Sr Director of Commodity Management
Danaher
- Sunnyvale, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead creation and implementation of sourcing and demand management strategies for categories of spend, manage the development of RFx materials, detailed analysis of proposals and vendor capabilities, negotiations and supplier selection as well as perform player/coach for staff to produce the same results for their respective areas. Leverage key metrics to identify problem areas and adopt current and emerging business models with an entrepreneurial mindset and creative approach to drive best practice.
- Build and manage relationships with priority business executives, serves as a key SME to support implementation of business strategies through advanced procurement initiatives and team alignment, facilitate the entire sourcing process and closely collaborate with clients to select and award business to suppliers. Demonstrates a strategic business mindset, organizational savvy, presents an executive-level presence, and balances multiple stakeholder interests simultaneously.
- Create, drive, and mentor staff in long-term strategic planning efforts for assigned sourcing categories including advanced multi-year category strategies designed to anticipate enterprise-wide requirements while optimizing forecasted shifts in both supply markets, industry trends and supplier economic cycles.
- Lead the development and negotiation of contracts with new suppliers and/or renegotiate existing contracts to accomplish lowest total system cost and savings objectives as well as perform player/coach for staff to produce the same results for their respective areas.
- Conduct category spend analyses and reporting, supplier stratification, supply market and category industry research as well as perform player/coach for staff to produce the same results for their respective areas.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Marketing, Liberal Arts, or Industrial Engineering
- 15 years’ experience in a procurement role
- 7 years’ strategic sourcing experience with expertise in influencing business strategy and vendor relations
- 5 years’ experience in management and leading cross divisional teams
- Experience writing/generating RFxs to suppliers and leading teams in complex RFx projects
- Excellent quantitative, analytical and project management skills
- Strong influencing skills that can be used to lead teams and build partnerships with internal resources and external partners
- Master’s or post-graduate Degree from an accredited four-year college or university
- Certification in or equivalent training in Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM)
- Project planning and management experience