Current Year Planner

Bayer AG; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision

Dental

Retirement

PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

The Current Year Planner at Bayer focuses on the execution of supply chain activities to ensure timely and efficient delivery of products. You will coordinate logistics, manage inventory, and oversee transportation processes, working closely with vendors and internal teams to optimize workflows and address operational challenges.

This role requires a Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain or related field, strong communication, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain or related field.
• Strong communication skills including ability to influence peers and leaders.
• Ability to make tough and effective decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent decision and problem-solving skills.
• Background in data, analytics and knowledge in applied statistics.
• Ability to work effectively in a global, team-based and matrix environment.
• Fluent English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Manage the execution of Ship as Basic & the PUSH to Marketable plan while balancing capacity and requirements.
• Prioritize signal in PP1 (local push, ship-as-basic outbound).
• Monitor seed entering PP2 and send RCCP to site, completing the push to marketable inventory.
• Maintain inventory, upgrade plans, and push inventory to MRKT state per product specs.
• Collaborate with planners on the Rough-Cut Capacity Plan and PUSH to Marketable with regional teams.
• Optimize resources, capacity, and processing for reliable PUSH to marketable inventory.
• Lead Deterioration and Obsolescence actions and manage write-offs.
• Coordinate handoffs from PUSH to PULL; leverage replenishment linkages.
• Resolve supply constraints via escalation; ensure phytosanitary requirements alignment.
• Support continuous improvement in related processes and cross‑functional collaboration.

Skills

Fluent English

Strong communication

Decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or supply chain

Tools

SAP

Spotfire

Job description

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Current Year Planner

Focuses on the execution of supply chain activities to ensure timely and efficient delivery of products. This position involves coordinating logistics, managing inventory, and overseeing transportation processes. Works closely with vendors and internal teams to optimize workflows and address any operational challenges.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Current Year Planner, are to:

Manage the execution of Ship as Basic & the PUSH to Marketable plan while balancing available capacity and requirements;

Responsible for prioritization signal in PP1 (local push, ship-as-basic outbound);

Responsible for monitoring seed coming into PP2, prioritizing & sending RCCP to site and finishing out push process to make seed marketable, managing inventory including upgrading plans;

Responsible of Push inventory to MRKT state while adhering to product specifications (Within 12 months);

• Collaborate with the Future Year Planner and Regional Plant Planner on the Rough-Cut Capacity Plan to ensure the execution of PUSH plan. Works with MEX to plan and execute PUSH to Marketable process;

Optimize localized resources, capacity, and processing requirements with focus on reliably transitioning the PUSH plan to marketable inventory;

Collaborate with the Future Year Planner to manage obsolescence and analyze pain points. Lead the execution of Deterioration and Obsolescence (D&O) actions within the plants (write offs, medium and bad quality management);

Partner with local Near-Term Planner on handoffs from PUSH to PULL planning process. Understand and leverage local Replenishment Strategy linkages to the PUSH planning process;

Collaborate on localized allocation inputs necessary to drive Revenue at Risk decisions. Ensure local prioritization or upgrading decisions are completed;

Identify and resolve any supply constraints and/or exceptions via the supply planning escalation methodology;

Ship as Basic stage: Internal validation process ensuring seed inspection criteria met to move to next processing country & destination country;

Push to Marketabe: Analysis of batch phytosanitary attributes vs intended demand country requirements. Generate lab test request signal;

Work with NT Planner to check supply/demand matching of phytosanitary requirements and if mismatch make request for additional testing;

Provide continuous improvement feedback on related business processes and participate in Continuous Improvement projects;

Close collaboration/liaison with S&OE Process to provide and receive inputs that impact Harvest, Treat and Pack, Transportation, etc;

Make appropriate adjustments to plans based on business needs utilizing the decision logic within PS planning horizons;

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain or related field;

Strong communication skills including ability to influence peers and leaders;

Ability to makes tough and effective decisions in a fast-paced environment;

Excellent decision and problem-solving skills;

Background in data, analytics and knowledge in applied statistics;

Ability to work effectively in a global, team-based and matrix environment;

Fluent English (spoken and written);

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain or related field with 4+ years of related experience in business functions or any SCM role;

Proficient in Microsoft Office, SAP and Spotfire;

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $63,040.00 - $94,560.00. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors. This posting will be available for application until at least 10/2/26.

YOUR APPLICATION

Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs.

To all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes.

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