Senior Production Planner

Job Title

Production Planner

Job Description

Primary Responsibilities:

• Own production planning for service parts, repairs, spare components, and option kits.
• Convert forecasts into production, procurement, and inventory plans.
• Balance customer demand, inventory targets, material availability, and manufacturing capacity.
• Identify and resolve supply shortages, inventory risks, and planning constraints.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Logistics, and Service teams to ensure parts availability and customer support.
• Participate in S&OP, Supply Reviews, inventory planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Serve as the SAP planning SME, supporting planning processes, master data governance, and system enhancements.
• Support Power BI reporting, data validation, root cause analysis, and data quality improvements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in production planning, supply chain planning, materials planning, or manufacturing operations.
• 5+ years of SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA experience supporting planning functions.
• Strong knowledge of Production Planning (PP), Materials Management (MM), Inventory Management (IM), and MRP.
• Experience translating forecasts into production, procurement, and inventory plans.
• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, Power Query, and data analysis.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years of planning and supply chain experience in medical device, biotechnology, life sciences, diagnostics, or high-tech manufacturing.
• Experience supporting service parts, aftermarket, repair materials, upgrade programs, and installed-base products.
• Advanced SAP expertise including Material Masters, BOMs, Routings, Production Versions, and MRP strategies.
• Power BI experience, including report administration and troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of SQL, Power Query, DAX, and data modeling.
• APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM, CSCP, or CLTD).
• Experience with ERP implementations, upgrades, or business transformation projects.
• Knowledge of GMP, ISO 13485, FDA, or other regulated manufacturing environments.

Key Skills:

• SAP ECC / S4HANA
• Production Planning & MRP
• Inventory & Supply Chain Management
• Power BI & Data Analytics
• Forecasting & Demand Planning
• Root Cause Analysis
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Continuous Improvement

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you'll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.

We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.

Primary Work Location

USA CA - Milpitas 155

Additional Locations

USA CA - San Jose - Montecito

Work Shift

US BD 1st Shift 8am-5pm (United States of America)

Compensation and Benefits

At BD, we reward, support and develop our associates through our comprehensive Total Rewards program. We are committed to attracting and retaining high quality talent by providing reward and recognition opportunities that promote a performance-based culture, as well as a competitive package of compensation and benefits programs.

Our salary or hourly rate ranges reward associates fairly and competitively. We regularly review these ranges and factors, such as location, contribute to the range displayed.

Our pay is based on the role and the necessary skills and education to perform it successfully. The salary or hourly rate offered is determined by the role's specific requirements, including any applicable step rate pay system at the work location. Salary or hourly pay ranges are influenced by labor laws and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements applicable to the work location which may also affect the workplace arrangement of the role.

Salary Range Information

$95,600.00 - $153,000.00 USD Annual