Procurement Supervisor

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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.

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The Supervisor of Procurement is responsible for:

• Overall day-to-day Procurement team duties and standard work.
• Take ownership and uphold all corporate and site/department-specific physical and financial inventory targets while ensuring material availability in support of site production goals
• Support Procurement Audits and Training requirements, provides direction to and establishes policies in conjunction with Operations Procurement Manager
• Direct resolution of complex problems across sub-functions and departmental lines.
• Drive the analysis and review of demand data to support purchasing and planning decisions both short and long term to ensure continuity of supply.
• Improve inventory performance and drive positive cash flow by expanding our Kanban program, adjusting safety stocks, and improving lead times
• Manage vendor relationships to develop and champion characteristics of preferred suppliers.
• Support site freight budget management as well as other pertinent KPI’s

This position reports to the Materials Manager and is part of the Instrument Manufacturing Tactical Procurement Team located in Hialeah, Florida and will be an on-site role.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in field with 5+ years procurement experience or Master’s Degree in field with 3+ years procurement experience.
• Experience supporting PPV, MUV, and inventory targets.
• Familiarity with Oracle or similar MRP software navigation within the procurement and material management modules.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills

Travel:

• Ability to travel as needed for special projects as assigned.

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

• 2+ years managing people.
• Vendor consignment programs
• Leading or participating in continuous improvement initiatives
• Supporting the establishment of or having a working familiarity with pull systems (Kanban, etc) for raw material replenishment

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.

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.

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