Buyer/Planner

Bring more to life.

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

At Leica Microsystems, 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.

Shape the Future with Us!

At Leica Microsystems, we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions.  With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.

Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Buyer/Planner is responsible for Managing reliable and cost-effective material supply, aligning purchasing and supplier activities.

This position reports to the Senior Manager Factory and Material Planning and is part of the Material Planning team located in Shanghai and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

·         Manage supplier communication and supplier agreements

·         Create, Check & Change  quantity contracts in SAP  and Consignment and Kanban agreements

·         Coordinate phase-in/phase-out processes, and supply continuity in a manufacturing environment.

·         Maintain purchasing info records.

The essential requirements of the job include:

·         Completed commercial or technical vocational training, a relevant university degree, or a comparable qualification, combined with at least five years of relevant experience in operational or strategic procurement.

·         A strong understanding of material planning, phase-in/phase-out processes, and supply continuity in a manufacturing environment.

·         Proficiency in SAP and the ability to maintain procurement data in a structured, accurate, and reliable manner.

·         Good English language skills for effective collaboration with internal stakeholders and international suppliers.

Leica Microsystems, 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.

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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