Director, Global Sourcing (m/f/d)

The primary responsibility of this position is partnering with our instruments operations leaders and providing strategic sourcing expertise to our global procurement teams. Reporting to the Sr. Director Strategic Sourcing, this role will focus on developing strategic alliances with existing suppliers, identifying new suppliers, driving supplier performance and cultivating redundancy and resiliency across our instrument supply chain. The Director position is a lead member of the instruments operations staff and represents a senior-level sourcing partner with a primary focus on materials for life science and diagnostic instruments, responsible for ~$150M in spend. The role is part of the Global Operations Leadership team and key contributor in the transformation of the organization towards world-class safeguarding of a market-leading performance position at competitive costs for respective material fields, derived from business requirements and overarching SCM Strategy - to generate an optimized contribution to business performance. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Strong Negotiation skills: Lead complex, multi-faceted pricing and contract negotiations focus on price productivity, cash flow terms optimization, inventory management, supply assurance, quality and delivery. Sourcing and Procurement Process: Develop, implement, and execute procurement strategy, process, and policies. Cost Savings : Identify Total Cost of Ownership opportunities and execute negotiations, projects, and sourcing activities to deliver continuous cost savings. Supply Assurance. Responsible for supply chain resilience of instruments for revenue protection. Identify, evaluate, and develop strategic suppliers through performance management, regular business reviews, and KPI-based assessments covering quality, delivery, cost competitiveness, technology, and supply chain performance. Risk Management. Defining concepts for risk and contract management and driving activities which include risk reduction, implementation of alternative sources New Product Introduction. Partnering with R