Buyer II / Procurement

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Chaska, MN
In-Office
Healthtech • Other • Software • Biotech
The Role

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 Procurement Buyer 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, MN, and will be on-site. At Beckman Coulter, our vision is to relentlessly reimagine healthcare, one diagnosis at a time.

You will be a part of the Procurement team and report to the Procurement Manager. 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:
  • Educational/Experience Background: Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of experience in Procurement or a closely related field or a Master’s Degree in Supply Chain.
  • Supplier Communication: Proven experience in a high-volume work environment, demonstrating the ability to communicate clearly with suppliers to ensure mutual understanding and alignment on procurement objectives and requirements.
  • ERP/MRP Systems Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, with a preference for experience in Oracle EBS and Oracle Cloud.
  • Technical Proficiency: Proficiency with MS Office applications, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Power BI, with the ability to learn new job-specific programs.
  • Data Analytics: Demonstrated experience in troubleshooting quantity, delivery, and planning issues effectively.
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 75K-90K. This is the range that we, in good faith, believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

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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. 

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accommodation.

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HQ: Brea, CA
10,526 Employees
Year Founded: 1935

What We Do

Beckman Coulter is committed to advancing healthcare for every person by applying the power of science, technology, and the passion and creativity of our teams to enhance the diagnostic laboratory’s role in improving healthcare outcomes. Our diagnostic systems are used in complex biomedical testing, and are found in hospitals, reference laboratories and physician office settings around the globe. Beckman Coulter offers a unique combination of people, processes and solutions designed to elevate the performance of clinical laboratories and healthcare networks. We do this by accelerating care with a menu that matters, bringing the benefit of automation to all, delivering greater insights through clinical informatics and unlocking hidden value through performance partnership. An operating company of Danaher Corporation since 2011, Beckman Coulter is headquartered in Brea, Calif., and has more than 11,000 global associates working diligently to make the world a healthier place.

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