Senior Materials Manager

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

At Cytiva 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.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines new medicines and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other our customers and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

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The Senior Materials Manager is responsible for end-to-end materials management and supply chain execution for a complex manufacturing operation. This role is a critical onsite leadership position with accountability for people development systems ownership and enterprise-level decision-making.

This position reports to Plant Manager is part of the Operations & Supply Chain organization located in Westborough Massachusetts and will be an on-site role.

What you will do:

• Own site-level materials strategy and execution including master planning MRP inventory optimization warehousing and production material flow to enable safe reliable and cost-effective manufacturing output.
• Lead and develop a high-performing materials organization building strong succession plans and leadership pipelines across planning purchasing warehouse and materials execution functions.
• Drive robust and scalable planning discipline by establishing and maintaining effective planning parameters in Oracle ERP to optimize inventory turns and working capital.
• Partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing Engineering Quality Finance Procurement and Global Supply Chain to align demand capacity and supply through S&OP / IBP (Sales & Operation Planning / Integrated Business Planning) processes.
• Champion continuous improvement using Danaher Business System (DBS) tools to improve material availability supplier performance takt alignment and end-to-end flow while reducing variability and risk.
• Provide executive-level insights and recommendations by translating material availability capacity constraints and inventory risk into clear options trade-offs and data-driven scenarios that inform site and network leadership decisions.
• Ensure Quality and EHS compliance embedding safety quality and regulatory expectations into all materials processes and team objectives.

Who you are:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Operations Supply Chain Business or a related discipline.
• 5 years of functional experience in materials management and supply chain operations within a manufacturing environment.
• 5 years of leadership experience demonstrated people leadership managing and developing teams across planning purchasing and warehouse operations.
• Advanced working knowledge of Oracle ERP including planning parameters MRP and inventory controls.
• Proven experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong command of planning inventory optimization and capacity alignment concepts tied to S&OP / IBP.
• Ability to translate data into objective risk assessments business trade-offs and strategic recommendations for senior leaders

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

• Ability to travel occasionally to suppliers or other Cytiva manufacturing sites.
• Onsite role supporting a fast-paced regulated manufacturing environment.

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

• Masters degree (MBA Supply Chain or Operations).
• APICS / ASCM certification (CPIM CSCP) or Lean / Six Sigma certification.

Cytiva 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.

The annual salary range for this role is $130000 - $165000 . This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

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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