Global Product Planner - Pathology & Molecular

Roche; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 79,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche seeks a Global Product Planner to lead supply planning and end-to-end inventory management across hubs and regions. You will develop global supply plans, align demand with manufacturing capabilities, and ensure product availability while meeting SLAs and minimizing total costs.

Your role involves collaboration with suppliers, regions, and affiliates to drive operational excellence. You will apply strong analytical skills to optimize MRP data, manage lifecycle transitions, and lead crisis

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field.
• 5 years of international logistics, purchasing, or inventory experience.
• Proficient in materials management and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Inventory Management: ensure global product availability and monitor safety levels.
• Supply Planning & Optimization: create accurate global supply plans aligned with demand and capacity.
• Lifecycle & Launch Coordination: manage product transitions during launches and phase-outs.
• Operational Execution & Data Integrity: optimize MRP master data and execute logistics interventions.
• Crisis Management & S&OP Leadership: lead escalation for availability and coordinate S&OP meetings.
• Global Allocation & Process Excellence: manage allocations with cross-functional partners.

Skills

Materials management

Supply chain data analysis

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field

Tools

SAP

OMP

Job description

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters. The Position A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche. Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a dynamic and global role?

As a Global Product Planner, you will be at the forefront of supply chain management, driving operational excellence and ensuring product availability across our hubs and nodes.. You will develop and manage supply plans utilizing both affiliate and statistical forecasts to create accurate and efficient supply chains. By proactively addressing supply and demand planning issues, you will maintain seamless operations and ensure the accuracy and continuous optimization of MRP master data. Leading bottleneck management, allocation, reserve management, and scrap mitigation across the network will be vital components of your role. In this position, you will be the primary point of contact for product supply-related communications with suppliers, regions, business areas, and affiliates. You will guarantee the timely supply of finished goods to regional and local warehouses, aligning with service level agreements (SLAs), and strive to meet customer service objectives at the lowest possible total costs, including distribution, inventory, and write-offs.

We are looking for someone with specialized and comprehensive knowledge in supply chain management or a related business area. Your analytical and problem‑solving skills will be engaged in varied and complex duties involving research, analysis, and solution development. You will provide expert guidance to department leadership in setting strategic direction and utilize originality and ingenuity in your daily responsibilities and decision‑making processes. Applying a wide range of principles, practices, and procedures to navigate more complex and challenging assignments will be crucial. Additionally, your commitment to maintaining and continuously improving the planning objectives and goals through daily actions will be key. This is your opportunity to make a significant impact in a highly professional and strategic role. Join us and contribute to our mission of delivering exceptional service and operational efficiency.

The Opportunity

End-to-End Inventory Management: Accountable to ensure global product availability across all regional and central warehouse locations for a defined portfolio, including the strategic setting and continuous monitoring of global safety levels.

Supply Planning & Optimization: Responsible for the creation and accuracy of global supply plans by aligning demand inputs with manufacturing and supplier capabilities; provides robust recommendations regarding Master Production Schedules (MPS) and Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP).

Lifecycle & Launch Coordination: Accountable to liaise with functional leads and lifecycle teams to manage complex product transitions, ensuring seamless availability during critical launch and phase‑out periods.

Operational Execution & Data Integrity: Responsible for the ongoing optimization and accuracy of MRP master data and executes logistics interventions, including batch reservations, to guarantee uninterrupted product flow during emergencies.

Crisis Management & S&OP Leadership: Serves as the primary lead for initiating escalation processes regarding global availability and orchestrates S&OP meetings to resolve critical supply‑demand imbalances across the network.

Global Allocation & Process Excellence: Manages global product allocations in collaboration with cross‑functional partners and assumes the subject matter expert role to ensure supply chain processes reflect real‑life business scenarios.

Who you are

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field
• 5 years of experience in logistics, marketing, production, inventory control or purchasing functions with an international focus
• Highly proficient in materials management and supply chain data analysis. Supporting tools include SAP & OMP
• Excellent problem solving & negotiation skills to impact the status quo and influence decisions to achieve business decisions
• Strong expertise in stakeholder management and excellent communication skills
• Project Management skills
• Relocation benefits are not available for this posting

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Indianapolis, IN is $78,600 - $146,000. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job‑related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

Who we are A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life‑changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact. Let’s build a healthier future, together. Roche is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please contact us by completing this form Accommodations for Applicants. We belief it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. We are proud of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. We are many, working as one across functions, across companies, and across the world. We are Roche.