Insourcing Strategy Lead — Life Sciences & Biotech

Danaher Corporation; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a Danaher operating company, is seeking a Senior Manager of Insourcing to drive the multi-year insourcing pipeline and govern opportunities across operations, sourcing, and manufacturing. You’ll work with diverse teams to deliver cost, quality, and supply-resilience improvements.

This on-site role in Fargo, ND reports to the Director of Sourcing and partners with multiple functions to implement strategic insourcing initiatives and continuous improvement using

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (SCM, operations, engineering, business, or finance).
• 7+ years of experience in supply chain, operations, manufacturing, procurement, or strategic sourcing.
• Experience leading large-scale operational transformation or sourcing projects.
• Experience developing business cases and financial analyses.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, capacity planning, inventory management, and supply chain operations.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a multi-year insourcing pipeline aligned with operating plans, financial objectives, and sourcing strategies.
• Identify, screen, and prioritize insourcing opportunities based on cost, quality, capacity, technology, lead time, intellectual property, risk, and strategic fit.
• Develop business cases and implementation plans, including cost-benefit analysis, capital requirements, resource needs, timelines, and governance.
• Partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Commercial teams to assess operational readiness and execute insourcing initiatives.
• Drive and measure operational performance and continuous improvement using the DBS Operations Engine, with focus on cost savings, capacity utilization, quality, delivery, inventory, and execution milestones.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

DBS Operations Engine understanding

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in SCM/Operations/Engineering/Business/Finance

Master’s degree in SCM/Operations/Business Administration

APICS/ASCM certifications (CPIM, CSCP, CLTD)

Tools

DBS Operations Engine

Job description

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a Danaher operating company, is seeking a Senior Manager of Insourcing to drive the multi-year insourcing pipeline and govern opportunities across operations, sourcing, and manufacturing. You’ll work with diverse teams to deliver cost, quality, and supply-resilience improvements.

This on-site role in Fargo, ND reports to the Director of Sourcing and partners with multiple functions to implement strategic insourcing initiatives and continuous improvement using