Beckman Coulter Life Sciences’ mission is to empower those seeking answers to life’s most important scientific and healthcare questions. With a legacy spanning 80+ years, we have long been a trusted partner to our customers, who are working to transform science and healthcare with the next groundbreaking discovery. As part of our team of more than 2,900 associates across 130 countries, you’ll help drive our vision of accelerating answers—and our commitment to excellence.

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

Do you want to work in Global Strategic Procurement? Do you enjoy managing all aspects of procurement, with a focus on strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and cost optimization? Then read on!

We are currently seeking a Sr. Manager Global Procurement who will be responsible for driving value for the organization and ensuring effective performance of procurement processes and stakeholders. This Manager will take a leading role in advancing Global procurement as a member of the Global Strategic Procurement Leadership Team while driving results and reporting to supply chain and cross-functional executive leadership. Reporting to the Director, Global Procurement this role is located in Indianapolis and is hybrid.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and implementing a global, cross-functional procurement strategies while leading a global team of commodity managers responsible for all of our global sites and total direct material spend including low volume/high mix and high volume/low mix environments
• Inspiring and leading a procurement team (7 Commodity Managers), providing guidance, personnel development, and support
• Leading a global cross-functional team to achieve direct cost savings objectives to improve company operational margin expansion, through negotiation, engineering transition, working capital improvement, and global supply base risk mitigation.
• Driving collaboration and continuous improvement utilizing Danaher Business System and Kaizens to persistently improve cross-functional direct procurement processes.
• Improve Working capital position through optimizing DMS implementation and lean concepts both internally and with the impacted supply base.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to develop negotiation strategies and providing direct support for high-value negotiations

The required qualifications for the job include:

• Bachelor's degree with 14 years' experience or Masters with 12 years' experience, preferably in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain or related discipline, including 4+ years in a leadership position with a proven track record of successfully building, leading and influencing global teams
• Demonstrated ability to develop, sell and implement a global, organization-wide procurement strategies, and ability to manage change, fostering an environment of trust, growth and development
• Proven track record of driving results through influencing stakeholders at all levels of the organization, promoting diversity and inclusion.
• Strong knowledge of procurement best practices, strategic sourcing, and supplier relationship management via excellent negotiation, influence, and contract management skills to encourage collaboration and positive outcomes
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and make fact-based decisions by incorporating diverse feedback from a variety of stakeholders
• Strong communication, financial acumen, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders at all levels
  

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

• Managing Low Volume High Mix environment.
• Financial acumen and Oracle ERP
• Engineering Background
• Lean and Kanban Material systems

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At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part-time at the Company location identified above and part-time remotely from your home. Additional information about this hybrid work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Beckman Coulter Life Sciences can provide.

At Danaher we bring together science, technology and operational capabilities to 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. Our global teams are pioneering what’s next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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