Global Commercial Demand Planning Director

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact—innovating at the speed of life.

As a global leader in clinical diagnostics, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has challenged convention to elevate the diagnostic laboratory’s role in improving patient health for more than 90 years. Our diagnostic solutions are used in routine and complex clinical testing in hospitals, reference and research laboratories, and physician offices around the world.

The Global Commercial Demand Planning Director is responsible for leading a globally standardized commercial demand planning process across regions, translating commercial priorities into a clear and aligned demand signal that supports execution, operational readiness, and financial predictability.

This position reports to the Vice President, Commercial Growth and is part of the Global Demand Planning team. The primary location for this role is US-Remote, and the position will be fully remote, with the ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 50%.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• 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.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• 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%.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• 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.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.

The annual salary range for this role is $180,000 - $220,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team.

Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics can provide.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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