Sr. Planner

Dexcom • San Diego, CA

1d • $78,900 - $131,500 • Remote

About The Position

The R&D Planning team supports R&D’s product development efforts by ensuring materials and builds are planned and available to meet evolving product development needs. We work closely with engineering, program management, and manufacturing partners to balance changing design, timelines, and supply constraints. This role plays a key part in helping R&D teams stay focused on development by providing reliable planning, clear communication, and data-driven insights throughout the product development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with forecasting, build planning, and inventory management in a dynamic, changing environment
• Comfortable analyzing data, identifying trends, and translating insights into actionable plans and recommendations
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail to manage multiple builds, materials and priorities at once
• Communicate clearly and effectively with cross-functional partners and external suppliers
• Proactive in identifying risks, constraints, and gaps and taking initiative to drive timely resolution
• Work well in a collaborative, team-based environment and value input from others
• Familiarity with tools such as MS Office, PowerApps, Confluence, Anaplan
• Knowledge of supply chain or inventory management is a plus

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain demand forecasts to support R&D product and build requirements
• Define and update build plans while accounting for evolving designs, lead times, and material constraints
• Analyze historic build and inventory data to improve forecast accuracy and planning assumptions
• Manage inventory levels by checking materials in and out, tracking usage, and ensuring accurate inventory records
• Build part kits and coordinate shipment of kits to suppliers to support scheduled builds
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Program Management, Procurement, and Manufacturing, to align on priorities and constraints
• Track raw material, part shipments and proactively resolve gaps or delays
• Identify supply risks, support risk-buy decisions, and recommend mitigation strategies
• Work on process and tool improvements to streamline planning activities, reporting, and data visibility

Benefits

• A full and comprehensive benefits program
• Growth opportunities on a global scale
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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