Process Lead, Supply Chain Planning

LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Our high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality and range.

Our tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimize food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products.

LGC’s 175+ years of scientific heritage, combined with a track record of innovation and value-enhancing acquisitions, has enabled the company to build its product portfolio and expertise, and develop deep relationships with customers, industry partners and the global scientific community. Join us and help us achieve our mission of Science for a Safer World!

With manufacturing sites across the US, UK, Germany and Denmark, LGC Biosearch Technologies has plans to continue growing. We deliver mission critical genomics to our diverse customer base in molecular diagnostics, pharma/biotech and agrigenomics. Our integrated portfolio of products, services and expertise supports our purpose of Science for a Safer World and we have embodied our mission by working with customers to enable research into life-altering treatment for disease and illness worldwide.

We are currently seeking candidates who are up for the challenge of operating in a high-growth, purpose-driven organization.

This is a 12-month contract position.

Are you prepared to take on a crucial role in a world-class company? Join LGC as a Process Lead, Supply Chain Planning, and become part of an exceptionally innovative team committed to ensuring seamless supply chain operations. This is your opportunity to influence the future of supply chain planning with a company known for its ambition and demonstrated success!

The Supply Chain Planning Manager directs planning for complex, high-impact, or strategically important supply demands. The role merges demand, supply, inventory, capacity, quality, and operational risks into practical scenarios and proposals.

As a senior individual contributor and process owner, the position serves as a subject‑matter expert and a point of contact for critical issues. It influences cross‑functional decisions, mentors other planners, and improves planning processes and capabilities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to capably perform each of the following essential duties:

• Direct integrated supply, production, inventory, and capacity planning for complex, high-impact, or strategically important areas.
• Convert demand, inventory strategy, and service requirements into actionable production, purchasing, transfer, and replenishment plans for complex or strategically important areas.
• Develop scenarios that measure service, inventory, capacity, cost, quality, and operational trade-offs.
• Analyze intricate MRP outcomes and direct solutions for shortages, surplus inventory, delayed supply, rescheduling needs, and schedule interruptions.
• Lead SIOP forums by presenting clear assumptions, scenarios, risks, and advised decisions for high-impact or strategically important areas.
• Predict and guide the resolution of major shortages, bottlenecks, backlog, excess inventory, and expiry risks.
• Assess service risks and recommend customer priorities when supply is constrained.
• Lead…