through structured 1:1s, clear performance expectations, and individualized growth plans.
• Strengthen team capability by setting standards for planning excellence and accountability.
• Provide timely, direct feedback and recognize great work.
• Drive Execution Discipline Establish and run a planning operating rhythm (weekly/monthly cadence) that drives action, decision-making, and follow-through across the team.
• Monitor and improve key planning performance indicators.
• Lead the team through high-pressure execution windows (EOQ, constrained supply) with structured prioritization and disciplined closure.
• Establish & maintain cross-functional partnerships Partner closely with Manufacturing, QC, Customer Service, Commercial, Procurement, and Finance to align priorities and manage constraints.
• Build strong working relationships across teams and ensure commitments are realistic and achievable.
• Lead cross-functional alignment on demand prioritization, capacity constraints, and customer commitments; ensuring clarity of trade-offs and decision rights.
• Bring advanced planning and inventory optimization expertise Provide functional leadership in forecasting, scheduling, MRP execution, and replenishment strategy; ensuring decisions reflect operational constraints, risk, and customer need.
• Partner with IT and stakeholders to optimize ERP planning functionality, improve data quality and increase system-driven planning maturity.
• Ensure planning processes are scalable and resilient as the business grows.

Benefits

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

What This Job Offers

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