Buyer Planner

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.

The Buyer Planner is responsible for managing Manufacturing Planning, on time delivery to customers, and Kanban ordering process, this role also incorporates supplier communications, negotiation, document preparation, records management, financial administration, scheduling, inventory management, and general problem solving. The successful candidate will be a key team member in developing standard processes and support ongoing manufacturing operations.

This position reports to the Supply Chain Manager and is part of the Manufacturing team, located in San Jose and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Apply knowledge of International procurement & shipping (total cost model), by working closely with Procurement and Global Planning Teams, to assure material availability and prioritization for customers. 
• Plan inventory levels, locations, and execute all forecasting and planning programs by analyzing manufacturing capacity; determine when items are built.
• Be a champion for the material processes. Promote problem solving around key deliverables through Daily Management, work to implement effective countermeasures, and provide feedback to affected parties on challenges.
• This position will work 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. Will be responsible for communicating plans, challenges, and opportunities across the organization while working effectively to problem solve solutions. 

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelors degree with 0-2 years' experience planning and controlling inventory, plus 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.

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The hourly range for this role is $45.67 - $50.48 per hour. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.