[Hiring] Senior Strategic Sourcing Agent @Danaher

Role Description

The Senior Strategic Sourcing Agent leads sourcing initiatives supporting approximately $100M in direct and indirect spend for the Pall Aerospace business. This role partners closely with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Global Sourcing teams to drive sourcing, outsourcing, insourcing, subcontract management, and supplier strategies aligned with business objectives.

• Developing and executing sourcing strategies
• Managing supplier relationships and contract negotiations
• Analyzing market conditions and supply alternatives
• Delivering results against key performance metrics including cost reduction, margin enhancement, supplier performance, DPO, and global value sourcing
• Supporting supplier development
• Collaborating on design and manufacturability reviews to optimize cost and performance
• Providing guidance to tactical purchasing teams while ensuring compliance with procurement policies, supplier governance, and sourcing best practices

This position reports to the Senior Director of Supply Chain, is part of the Supply Chain organization, and will be fully remote. The role may require additional hours and weekend work to support business needs. This position requires access to export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology, software, and services. U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, protected person status, or U.S. Government export authorization is required. Any offer of employment is contingent upon Pall obtaining the necessary employment visa and export authorization, including, if required, an export license from the applicable U.S. government agency.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Continuously evaluate existing supply base to determine opportunities for improvement
• Design, lead, negotiate, and implement multiyear Pall contracts (as applicable) including RFQs, RFIs, LTAs, Pricing Level Agreements, Stocking Agreements, etc.
• Assist in vendor transitions (Outsourcing, Insourcing, Vendor to Vendor)
• Maximize “year over year” working capital improvements
• Interface with procurement team to establish “local” manufacturing site inputs/requirements aligned with center-led strategy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related
• Minimum of 3 years of Supply Chain/Procurement/Strategic Sourcing/Category Management experience
• Proven negotiation skills, with demonstrated performance results
• Domestic and/or Global sourcing experience for a large USA or multinational manufacturing company
• Highly analytical with experience in tools for RFI, RFQ, Reverse Auction

Requirements

• Ability to travel as required, 25-35% expected
• Must have a valid state-issued driver’s license and the ability to safely operate a motor vehicle in support of job responsibilities
• Must be capable of performing job duties in office, distribution, and customer-site settings, including occasional lifting, climbing stairs, and extended periods of mobility

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees
• Remote work arrangement eligible for this position
• Annual salary range for this role is $90K-$120K
• This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay