Supply Chain Manager, Loveland CO

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences' mission is to empower those seeking answers to life's most important scientific and healthcare questions. With a legacy spanning 80+ years, we have long been a trusted partner to our customers, who are working to transform science and healthcare with the next groundbreaking discovery. As part of our team of more than 2,900 associates across 130 countries, you'll help drive our vision of accelerating answers-and our commitment to excellence.

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

Do you enjoy problem-solving, solving technical issues in a production environment? Data analysis and work using lean methodology? Then read on!

We are seeking a Supply Chain Manager who will be responsible to lead a disciplined approach to material management processes. This position will have heavy focus in inventory planning of raw materials through finished goods, ensuring inventory levels are optimal to achieve goals and customer requirements are met via prudent management of strategic and tactical resources.

This Supply Chain Manager will use their extensive knowledge of integrated ERP systems (preferably Oracle), lean manufacturing concepts, material planning, and warehouse management to help us right-size inventory, maintain levelness in the supply chain and drive our team to world-class supply chain practices. You will be an integral part of the Loveland leadership team as well as linked to the Global Materials Planning group while reporting to the Loveland Sr Plant Manager of Operations.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Manage production scheduling and finished good planning teams to optimize balance of FG inventory velocity and factory-level loading.
• Manage the plant buying organization, shipping & receiving, material handling, warehousing, and inventory, including inventory control, cycle counting, IMAG (inventory system) Kanban.
• Lead continuous improvement projects aimed at improving planning tools and capabilities.
• Enhance internal communication with other departments on cost reduction, supplier quality improvement initiatives, and localized materials strategies.
• Drive targeted, sustainable improvement in OTD and Inventory turns as well as related KPI's/objectives by maximizing DBS/continuous tools.

The required qualifications for the job include:

• Bachelor's degree and 9+ years of experience, or master's degree with 7 years' experience; MBA is preferred.
• 1+ year people management experience
• Experience in ERP systems, inventory management, buying, and supply chain management, preferably Oracle.
• Working knowledge or experience with Kanban
• Agile in managing multiple priorities, creative in overcoming obstacles, and completing key objectives effectively and timely.
• Demonstrated experience managing suppliers in matrix organization using strong communication skills and diplomacy competencies.

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

• Expert knowledge of Oracle ERP system, strong lean tool skills
• Previous experience managing staff
• ASCM certification desirable (CPIM, CSCP, CTSC)

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The salary range for this role is $110K-$130K. 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. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer a 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.

At Danaher we bring together science, technology and operational capabilities to 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. Our global teams are pioneering what's next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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