Planner II

Quidel’s mission is to provide patients with immediate and frequent access to highly accurate, affordable testing for the good of our families, our communities and the world. We are a leading manufacturer of point of care diagnostic solutions. Quidel’s comprehensive product portfolio includes tests for a wide range of infectious diseases, cardiac and autoimmune biomarkers, as well as a host of products to detect COVID-19.

We are excited to announce that Quidel Corporation is now becoming QuidelOrtho! This transaction will bring together two world-class teams and complementary product portfolios to serve patients around the world. During this transition period, we encourage you to continue visiting our career site and also check out more career opportunities at Careers at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics | Ortho Clinical Diagnostics jobs Join our journey as we become one global diagnostics leader!

The Planner II is responsible for maintaining and executing the production planning and inventory control activities within designated line of business to meet organizational goals.

• Maintains planning parameters in master item data to drive MRP orders.
• Facilitates production planning with manufacturing teams to ensure on-time completion of production orders.
• Performs production planning using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) or manual planning methods while exercising judgment on order quantities thus ensuring timely production and appropriate inventory levels of manufactured items.
• Works with manufacturing to optimize production planning parameters and scheduling methods.      
• Investigates production planning issues and shipping shortages to prevent missed shipments and backorders. 
• Applies metrics to ensure production planning effectiveness.
• Conducts, distributes and transacts scrap reports and monitors inventory of planning area responsibility and corrects production planning parameters for over productions or missed forecasts.
• Interfaces with other departments on production schedule(s) and changes for holidays and other calendar events as required.
• Performs master production scheduling functions in the absence of the Manager, Planning.
• Leads or facilitates process improvement projects.  

• HS diploma or equivalent required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 3-5 years’ experience planning in manufacturing environment required.
• Certifications: APICS CPIM, CFPIM, or CIRM; or NAPM CPM preferred. 

• Experience with MRP system required,
• E-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software skills required.
• Basic problem-solving skills required.

Before you apply, please make sure you share Quidel’ s values. We pride ourselves on keeping these values in mind every day as we execute on goals and plan for the future. We are seeking employees who share the same mindset and commitment to be customer driven, focused on execution, and new product oriented. We succeed by being determined, optimistic team players.

Quidel is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans). We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.