Americas Indirect Procurement Lead

Tri-Valley Career Center; Hercules (CA); On-site; USD 157,400 - 216,400; Full time

Job summary

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. seeks a senior procurement leader to manage a regional team of commodity specialists across the Americas.

You will guide strategic sourcing, supplier management, and continuous improvement initiatives to optimize cost, quality, and delivery at global manufacturing sites. You will bring 10+ years in purchasing/commodity management and 5+ years of leadership experience, with strong negotiation and budgeting skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance or related field. MBA or Masters preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience in purchasing/commodity goods management.
• 5+ years of leading or managing a sourcing team required.
• 2+ years of experience creating procurement strategy.
• Experience with knowledge of direct materials used in production within the Americas Region.
• Negotiation skills required; certification a plus.
• Cross‑functional team leadership and ability to build high‑performing work teams.
• Solid knowledge of financial principles related to budgeting, make‑vs‑buy analysis and gross margin impact.

Responsibilities

• Leads a group of commodity specialists spanning across the Americas region with multiple sites within the region.
• Oversees the team that serves as the primary purchasing reps at each manufacturing site and handles escalation of issues with suppliers.
• Leads a team of Commodity Specialists.
• Manages workload and provides coaching to the team for both strategic and transactional tasks.
• Manages stakeholder engagement and partnerships.
• Implements value improvement opportunities.
• Participates in meetings and discussions with procurement leadership regarding team activities, policy and procedure improvements.
• Implements Global strategies at the regional level to increase supplier performance, capability development, capacity management and cost/quality improvements for supply chain vendors.
• Manages escalated supplier reviews and delivers supplier performance metrics to upper level management.
• Develops supply chain risk mitigation plans.
• Monitors performance of individual team members and provides feedback.
• Responsible for ensuring the function is appropriately staffed to deliver business expectations.
• Implements Continuous Improvement activities as defined to improve efficiency in the procurement process.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing leadership

Negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Budgeting

Make-vs-buy analysis

Supplier management

Procurement strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Procurement/Supply Chain/Finance or related field

MBA or Masters

Job description

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. seeks a senior procurement leader to manage a regional team of commodity specialists across the Americas.

You will guide strategic sourcing, supplier management, and continuous improvement initiatives to optimize cost, quality, and delivery at global manufacturing sites. You will bring 10+ years in purchasing/commodity management and 5+ years of leadership experience, with strong negotiation and budgeting skills.