Senior Global Network Planner

Job Description Summary

As a result of the combination of the BD Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business with Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), by applying to this role you will be applying for a position with Waters.

Waters is a global leader in life sciences, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, Waters’ innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across biology, chemistry, and physics. Waters collaborates with analytical laboratories around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, assure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combatting growing antibiotic resistance.

Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, Waters’ passionate team of approximately 16,000 colleagues partner with customers to turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.

We are the makers of possible.

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of Med Tech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

This position reports to the Manager Global Supply Planning and is responsible for effective scheduling and inventory control for assigned product groups including instruments and/or consumables. Responsibilities include Master Production scheduling of a manufacturing site, purchased requirements from an OEM supplier, and working with manufacturing planners / operations to ensure level loading of plant resources. The Planner achieves and maintains the safety stock level for each product at the required Distribution Centers to support global demand and leads the monthly Supply Planning meetings to ensure product needs are met.

Focus is on process improvements and planning system expertise to facilitate excellent customer service and asset management.

Responsible for Global Service Level achievement for assigned product groups. Key Performance Metrics include:
Backorder, DIO, OTIF (Line Fill).

• Responsible for Global Supply Consensus for a group of products
• Owns and drives monthly supply consensus process
• Drives consensus agreement of MPS ensuring supply models accurately represent distribution requirements, production plans, and expected inventory levels
• Works closely with the plant(s) to understand capacity resources and long‑term planning
• Works with plant(s) to ensure updated production plans are in the system to drive CTM propagation
• Monitors manufacturing performance against plan and budget
• Acts as liaison for Regional Supply Planners regarding the supply of DS produced items and OEM vendors (as applicable)
• Responsible for allocation decisions with platform support during short supply situations
• Provide direction on management of long‑term product supply shortages to automate propagation/distribution of materials with shortages
• Responsible for monitoring Alert Monitors across the network
• Works with Global Demand Planning to gain understanding of product demands across the network
• Liaison to business cross‑functional leadership team (platform) to understand business strategy and future business needs
• Translates business / supply chain / inventory needs into supply needs and assists in implementing go‑to‑market plans, establishing initial stocking quantities, target inventory levels at distribution center locations, lead product changes, and support launches
• Drives replenishment model decisions and master data governance for assigned product groups with Regional Supply…