Senior Global Commodity Manager – Key Technologies

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, one of Danaher's 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. As a global leader in clinical diagnostics, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has challenged convention to elevate the diagnostic laboratory's role in improving patient health for more than 90 years. Our diagnostic solutions are used in routine and complex clinical testing, and are used in hospitals, reference and research laboratories, and physician offices around the world. Every hour around the world, more than one million tests are run on Beckman Coulter Diagnostics systems, impacting 1.2 billion patients and more than three million clinicians per year. From uncovering the next clinical breakthrough, to rapid and reliable sample analysis, to more rigorous decision making—we are enabling clinicians to deliver the best possible care to their patients with improved efficiency, clinical confidence, adaptive collaboration, and accelerated intelligence. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. The Senior Global Commodity Manager – Key Technologies is responsible for managing developing and executing the global sourcing and category strategies for the Key Technologies commodity across Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, spend responsibility for this role is approximately $170m per year. This role drives cost, quality, service, innovation, sustainability, risk management and supply chain continuity outcomes by partnering cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, R&D, Planning, and Supplier Quality to optimize the end-to-end Key Technologies supplier base in support of business growth and operational excellence. This position is part of the Global Strategic Procurement team. You will be working fully remotely to ensure a resilient, competitive, and compliant global Key Technologies supply base that supports product availability worldwide. In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Strategic Category Leadership: Develop, define, and execute global category strategies for Key Technologies to maximize savings, on time delivery, quality and risk management. Supplier Management & Negotiation Excellence Evaluate suppliers, lead competitive events (RFIs/RFPs/auctions), negotiate agreements, drive preferred‑supplier adoption, and manage supplier performance to meet Beckman Coulters needs. Advanced Analytical & Business Skills: Develop spend analysis, market intelligence, project repository maintenance, financial analysis, budget/price guidance, track /report savings against annual objectives. Cross‑Functional Leadership & Influence: Lead without direct authority—guiding other functions and collaborating strongly with our R&D / NPI / VAVE teams to provide strategic direction on supplier selection. Continuous Improvement & DBS (Lean) Mindset: Adopt and use structured continuous‑improvement tools (e.g., Lean, Kaizen, DBS) to improve cost, quality, delivery, inventory, cash, across Beckman Coulter. The essential requirements of the job include: Education: Bachelor’s degree, MBA or master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Materials Science, Industrial Distribution Degree, Supply Chain Management degree (with a technical focus or specialization) or a related technical field. Experience: 12+ years of technical procurement/sourcing experience in Key Technologies’, and Key Technology Category sub tier category management such as Pumps, Valves, Motors, Optical Displays, PC and Memory Storage devices, digital machine interfaces and displays. Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of current and emerging technologies relevant to AI/ML, advanced analytics, robotics, automation, biotechnology, data science Supplier & Sourcing Leadership: Demonstrated expertise in negotiations, contract management, and sourcing events such as RFI/RFP, spend benchmarking, E Tools such as E Auction with ability to evaluate suppliers on technical capability, quality, and total cost using TCO modelling. Being highly collaborative with such functions as New Product Introduction, R&D, Supplier Development and Quality to build roadmaps and Sourcing Strategies for the key technology Category and Subcategories. Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: Travel Requirements : Ability to travel up to 20%, including domestic and international trips as business needs require. It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: Global sourcing within the computer sciences, motion control or similar high technology industries , medical device manufacture, medical diagnostics equipment   Working collaboratively across large organizations , including spend pooling, joint operating company negotiations, collaboration on risk mitigation strategies, technology sharing and best practices Internal Projects working with R&D, NPI and Legal teams experience in working with these teams to protect our IP and what matters most to our business. Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info . At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore