Job Description

Wondering what’s within Beckman Coulter Diagnostics? Take a closer look.

At first glance, you’ll see that for more than 80 years we’ve been dedicated to advancing and optimizing the laboratory to move science and healthcare forward. Join a team where you can be heard, be supported, and always be yourself. We’re building a culture that celebrates backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of all our associates. Look again and you’ll see we are invested in you, providing the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and try new things with the support you need to be successful.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

The Buyer/Procurement Analyst II for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for the planning, organizing, and execution of strategic and tactical procurement activities, specifically purchasing critical components and commodities for production across multiple value streams .

This position is part of the Hardware Procurement Department located in Chaska, Minnesota and will be on site. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time. If you thrive in a fast-paced, multifunctional, and operations-focused role and want to work to build a world-class Healthcare organization—read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Responsible for supplier management to ensure internal and external customer satisfaction through use of established lean tools
• Follows material procurement and supplier management policies & procedures through SOP work instructions for supply chain.
• Works closely with Material Control, Planning, Manufacturing, Facilities, and Shipping/Receiving functions to track and report status and define priorities to meet production schedules.
• Manages elevated emergency situations, part shortages, and expedites when necessary; works closely with Corporate Strategic Sourcing group to determine long-term corrective/preventative measures.
• Drive targeted, sustainable improvement in supplier OTD, Working Capital turns, Purchase Price Variance, and related KPI’s/objectives by leveraging DBS tools, facilitation skills, and change management.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree required with 2+ years of experience in Procurement or a closely related field, or Master’s Degree in Supply Chain.
• Experience working in a high-volume work environment using interpersonal leadership skills
• Must have a strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems: Oracle EBS and Oracle Cloud working knowledge is preferred.
• Proficient with MS Office applications, PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI with the ability to learn new programs that are job specific.

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

• APICS CPIM, CSCP, or CPM Certification.
• Demonstrated knowledge of how to effectively operate in a regulated environment (FDA, GMED, NCIS etc.).
• Previous experience with lean manufacturing processes

The salary range for this role is $80K - $90K annually. This range may be modified in the future.

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