Senior Lead Planner — SAP Master Data & Inventory Optimizer

Leica Biosystems Inc.; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Leica Biosystems is seeking a Senior Lead Planner to drive integrated materials and production planning in a fast-paced manufacturing environment in Victoria. You will govern planning master data in SAP and lead replenishment initiatives to ensure strong on-time delivery and inventory health.

Ideal candidates have a strong background in SAP MM/PP, advanced Excel, and proven ability to improve service levels and working capital through data-driven planning improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Multiple years of experience in materials planning, production planning or integrated factory planning.
• Strong hands-on SAP ERP capability, including MM and PP modules.
• Proven ability to improve delivery, inventory or working capital via planning improvements.
• Advanced Excel and inventory segmentation methods such as ABC/Pareto are used in daily work.

Responsibilities

• Execute integrated materials and production planning across planning and inventory management.
• Translate demand signals into material and production plans balancing service, capacity and lead times.
• Identify risks to supply continuity and work with stakeholders to protect delivery performance.
• Maintain healthy inventory by balancing raw materials, WIP and finished goods with demand patterns.

Skills

Materials planning

Production planning

Supply planning

SAP ERP (MM/PP)

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP IBP

Job description

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 are all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You will thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. By harnessing the Danaher Business System, you help turn ideas into impact, innovating at the speed of life.

At Leica Biosystems, we are not just shaping the future of cancer diagnostics, we are transforming lives. Our mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is the driving force behind everything we do. As a global leader with a 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.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Senior Lead Planner is responsible for executing and continuously improving materials and production planning processes that support strong customer on-time delivery and healthy inventory performance. This role owns planning-related master data in SAP, strengthens replenishment processes, and supports targeted inventory reduction initiatives using data-driven methods while protecting service, continuity and operational stability.

This position reports to the Director, Sourcing and will work closely with the Production Planning team and Manufacturing and Operations, located in Mount Waverley, Victoria. This is an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Execute integrated materials and production planning across materials planning, production planning and inventory management to support customer demand and factory performance.

Translate demand signals into practical material and production plans that balance customer service, capacity, lead times and inventory objectives.

Identify risks to supply continuity or production attainment early and work with operations, procurement, customer operations and supply chain stakeholders to protect delivery performance.

Maintain healthy inventory performance by balancing raw material, work-in-progress and finished goods inventory against demand patterns, lead times, service requirements and business targets.

Own the accuracy, integrity and governance of planning-related master data in SAP, including material master data, MRP views, lead times, safety stock, lot sizes, reorder points and scheduling parameters.

Simplify replenishment processes and supply chain arrangements by improving planning parameters, reorder logic, supplier lead times, replenishment models and exception management.

Support targeted inventory reduction and continuous improvement initiatives using ABC and Pareto analysis, while sharing planning subject matter expertise with cross-functional stakeholders.

The essential requirements of the job include:

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, operations, engineering, business, industrial engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Multiple years of experience in materials planning, production planning, supply planning or integrated factory planning within a manufacturing environment.

Strong hands-on SAP enterprise resource planning capability, including SAP MM and PP modules, planning master data, material requirements planning views and planning parameter management.

Demonstrated experience improving customer delivery performance, inventory performance or working capital outcomes through planning process improvements.

Strong analytical capability using enterprise resource planning data, Advanced Excel and inventory segmentation methods such as ABC analysis, Pareto analysis or service-risk-based planning.

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

APICS, CPIM, CSCP or equivalent supply chain qualification.

SAP S/4HANA, SAP Integrated Business Planning or SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization exposure.

Planning master data governance, replenishment simplification or inventory optimization initiatives in a complex manufacturing or supply chain environment.

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