Life Sciences Procurement & Materials Lead

Danaher Corporation; Duncan (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, is hiring a Procurement and Raw Materials Planning Manager in Duncan, SC. The role leads raw material planning and procurement to enable production schedules and optimize inventory, while partnering with strategic sourcing to improve supplier performance.

You will manage a team of procurement professionals, drive Kaizen improvements, and align objectives with the supply chain department and company goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in supply chain, engineering, or related field with 5+ to 15+ years in procurement/manufacturing.
• Direct report leadership experience.
• Experience using MRP/ERP systems (SAP/Oracle).
• Strong data analytics and reporting skills with Excel/Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Lead site raw materials planning (PFEP) and procurement to ensure material availability for production.
• Oversee PO placement, supplier relationship management, and goods receipt/invoice resolution for direct/indirect materials.
• Partner with sourcing and supplier quality to drive performance and improvement initiatives.
• Represent procurement in site projects (NPI, transfers, changes).
• Develop KPIs and performance objectives aligned to plant and company goals.
• Identify process improvements and lead Kaizen events using DBS and DMS tools.

Skills

Procurement leadership

ERP SAP/Oracle

Power BI

Kaizen events

Team leadership

Sourcing

Excel skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

QlikSense

MS Excel

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, is hiring a Procurement and Raw Materials Planning Manager in Duncan, SC. The role leads raw material planning and procurement to enable production schedules and optimize inventory, while partnering with strategic sourcing to improve supplier performance.

You will manage a team of procurement professionals, drive Kaizen improvements, and align objectives with the supply chain department and company goals.