Global Inventory Process Leader - Danaher Corporation : Job Details

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The Global Inventory Process Leader for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for establishing and leading inventory governance and providing oversight of inventory control policies and procedures, driving operational excellence and inventory optimization throughout the supply chain. This leader will collaborate across the organization to develop programs anchored against our Danaher Material System (DMS) toolkit that is part of our overarching Danaher Business System (DBS) driving cross functional leaders to achieve optimal inventory levels, governance adherence, and strategic alignment with company objectives.

This position is part of the Global Supply Chain organization. This may be remote with a strong preference to be located in Chaska, Minnesota. You will report to the Senior Director, Supply Chain Center of Excellence. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time. If you thrive in a multifunctional, fast paced, leadership role and want to work to build a world-class Global Supply Chain organization—read on!

In this role, you will have the opportunity to drive:

• Policy Oversight: Develop, implement, and maintain inventory governance frameworks & ensure standardization across all factories and post-factory networks. Establish and enforce inventory policies, procedures, and controls to ensure inventory accuracy, visibility, and financial compliance.

• Governance: Report, present, and communicate business challenges, risks, key decisions required, escalations & status updates. Own Daily Management structure and cadence designed to promote accountability and performance at both the factory and post factory network.

• Inventory Analytics & Reporting: Design and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) to track overall performance metrics. Support teams in leveraging data analytics to identify trends, root causes of inventory inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.

• Lean & DBS Deployment: Drive DBS, DMS / Lean programs to be shared across factory and post factory network that result in Inventory Optimization

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Drive collaboration with teams including Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, IT and Commercial to align inventory optimization strategies with broader organizational goals.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business analytics, or a related field with a minimum of 9 years' experience or Master's degree in field with 7+ years' experience, or Doctoral degree in field with 4+ years' experience

• Proven experience working in supply chain planning, inventory management, production planning, materials planning, procurement processes & systems, preferably in a global environment.

• Demonstrated analytics experience with ability to drive actionable insights (including data gathering, blending, analysis) this includes experience with Oracle, Power BI, analytical tools.

• Continuous improvement/Lean experience and demonstrated “hands on” implementing lean tools at Gemba, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, structured problem solving.

• Experience presenting findings and making recommendations to drive Inventory Right Sizing, to senior leaders and cross functional audiences.

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

• APICS certification preferred: Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM); or other related certifications (e.g., CFPIM, CIRM, SCOR-P, C.P.M., CSM or CPSM).

• Experience with budgeting and financial planning models in a company of comparable or larger size and complexity.

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The salary range for this role is $155K to $165K USD. 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.

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