Senior Production Planner

About the role

At Abcam, 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. By harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact—innovating at the speed of life.

The Senior Production Planner is responsible for developing and managing daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules to ensure optimal use of materials, labor, and equipment while meeting customer demand and inventory requirements. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize orders, resolve production constraints, monitor key performance indicators, and drive continuous process improvements to support on-time delivery and operational efficiency. This position reports to the production and material planning manager and is part of the Inventory and Production Planning function located in Waltham, MA, and will be an on-site role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain efficient production schedules that balance customer demand with material availability, labor capacity, and equipment utilization to achieve service, inventory, and operational goals.
• Proactively manage and adjust production plans within Oracle to respond to changing business conditions, minimizing risk to customer commitments and overall business performance.
• Create, analyze, and communicate key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure planning effectiveness, identify trends, and support data-driven decision-making.
• Lead root cause investigations for planning, supply, and production challenges, implementing sustainable corrective actions that improve performance and operational reliability.
• Drive and support cross-functional projects focused on process improvement, system optimization, capacity enhancement, and overall supply chain excellence.

Requirements

• Degree or master’s in a related discipline.
• 5 years’ experience in production and material planning.
• Experience using supply chain planning aspects of ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle and making recommendations on changing planning attributes to improve supply.
• Excellent data analytical and presentation skills.
• Experience meeting tight deadlines, prioritizing tasks, and multitasking to achieve results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Oracle Fusion ERP for planning.
• Utilized Power BI for creating reports and analyzing data.
• APICS - CPIM certification.

Benefits

Abcam, 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. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

• Paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.

Pay

The annual salary range for this role is $90,000 - $150,000. This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

Schedule

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.