Beckman Coulter Life Sciences · 2 weeks ago
Global Commercial Demand Planning Director
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$180K/yr - $220K/yr
10+ years expBeckman Coulter Diagnostics, a global leader in clinical diagnostics and part of Danaher, is seeking a Global Commercial Demand Planning Director. This role is responsible for leading the global commercial demand planning process to align demand signals with commercial priorities and operational readiness. The position involves collaborating across functions and regions to ensure financial predictability and operational execution.
BiotechnologyLife ScienceManufacturing
Responsibilities
Lead Beckman Coulter Diagnostics’ global commercial demand planning management system, including common planning definitions, assumptions, decision rules, and operating rhythms
Translate commercial priorities, growth plans, product launches, portfolio transitions, and market dynamics into an aligned global demand plan
Establish clear ownership of demand signals while incorporating disciplined regional input, market intelligence, and scenario-based decision-making
Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Planning, Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance to align demand signals with capacity, service, inventory, cost, revenue, margin, and working capital commitments
Provide senior leaders with decision-ready insights on risks, opportunities, scenarios, and trade-offs that connect demand planning to strategy, growth, and business performance
Apply Danaher Business System principles to improve forecast accuracy, reduce bias and volatility, increase transparency, and drive continuous improvement in global planning reliability
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, operations, finance, engineering, or a related field
10+ years of progressive experience across demand planning, commercial planning, supply chain, or commercial operations in a global environment
Demonstrated hands-on demand planning experience, including forecast accuracy, bias reduction, signal integrity, volatility management, and structured root-cause problem solving
Experience leading cross-functional planning processes across regions without direct authority
Ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 50%
Preferred
Working within the Danaher Business System or a comparable lean operating system
Operating in diagnostics, life sciences, medical technology, or another regulated global industry
Using advanced planning, forecasting, enterprise resource planning, or business intelligence systems to support global demand decisions
Benefits
Eligibility for bonus/incentive pay
Paid time off
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k) to eligible employees
Remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home
Ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 50%
Company
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical tests.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Management and Executive
Engineering and Development
Customer Service and Support
Product Management
Legal and Compliance
Accounting and Finance
Marketing
Sales
Human Resources
Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2026 (13)
2025 (34)
2024 (27)
2023 (27)
2022 (38)
2021 (26)
2020 (32)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
National Cancer Institute
2025-01-22Grant
Leadership Team
Alex O.
Sr. Director - IT Business Partner for Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
Giuliana Diaz
Sr. Human Resources Business Partner
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