Sr Asset Manager

Tecan Austria GmbH; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) match

Company-paid Life Insurance

Job summary

Tecan CDMO Solutions MH, Corp. in Morgan Hill, CA is seeking a Materials Planner to join our customer-facing supply chain team.

You will plan materials, resolve shortages, expedite as needed, and occasionally issue purchase orders to close gaps. You will analyze demand for 12–26 weeks, identify gaps, develop mitigation plans, and coordinate with customers, program managers, and buyers to ensure timely deliveries.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years in materials planning, supply chain, or related field.
• Experience with direct material purchasing or procurement.
• Advanced Excel for reporting and scenario modeling.
• Experience in a customer-facing supply chain role.
• Experience with BOM analysis and shortage management.
• Experience with ECOs and ERP/MRP systems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze material requirements and kit demand for 12–26 weeks.
• Plan and commit kits based on material availability for customers.
• Identify material gaps and develop mitigation plans.
• Coordinate purchase orders and shipments for excess or requested materials.
• Collaborate with Program Managers to align customer requirements.
• Prepare and analyze monthly BOM, shortage, and excess reports.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Customer service

Detail oriented

Independent worker

Decision making

Collaboration

Fast-paced environment

ERP/MRP systems

Excel reporting

Material planning

Purchasing/procurement

BOM analysis

Engineering Change Orders

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations

Tools

Excel

Spotlight

Manex

Job description

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Onsite – Morgan Hill, CA 95037 Full-Time | Exempt
Salary Range: $100K-120K Annual Salary DOE

Make an Impact at Tecan

As a Materials Planner, you will be an integral part of our customer-facing Supply Chain team, ensuring the materials needed for production are available when required. You will manage self-directed planning activities, resolve material shortages and gaps, expedite materials when necessary, and occasionally execute purchase orders to close supply gaps.

In this customer-focused role, strong communication and relationship-building skills will be critical to your success. You will use material analytics to confirm availability, identify risks, and proactively support on-time production. Your ability to analyze data, make sound decisions, and collaborate with internal teams and customers will directly contribute to meeting production and customer commitments.

How Will You Make an Impact?

• Analyze material requirements and kit demand for the upcoming 12–26 weeks.
• Plan and commit kits based on material availability for assigned customers.
• Identify material gaps that may prevent achievement of targeted kit drop dates.
• Develop mitigation plans and elevate material issues that may jeopardise production or revenue.
• Manage the purchase of customer‑provided parts and materials as required.
• Partner with Program Managers to ensure alignment between Tecan and customer requirements.
• Provide customers with weekly excess material approval requests.
• Follow the established workflow to obtain customer approvals and close excess material issues within the required timeframe.
• Prepare and analyze the monthly Excess Resolution Report using Spotlight, including zero-demand and excess inventory with demand.
• Validate material data, identify changes or discrepancies, and provide recommendations as needed.
• Coordinate sales order entry for approved excess inventory sales.
• Coordinate shipment of excess materials to customers.
• Work with customers to coordinate purchase order changes resulting from final quantity variances.
• Monitor buyer pull‑in actions to ensure identified material gaps are resolved.
• Run What-If analyses to support customer pull‑in and push‑out requests.
• Perform material impact analysis and disposition activities associated with Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
• Conduct quarterly Bill of Materials (BOM) profile analyses to identify sole‑sourced components, long‑lead‑time materials, risk buys, and potential obsolescence as part of the Material Mitigation Program.

What You Bring

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex material issues and develop practical solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer service and relationship‑building skills.
• Highly detail-oriented with strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage self‑directed tasks, and follow issues through to resolution.
• Strong decision‑making skills and demonstrated follow‑through.
• Ability to communicate material risks clearly and escalates issues appropriately.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with customers, buyers, Program Managers, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced environment while managing competing priorities.

Your Background

• The experience, education, and technical qualifications required for the role.
• 5–7 years of experience in materials planning, supply chain, or a related field.
• Experience with direct material purchasing or procurement.
• Advanced Excel skills for reporting, data analysis, and scenario modeling.
• Experience in a customer‑facing supply chain role.
• Experience with BOM analysis, shortage management, excess inventory resolution, and material risk mitigation.
• Experience performing material impact analysis related to Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).Experience working in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems.
• Intermediate‑level Excel skills for reporting and data analysis.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Nice to Have

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or a related field.
• APICS or NAPM certification.
• Experience with Manex and Spotlight software.

What We Offer

• Medical, Dental, and Vision effective on your first day
• 16 company‑paid holidays
• 401(k) employer match on first 6% contributions (no vesting period)
• Company‑paid Life Insurance
• HSA & HRA options
• Company‑paid short‑and long‑term disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Legal Shield / Identity Shield
• Discounted Pet Insurance

Salary range: $100k– $120K
(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with industry data.)

What makes working at Tecan unique?

• The chance to make it count and to have an impact on the world of tomorrow
• Working in an international and diverse environment
• The chance to grow your career within the company
• Feel empowered by our strong and unique company culture

Our purpose.

At Tecan we are driven to improve people’s lives and health. We do this by empowering our customers to scale healthcare innovation globally from life science to the clinic. We collaborate with our customers from early‑stage innovation through project implementation and beyond. We deliver the products, services and solutions that make lab processes and medical procedures precise, reproducible and compliant.

Stay unique and make it count.

Our values - trust, highest standards and ambition - are the cornerstones of our business and provide the framework for Tecan's culture. We foster a positive and empowering environment where our rarest assets, our unique employees, can grow and bring their passion and talent to work.

Legal entity: Tecan CDMO Solutions MH, Corp.