Procurement Manager

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At Abcam we believe the scientific communitygoes further faster when we go there together. Thats why we work with life scientists to provide biological reagents and solutions that enable fasterbreakthroughs in critical areas like cancer neurological disorders infectious diseases and metabolic talented team of over1400 colleagues worldwide is our greatestasset. By applying our expertise and pushing boundaries together we strive to better serve our customers strengthen our impact across our industry and ultimately our positive impact onsociety.

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The Operational Procurement Manager is responsible for managing the operational purchase ordering procurement needs using Oracle for our sites in UK & USA with the support of 2 procurement coordinators.

This position reports to the Senior Global Procurement Director and is part of the global procurement team the role is an on-site role based in Waltham (USA) .

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Demonstrated capability to own procurement execution within Oracle including requisition flow PO management supplier master data catalogues and procurement reporting. The role is expected to actively improve data quality cycle times and automation in the procurement process acting as an escalation point for system or user issues
• Lead deployment/design of ERP Enhancements the resolution of ERP procurement incidents.
• Accountable for controlling and improving daytoday cost performance particularly on highusage and highvalue materials. This includes identifying cost pressure supporting negotiations within delegated authority delivering savings through operational levers. The focus is cost control and execution.
• Ensures all procurement activity is fully compliant with Quality policies SOPs approval thresholds and audit requirements. Acts as firstline control owner for operational procurement with a strong understanding of what is and is not permissible in execution (e.g. requisition splitting supplier setup delegation of authority
• Leads coaches and prioritizes work for Operational Procurement Coordinators ensuring clear accountability capability uplift and consistent execution
• Owns the daytoday operational execution of the Supplier Risk & Sustainability process at site level including:
  • Monitoring and reviewing supplier sustainability and risk alerts
  • Ensuring sustainability risks are surfaced logged and reviewed through existing scorecards or reviews
  • Escalating material sustainability or ethical risks via defined governance routes
• Ensure timely reporting of global procurement KPIs and other business metrics/reports.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelors degree in business-related disciplines such as Supply Chain Management Business Administration Procurement or an equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 5 years experience in procurement roles with demonstrated capability in supplier management contract negotiation and cost analysis.
• At least 3 years experience in a leadership or peoplemanagement role including coaching prioritization of work and performance management.
• 3 years handson procurement experience with exposure to Oracle ERP systems and business intelligence / reporting tools preferred.
• Proven experience in Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and contract management including ongoing supplier performance and governance activities.
• Professional procurement certification (e.g. CIPS CPSM CIPM CIPP NGIP or equivalent) preferred but not required
• Expected to actively identify and implement process improvements across procurement execution reducing waste improving cycle time strengthening controls and standardizing ways of working in line with Danaher Business System principles

Travel Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel to UK/US as per business need
• Must have a valid drivers license with an acceptable driving record

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

• Life Sciences Industry
• Oracle Cloud procurement applications
• Continuous improvements

Abcam 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 $91500-$115000. 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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