Chemical Direct Sourcing Lead

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The Chemical Sourcing Lead for Strategic Sourcing is responsible for leading our Chemical Sourcing & Procurement efforts for India & the APAC region. This role requires a strong technical knowledge, negotiation skills and experience in supply chain management along with strategic thinking, leadership abilities, and the capacity to drive cost savings and process improvements. The successful candidate will be responsible to ensure timely and cost-effective sourcing of high-quality chemicals, raw materials, and related services for our organization.

This position reports to the Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing - India IPO and is part of the Supply Chain & Logistics Department located in Mumbai/Hyderabad or Bangalore and will be an on-site role. At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

What you will do:

• Source and procure Chemicals, raw materials, and related services including CDMO services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (R&D, manufacturing, quality) to ensure alignment.
• Provide technical guidance on chemical selection & application
• Ensure compliance with regulations, industry standards, and quality requirements.
• Ensure supplier quality, reliability, and performance.
• Manage special projects, such as supply chain optimization and process improvement initiatives in coordination with internal stakeholders to ensure project deliverables.
• Ensure supplier quality and reliability.

Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, Chemistry, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in chemical sourcing, procurement, or supply chain

management.

• Proven record of cost savings, process improvements and strategic sourcing.
• Strong technical knowledge of chemicals and raw materials.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and analytical skills.
• Experience with ERP systems, procurement software and data analytics tools.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:
if applicable for role

• Ability to travel (up to 30%), overnight, both within territory & outstation cities as per job requirements.
• Must have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
• Ability to lift, move or carry equipment up to 7kg / 15.4 lbs.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Familiarity with regulatory compliance (e.g., REACH, GMP).
• Familiarity with Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement methodologies.
• International Sourcing experience.
• Certification (e.g., CSCP, CPSM, CPEM).

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it is a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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