Senior Commodity Manager

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, one of Danaher’s 15 operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, we know time is the most critical facet in the laboratory today: time to get life-saving therapies to patients faster; reclaiming time by automating tedious manual workflows; and saving time spent addressing erroneous or complex results.

We are partners in time and accelerate answers to critical questions through the power of automation. We develop innovations for scientists by scientists, with many of our 3,300 global colleagues coming from the laboratory.

It’s all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And we’re just beginning. Working together, let’s put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow.

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We are currently seeking a Senior Commodity Manager who will be responsible for supplier management, ensuring quality product at efficient pricing to exceed customer expectations. This position will be onsite in the Indianapolis facility.

In This Role, You Will Be Responsible For

• Leading an assigned global category strategy implementation managing suppliers to support operational Quality, Cost, Cash, Service, Risk
• Supporting internal customers including up to 7 global manufacturing facilities and R&D/ New Product Introduction
• Leading RFQ and quote analysis, evaluating vendors' capability, quality, reliability and price competitiveness
• Achieving year-over-year cost savings including negotiations, value engineering programs, contracting, competitive bidding
• Managing projects as needed with ability to change direction according to business dynamics
  
  

The Required Qualifications For The Job Include

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years procurement/sourcing experience in supply chain or Masters degree with 3 years experience
• Proven experience with procurement concepts, principles, and practices as well as negotiating with suppliers on master supply agreements, inventory agreements, part costs, etc.
• Experience developing and executing cost savings projects
• Strong knowledge in changing/expanding markets, global trends, global commodity material pricing, procurement quoting, supplier measurement and strategy development.
• Ability to work with global team members and travel up to 15%
  
  

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

• Supply chain or operations experience in Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices or Healthcare industries
• Exposure to and/ or understanding of ISO 13485, Good Manufacturing Practice, In Vitro Diagnostic or similar quality system certifications
  
  

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: if applicable for role

• Ability to travel up to 15% including overnight to global locations as required
  
  

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

• Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Management related roles or projects
• DBS or Lean Manufacturing including Daily Visual Management, Kaizen, Kanban
  
  

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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