Strategic Sourcing Lead, Life Sciences & Innovation

ProteinSimple; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 101,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401k plans and ESPP

HSA, FSA and other savings plans

Tuition reimbursement and development

Job summary

Bio-Techne is seeking a senior strategic sourcing leader to shape its global procurement function. The role focuses on building structured sourcing processes, delivering measurable value, and partnering with stakeholders across the organization to optimize spend and supplier relationships.

You will influence sourcing strategies, manage complex negotiations, and drive category excellence while aligning with business goals. Onsite collaboration and strategic partnerships are essential to success.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in supply chain, operations, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of strategic sourcing and/or procurement experience.
• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing processes, procurement organizations, spend analysis, contracting and enabling technologies.

Responsibilities

• Relationship management: Liaise with the business to understand objectives and determine procurement support.
• Category management: Develop category strategies to drive cost savings and improve quality.
• Sourcing and negotiation: Lead sourcing projects across the strategic sourcing process and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Drive adoption of sourcing best practices and process standardization.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Spend analysis

Supplier relationships

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Education

Master's degree in supply chain, operations, engineering, or related field

Tools

Procurement systems

Contracting tools

Job description

Bio-Techne is seeking a senior strategic sourcing leader to shape its global procurement function. The role focuses on building structured sourcing processes, delivering measurable value, and partnering with stakeholders across the organization to optimize spend and supplier relationships.

You will influence sourcing strategies, manage complex negotiations, and drive category excellence while aligning with business goals. Onsite collaboration and strategic partnerships are essential to success.