About the role
The Company
Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health. We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.Meet the team:
The R&D Planning team supports R&D’s product development efforts by ensuring materials and builds are planned and available to meet evolving product development needs. We work closely with engineering, program management, and manufacturing partners to balance changing design, timelines, and supply constraints. This role plays a key part in helping R&D teams stay focused on development by providing reliable planning, clear communication, and data-driven insights throughout the product development lifecycle.Where you come in:
- You develop and maintain demand forecasts to support R&D product and build requirements
- You define and update build plans while accounting for evolving designs, lead times, and material constraints
- You analyze historic build and inventory data to improve forecast accuracy and planning assumptions
- You manage inventory levels by checking materials in and out, tracking usage, and ensuring accurate inventory records
- You build part kits and coordinate shipment of kits to suppliers to support scheduled builds
- You collaborate closely with Engineering, Program Management, Procurement, and Manufacturing, to align on priorities and constraints
- You track raw material, part shipments and proactively resolve gaps or delays
- You identify supply risks, support risk-buy decisions, and recommend mitigation strategies
- You work on process and tool improvements to streamline planning activities, reporting, and data visibility
What makes you successful:
- You have hands-on experience with forecasting, build planning, and inventory management in a dynamic, changing environment
- You are comfortable analyzing data, identifying trends, and translating insights into actionable plans and recommendations
- You bring strong organizational skills and attention to detail to manage multiple builds, materials and priorities at once
- You communicate clearly and effectively with cross-functional partners and external suppliers
- You are proactive in identifying risks, constraints, and gaps and you take initiative to drive timely resolution
- You work well in a collaborative, team-based environment and value input from others
- You bring familiarity with tools such as MS Office, PowerApps, Confluence, Anaplan and knowledge of supply chain or inventory management is a plus
What you’ll get:
- A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. [Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community](https://www.dexcom.com/warriors).
- A full and comprehensive benefits program.
- Growth opportunities on a global scale.
- Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
- An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.
Travel Required:
- 0-5%
Experience and Education Requirements:
- Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 5 - 8 years of related experience.
Flex Workplace:
Your primary location will be a home office. You will not have an assigned workstation and will work with your manager to determine office visit needs. You must live within commuting distance of your assigned Dexcom site (typically 75 miles/120km).Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dexcom.com.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dexcom Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dexcom.com.
Meritain, an Aetna Company, creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Dexcom. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please click on the URL provided: [https://health1.meritain.com/app/public/#/one/insurerCode=MERITAIN_I&brandCode=MERITAINOVER/machine-readable-transparency-in-coverage?reportingEntityType=TPA_19874&lock=true](https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/fufTCyPOPqFWlgBzhMXJ2t?domain=health1.meritain.com)
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