# Senior Supply Chain Planner at Guardant Health

- Company: Guardant Health
- What the company does: Guardant Health is a leading precision medicine company focused on transforming patient care and conquering cancer with data. Backed by Khosla, Lightspeed and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://guardanthealth.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: 2 Locations
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $101K to $139K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-21
- Apply by: 2026-12-05
- Apply: https://gh.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/gh/job/Palo-Alto-CA/Senior-Supply-Chain-Planner_R-101293-1?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/guardant-health-senior-supply-chain-planner/

## About the role

The Senior Planner owns supply chain planning for assigned product lines in a fast-scaling biotech environment. This role requires an experienced, independent planner who drives forecast accuracy, manages material requirements end-to-end, and leads continuous improvement in planning, scrap reduction, and product launch execution. The Senior Planner will work across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Finance to ensure material availability, optimize inventory, and drive process improvements. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Own MRP (Materials Requirements Planning) for assigned product lines and drive forecast accuracy improvement (target 85%+)
- Identify and escalate forecast variance issues, investigate and propose corrective actions and root cause solutions
- Proactively forecast material shortages and supply chain risks 6-8 weeks in advance, maintain forward-looking shortage pipeline with mitigation plans
- Create and manage material purchasing timelines aligned to manufacturing schedules and site/lab replenishment requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required
- C.P.M. and/or C.P.I.M. preferred but not required


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/guardant-health-senior-supply-chain-planner/