Planner
About the job
- Experience or capability in demand planning and forecasting for assigned regions, countries, and products.
- Ability to coordinate with commercial functions and internal and external stakeholders to collect, analyze, and update forecasts.
- Knowledge of enterprise resource planning systems and SAP APO demand planning and supply network planning processes.
- Ability to manage planning data and system parameters, purchase orders, and inventory targets.
- Ability to substantiate market and sales intelligence inputs to statistical forecasts against business expectations and plans.
- Coordinate the demand planning and forecasting process to produce consensus forecasts for assigned regions, countries, and products, including instruments, consumables, reagents, and parts.
- Coordinate with commercial functions in assigned locations to compile product forecasts.
- Carry out tactical and operational activities for China localization projects.
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to collect, analyze, and update monthly sales forecasts.
- Facilitate and support monthly demand planning meetings and regional sales and operations planning meetings.
- Establish and maintain reviews and an effective system process for forecast generation and demand management, using developed enterprise resource planning processes and tools, including SAP APO demand planning and supply network planning.
- Plan accurately and liaise with global supply planning to ensure timely supply and communicate exceptions.
- Review inventory regularly and drive actions to meet monthly inventory targets and estimates; reduce slow-moving and obsolete stock to mitigate scrap risk.
- Control key performance indicators in alignment with supply chain strategies.
- Manage data and improve systems for planning and purchase orders.
- Lead or participate in assigned global, regional, or local supply chain or related projects.
- Ensure market and sales intelligence data added to statistical forecasts is substantiated by business expectations and reconciled with overall business plans.
- Maintain system planning parameters across systems.
- Communicate new product introduction launch plans to source companies.
- Identify improvement areas for the planning team and support continuous performance improvement.
- Perform other work-related duties as assigned.
About the company
QuidelOrtho provides in vitro diagnostics (IVD) products, including diagnostic tests and equipment that use immunoassay and molecular testing to detect medical conditions. Its products are used in point-of-care settings, clinical laboratories, and transfusion medicine, serving individual healthcare providers to large institutions. The company develops and manufactures these tests and devices, which run on specialized platforms or point-of-care instruments to analyze patient samples and deliver quick, accurate results. What sets QuidelOrtho apart is its long history and the combination of Quidel’s and Ortho’s expertise into a broad portfolio, with a global reach and long-term contracts with healthcare providers. The company’s goal is to improve diagnostic accuracy and efficiency to support better patient outcomes and broad access to essential diagnostic solutions.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Diego, California
Founded
1937
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- LEX launch later in 2026 adds a high-growth point-of-care molecular product.
- Ex-China revenue grew 6% constant currency in Q2 2026, showing core franchise resilience.
- Cost actions target $50 million net savings through 2027, supporting margin expansion.
What critics are saying
- China's IVD pricing guidelines crushed Q2 2026 revenue 23.3% and guide cuts persist.
- Free cash flow guidance was withdrawn after Q2 2026; deleveraging slips if China worsens.
- A $2.8 billion debt load and B+ negative outlook leave bankruptcy risk if execution fails.
What makes QuidelOrtho unique
- QuidelOrtho's LEX VELO, acquired April 2026, delivers PCR results in six minutes.
- Its immunoassay, molecular, and transfusion platforms span point-of-care through hospital laboratories.
- VITROS 450 and high-sensitivity troponin broaden a sticky installed base across care settings.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program