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

At Leica Biosystems, one of Danaher’s (https://danaher.com/our-businesses) 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 Leica Biosystems, we’re not just shaping the future of cancer diagnostics — we’re transforming lives. Our mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is the driving force behind everything we do. As a global leader with the most comprehensive portfolio spanning from biopsy to diagnosis, we empower clinicians with innovative, reliable solutions so they can give patients timely, accurate answers when they need them most. When you join Leica Biosystems, you’re not just taking a job; you’re becoming part of a passionate team that knows every moment matters when it comes to cancer. You’ll help develop diagnostic solutions that turn anxiety into answers, and aid the acceleration of next-generation, life-changing therapies. Surrounded by a diverse and collaborative global community, you’ll be inspired each day to stretch, grow, and make an impact.

Learn about the Danaher Business System (https://www.danaher.com/how-we-work/danaher-business-system) which makes everything possible.

The Commodity Manager, Chemicals, Plastic, and Packaging, for Leica Biosystems is responsible for coordinating and participating in meetings with suppliers and other Leica Biosystems sites, conducting tenders, and creating new contracts while supporting the overall strategy of the Global Strategic Sourcing organization.

This position reports to the Sr. Director Global Sourcing and is part of the Global Sourcing team located in Richmond, Illinois and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

+ Identify opportunities and support the development of strategies to optimize procurement processes, such as cost reduction, cost avoidance, etc. while maintaining quality and Danaher sustainability standards

+ Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, including crafting negotiating strategies and negotiating complex supply contracts

+ Evaluate and monitor supplier performance, including identifying potential suppliers, conducting tenders, assembling and analyzing market data, evaluating supply alternatives, and benchmarking to secure the best value for the company

+ Manage the contract lifecycle, ensuring contracts are properly executed, filed, and renewed or terminated as required

+ Display systems-level thinking, considering the potential application of work in procurement and in other disciplines outside of the department

The essential requirements of the job include:

+ Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering.

+ Minimum of seven years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management

+ Proven work experience as a procurement, sourcing, or commodity manager or similar role

+ Proven negotiation skills, contract negotiation management skills, with demonstrated performance results

+ Demonstrated analytics experience with ability to drive actionable insights

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

+ Ability to travel - must be able to travel up to 25% of the time, domestic and international. Overnight travel will be required.

+ Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record

+ Ability to lift, move or carry equipment up to 20 lbs

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

+ Master’s degree in Procurement, Business Administration, or equivalent

+ Supply chain or operations experience in Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices or Healthcare industries

+ Continuous improvement/Lean/DBS knowledge and demonstrated “hands on” experience implementing lean tools at Gemba – standard work, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, structured problem solving, etc.

The salary range for this role is $120,000 to $135,000.

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 Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com .

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accommodation.