Global Commodity Manager

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At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences one of Danahers 15 operating companies our work saves livesand were all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

Youll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danahers 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 3300 global colleagues coming from the laboratory.

Its all part of our time-tested approach to bringing meaningful innovations at the speed of life since 1935. And were just beginning. Working together lets put our time and talents together to advance human health for tomorrow.

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The Global Commodity Manager is responsible for ensuring quality materials and services while procuring them at competitive market pricing. The role oversees suppliers to continuously improve quality delivery and price to support supply chain operations.

This position reports to the Sr. Manager Global Procurement and is part of the Global Procurement team located in Indianapolis IN and will be an on-site role.

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead a global category strategy implementation managing suppliers to support Quality Cost Cash Service Risk
• Support internal customers including up to 7 global manufacturing facilities and R&D/ New Product Introduction
• Lead RFQ and quote analysis evaluates vendors capability quality reliability and price competitiveness
• Create year over year savings including cost negotiations value engineering programs contracting competitive bidding should costing
• Manage projects with ability to change direction according to business dynamics

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelors degree in business or engineering related field with 5 years sourcing experiences in supply chain or Masters degree with 3 years experience.
• Experienced individual contributor with understanding of procurement concepts principles and practices. Demonstrates experience and results in negotiating with suppliers on master supply agreements inventory agreements part costs etc.
• Experience as a formal or informal project manager. Has worked with team members in global geographies. Makes material contributions to the completion of specific programs and projects with significant scope that materially impact organizational schedules resources and costs
• Understands a wide application of technical concepts theories standards and practices in the field and is expanding knowledge of related subject areas. These include but are not limited to global commodity material pricing category manufacturing process knowledge general procurement quoting supplier measurement and strategy development tools.

Travel Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• 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 its 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 well accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrows 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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