Danaher

Direct Sourcing Lead – Category Manager

Danaher$90K — $120K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a technical or business field
  • 3+ years of experience in supply chain or procurement
  • Experience in developing global sourcing strategies
  • Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to influence
  • Proven tactical procurement experience including negotiating pricing and contracts

Responsibilities

  • Create and maintain global sourcing strategy for 1-3 key categories
  • Support site buyers and quality teams with supplier issues
  • Negotiate pricing and contract terms with local and global suppliers
  • Achieve cost reduction targets through negotiation and project collaboration
  • Promote sustainability in the supply chain by selecting responsible suppliers

Benefits

  • On-site role in Duncan, SC
  • Opportunity to contribute to the future of therapeutics
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Potential for travel in the USA and Europe
  • Participation in continuous improvement initiatives
Full Job Description

The Direct Sourcing Lead is responsible for global sourcing strategy of key business unit categories for Cytiva.  They will create, update and maintain strategy and support supplier relationship management for Cytiva manufacturing sites globally. 

This position reports to the Director, Strategic Sourcing and is part of the Strategic Sourcing team located in Duncan, SC and will be an on-site role.  At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

What you will do:

  • Create, update and maintain global sourcing strategy for 1-3 categories in our Single Use Technologies Business Unit
  • Support site buyers and quality team with supplier escalations
  • Negotiate pricing and contract language with key local suppliers and own category suppliers globally
  • Deliver cost reduction targets by negotiation and working with cross-functional project teams
  • Drive sustainability across supply chain by picking and promoting suppliers that champion sustainability

Who you are:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in technical or business with 3+ years’ experience in supply chain or procurement role
  • Experience developing/maintaining global sourcing strategies
  • Demonstrated leadership and ability to influence and communicate at all levels of organization
  • Proven experience in tactical procurement including negotiating pricing/contracts and supplier relationship management
  • Participate in continuous improvement/lean methodology activities

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

  • Ability to travel in USA and Europe 1-2 times per quarter

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

  • Global category management

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Beckman Coulter develops, manufactures and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing. More than 275,000 Beckman Coulter systems operate in both Diagnostics and Life Sciences laboratories on seven continents. For more than 75 years, our products have been making a difference in peoples' lives by improving the productivity of medical professionals and scientists, supplying critical information for improving patient health and delivering trusted solutions for research and discovery.

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Size
78,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.6 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+11.8%
Revenue
$22.2 billion
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