Strategic Sourcing Manager

🔥 15 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $109.6k - $205.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🛒 Procurement

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Agilent Technologies

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

10,000+ employees

Founded 1999

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

💰 $500M Post-IPO Debt on 2019-09

Food & Beverage • Healthcare • Consulting

Agilent Technologies is a global leader in the field of analytical and laboratory instruments. The company offers a diverse range of products and solutions, including gas and liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, lab supplies, and software and informatics. Agilent serves various industries, such as biopharma, food and beverage testing, clinical diagnostics, and environmental testing. Additionally, Agilent provides comprehensive services for lab management, maintenance, and instrument repair. They focus heavily on advancing science through sustainable solutions and supporting genomics, pathology, and cancer research with advanced technologies.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute global category strategies for Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO), including industrial supplies, spare parts, tools, and related services • Conduct supply market and cost analysis to inform sourcing decisions and long-term category roadmaps • Create and deploy regional or enterprise-wide sourcing strategies aligned with business and operational objectives • Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing activities, including RFI/RFP/RFQ processes, supplier evaluations, and negotiations • Establish and manage global framework agreements to drive standardization, leverage scale, and maximize total value • Identify and implement cost reduction, value engineering, and demand management initiatives • Manage strategic supplier relationships at a global or multi-regional level • Lead commercial and contractual negotiations, including complex service and indirect spend agreements • Conduct Quarterly Business Reviews and maintain supplier performance scorecards • Assess and mitigate supply risks through structured risk reviews, dual-sourcing strategies, and supplier diversification • Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Finance, and regional procurement teams • Provide guidance on procurement governance, contract compliance, and supplier issue resolution • Deliver annual cost savings and cost avoidance targets aligned with enterprise goals • Monitor market trends, commodity indices, and supply market dynamics to proactively adjust strategies • Track and report KPIs including savings delivery, compliance, supplier performance, and risk mitigation • Provide sourcing leadership across additional indirect categories as required • Lead cross-category initiatives, transformation efforts, and enterprise procurement projects • Support regional sourcing needs while maintaining alignment with global procurement strategies

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience • 8+ years of relevant experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management • Demonstrated experience in indirect procurement, including contract negotiation and supplier management • Experience in indirect procurement, contract negotiation, and supplier management • Preferred: post-graduate degree and/or professional certifications such as CPSM, CIPS, APICS/CSCP, or PMP • Preferred: experience managing MRO categories within life sciences, medical device, laboratory, or other regulated manufacturing environments • Strong working knowledge of MRO spend categories, including industrial consumables, spare parts, maintenance services, calibration services, gases, chemicals, and lab equipment support • Experience leading complex negotiations, long-term supplier agreements, and cost optimization initiatives • Experience working with global suppliers and multi-region sourcing strategies • Proficiency with ERP and procurement platforms such as SAP and Ariba, and spend analytics tools

🏖️ Benefits

• Eligibility for bonus • Stock • Benefits • Occasional travel