Senior Production Planner
Danaher Corporation
Summary
The Senior Production Planner is responsible for developing and managing daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules to ensure optimal use of materials, labor, and equipment while meeting customer demand and inventory requirements. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholder to prioritize orders, resolve production constraints, monitor key performance indicators, and drive continuous process improvements to support on-time delivery and operational efficiency.
Job description
This position reports to the Production and Material Planning Manager and is part of the Inventory and production planning function and will be an on-site role.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Develop and maintain efficient production schedules that balance customer demand with material availability, labor capacity, and equipment utilization to achieve service, inventory, and operational goals.
- Proactively manage and adjust production plans within Oracle to respond to changing business conditions, minimizing risk to customer commitments and overall business performance.
- Create, analyze, and communicate key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure planning effectiveness, identify trends, and support data-driven decision-making.
- Lead root cause investigations for planning, supply, and production challenges, implementing sustainable corrective actions that improve performance and operational reliability.
- Drive and support cross-functional projects focused on process improvement, system optimization, capacity enhancement, and overall supply chain excellence.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelors degree or masters in related discipline
- 5+ years experience in production and material planning.
- Experience using supply chain planning aspects of ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle and making recommendations on changing planning attributes to improve supply.
- Excellent data analytical and presentation skills.
- Experience meeting tight deadlines, prioritizing tasks and multi-tasking to achieve results.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Experience using Oracle fusion ERP for planning.
- Utilized Power BI for creating reports and analyzing data.
- APICS - CPIM certification.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree or masters in related discipline
- 5+ years experience in production and material planning
- Experience using supply chain planning aspects of ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle and making recommendations on changing planning attributes to improve supply
- Excellent data analytical and presentation skills
- Experience meeting tight deadlines, prioritizing tasks and multi-tasking to achieve results
Benefits
- Health care program
- Paid time off
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
Company overview
Danaher Corporation is a leading global science and technology innovator headquartered in Washington, D.C., specializing in biotechnology, life sciences, and diagnostics. Founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales, the company has evolved from its origins as a manufacturing conglomerate into a premier healthcare technology organization with approximately 63,000 employees worldwide. Danaher operates through three core divisions: biotechnology (28% of revenues), which develops products for therapeutic development; life sciences (31% of revenues), focused on disease identification, new therapies, and drug testing/manufacturing; and diagnostics (41% of revenues), providing instruments, consumables, and software for disease diagnosis. The company's portfolio includes renowned brands such as Beckman Coulter, Cytiva, Pall Corporation, Cepheid, Leica Microsystems, and Abcam, serving pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, healthcare providers, and research institutions globally. Danaher is distinguished by its Danaher Business System (DBS), a continuous improvement methodology that drives innovation and operational excellence. With 2024 revenues of $23.9 billion, the company ranks 180th on the Fortune 500 and plays a critical role in advancing scientific research, improving diagnostic capabilities, and accelerating the development of life-saving therapies.