Analyst, Capacity Planning

Capacity Planning, Staff Analyst

Location:

Chaska, Minnesota (on‑site). Reporting to the Senior Director of PSI within the Global Supply Chain Organization.

This position will be responsible for modeling, analyzing, and optimizing capacity risk across our global portfolio of manufacturing processes and production lines, and for translating demand into capacity needs across Beckman Coulter’s extended value streams with critical suppliers and OEMs. The role partners closely with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Product Management and Commercial Teams to ensure feasible, data‑driven capacity plans that balance demand growth, throughput, labor, equipment, and material constraints.

• Develop and maintain long‑range end‑to‑end capacity models for complex manufacturing lines (multi‑step, variable cycle times, shared resources). Deploy a standard repeatable process across our product lines globally.
• Support global portfolio growth by leading standard processes of assessing global capacity needs and proactively identifying areas of risk; provide strong leadership and impactful communication across cross‑functional teams to drive proactive risk mitigation projects.
• Perform what‑if scenario analysis to evaluate demand changes, mix shifts, new product introductions, and process improvements.

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain Management or related field with 9+ years of experience OR Master’s degree with 7+ years of experience OR Doctoral degree with 4+ years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience modeling capacity for complex manufacturing processes (not just simple rate‑based planning).
• Experience supporting S&OP / IBP or long‑range capacity planning.
• ERP planning system experience (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Kinaxis, OMP); depth of experience with modeling tools and advanced analytics.

Up to 20% travel.

The annual salary range for this role is between $120,000 and $150,000. 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 position 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.

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