Senior Analyst Materials/Planning

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The Senior Analyst Materials and Planning for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for managing inventories for all manufactured and purchased finished goods in warehouses throughout APAC regions.

This position is part of the APAC Finished Goods Planning. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

You will be reporting to the Manager for Materials and Planning responsible for driving planning excellence while closely collaborating with our colleagues in Commercial and Supply Chain across the regions. If you thrive in a planning role and want to work to build a world-class supply chain organization—read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Retrieve ordering signals from MRP system and create internal requisitions to source finished goods from source warehouses.
• Manage supply of finished goods items at APAC warehouses and meet inventory targets & continuously review stocking policies to optimize inventory levels and minimize scrapping cost.
• Follow all existing standard procedures for purchasing item.
• Regularly review stock levels and take necessary action during periods of constrained supply to minimize stock-out situation.
• Work with commercial team to have marketing intelligence used for planning excellence.
• Maintain Planning parameters such as lead time, re-order point, Safety stock etc. Create planning report by using tools. (ex. Power BI, Power query etc.)
• Own KPI report and take pro-active actions to bridge the gap.
• Understand company’s strategy and work in accordance with the strategy.
• Lead continuous improvement activities.
• Use best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve planning and buying processes.
• Work independently with minimal guidance and acts as a mentor / resource for junior colleagues.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• At least 5+ years of SCM or relevant experience.
• Communication skills to collaborate cross-functionally with other stakeholders.
• Working in an MRP/MPS environment. Ability to use Oracle or similar ERP would be an advantage.
• Bachelor’s degree. Supply chain field is plus.
• Upper-intermediate level of English skill.
• Fluent level of Japanese ability.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience including:

• Knowledge of Supply Chain Continuous Improvement Lean tools.
• Working at healthcare industry is a plus.
• Leading SCM related project is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are desirable.
• APICS Certification is desirable.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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