Material Planner

Be part of something altogether life-changing

Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us - working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity - so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.

Cytiva is proud to work alongside a community of nine fellow Danaher Life Sciences companies. Together, we’re pioneering the future of science and medicine, developing products that enable researchers in the fight to save lives.

What you’ll do

The Material Planner is part of Supply Chain / Operations and within the Material Planning department, and participates to all activities related to this department.
Manage materials planning and scheduling, distribution, and allocation process, according to prioritization criteria defined by the business
Manage, prioritize purchases, coordinate with material buyers supporting.
Capacity planning, master scheduling
Ensure operational alignment with production plan and KPIs (Inventory level, turns, backlog, priority orders)
Be agile with push and pull planning
Optimize inventory (MFG and DIST) and implement process improvements, using Lean and BI tools
Manage item distribution setups to provide visibility of short/long term backlog (dates management)
Ensure you have a Plan For Every Part for all the range of items under your management
Focal point for prioritization process and escalation, cascading critical demands to production plan and aligning internal/external stakeholders
Works together with business leadership on projects of critical importance
Support NPI’s projects but as well EOL’s (End Of Life) - Close collaboration with R&D
Generate and provide forecasts to suppliers, be part of weekly reviews, or QBR’s
Work closely with sourcing on actions to improve supplier’s OTD as well reduce PPV’s
Invoices discrepancies resolution
Work closely with S&OP leader to align production planning with moving demands/exceptions
Aging material review and actions, obsolescence management
Review, maintain, create, improve Work Instructions
Be an active member of our QMS, support deviations, CAPA’s, Change Controls, DCC
May be the representative of supply chain at the ECCB board
Daily management of alerts impacting the scheduling and planification, close collaboration with Material Buyer, Sourcing and Production
Work closely with the Distribution Planner and logistics teams, managing Main Distribution Center
Voice of Customer is your primary objective, OTD
Learn and work every day with DBS tools
Be able to support basics of logistics whenever required
Travels may occur a few times a year, especially to visit critical suppliers
Support Transfer of Work and Strategic Projects

Who you are
Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 4 years of experience in Manufacturing OR Distribution planning). Masters Degree preferred
Minimum of 5 additional years of experience in Materials Planning and Execution, Distribution or Supply Chain experience
Fluent in French and English
Experience using an ERP is mandatory, experience with Oracle is a plus

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

If you’ve ever wondered what’s within you, there’s no better time to find out.