Global Product Planning Lead - Pathology & Molecular reagents

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The Position

The Opportunity

As the Global Product Planning Lead for Molecular and Pathology Reagents, you will step into a vital leadership role within our globally orchestrated network. You will lead a talented team of global product planners, balancing strategic inventory targets with high-performance operational execution to ensure life-saving diagnostics reach patients when and where they are needed most.

• Lead and Empower Teams: Provide direct leadership and strategic direction to a team of 6 global product planners, nurturing their confidence and professional growth.

• Orchestrate Global Demand & Supply: Translate complex market signals into synchronized manufacturing plans, coordinating production volumes directly with manufacturing sites around the globe.

• Drive S&OP Excellence: Lead divisional Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes to foster collaboration, shared accountability, and robust long-term volume alignment.

• Navigate Disruption Proactively: Oversee critical bottleneck resolution and mitigation processes during unpredictable supply chain or geopolitical disruptions to secure global supply continuity.

• Strengthen Cross-Functional Partnerships: Act as a key strategic partner to lifecycle teams, direct procurement, and functional heads to smoothly manage product launches, changeovers, and regulatory transitions.

• Optimize Distribution Networks: Define global inventory objectives and safety stock recommendations across international hubs, balancing transport strategies (sea vs. air) to maximize efficiency and reduce environmental impact.

Who You Are

• A Proven Leader: You possess a Master’s degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or a related business field, paired with 7 to 10 years of deep experience in international logistics and direct people leadership.

• An Enterprise Thinker: You have a demonstrated track record of building bridges across complex global networks, resolving competing stakeholder interests with diplomacy and a collaborative approach.

• An Analytical Problem Solver: You excel at analyzing complex data structures and raw data metrics to derive clear, actionable insights and drive process improvements (ideally utilizing structured methodologies like Six Sigma).

• An Elite Communicator: You are comfortable presenting highly specialized data, strategic forecasts, and technical solutions clearly to international functions and executive leadership teams.

• Fluency in Collaboration: You bring business-level fluency in English, with excellent interpersonal skills required to harmonize workflows across diverse, cross-functional global settings.

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.

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