Planner

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Leica Biosystems, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.  You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. At Leica Biosystems, we’re not just shaping the future of cancer diagnostics — we’re transforming lives. Our mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is the driving force behind everything we do. As a global leader with the most comprehensive portfolio spanning from biopsy to diagnosis, we empower clinicians with innovative, reliable solutions so they can give patients timely, accurate answers when they need them most. When you join Leica Biosystems, you’re not just taking a job; you’re becoming part of a passionate team that knows every moment matters when it comes to cancer. You’ll help develop diagnostic solutions that turn anxiety into answers, and aid the acceleration of next-generation, life-changing therapies. Surrounded by a diverse and collaborative global community, you’ll be inspired each day to stretch, grow, and make an impact. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. The Planner supports the end-to-end planning of finished instruments, refurbished instruments, and customer facing materials to help ensure product availability and reliable order fulfillment across Leica Biosystems' global distribution network and Vista and Shanghai manufacturing sites. This role balances customer demand, inventory investment, and supply availability while supporting planning decisions that ensure materials are positioned appropriately to meet business and customer requirements. The Planner works closely with the Global Sales organization to manage customer orders, establish and communicate Customer Ready Dates (CRDs), and provide visibility into product availability and order fulfillment. The role serves as a key planning partner to sales teams regarding order status, supply constraints, priorities, and fulfillment commitments, while escalating complex issues and supporting broader business decisions. A key responsibility of this position is executing inventory management strategies across global distribution centers and the Vista site. The Planner will own day-to-day inventory planning activities, establish appropriate inventory targets within defined guidelines, and support broader inventory strategy decisions to maintain customer service levels while minimizing excess inventory, reducing holding costs, and improving inventory turns. This position requires close collaboration with Global Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Global Sales to align demand, supply, inventory, and customer priorities. The Planner will identify and communicate supply or capacity risks, support mitigation activities, and help maintain customer commitments and overall business performance. This position reports to the Senior Manager, Planning & Procurement and is part of the Planning and Procurement team located in Vista, California. This is an onsite role. In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Execute planning activities for finished instruments, refurbished instruments, and customer-facing materials to support product availability and achievement of customer delivery commitments. Own day-to-day order management activities while supporting the development and execution of inventory strategies that balance customer requirements with inventory investment, holding costs, and inventory turn objectives Serve as a planning contact for sales partners regarding order fulfillment, product availability, customer priorities, and delivery