Direct Sourcing Lead – APAC

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible. The Direct Sourcing Leader – APAC is responsible for accelerating supplier performance and drive improvements in key areas for Cytiva from Quality, Cost, Delivery and Security perspective for a portfolio of suppliers. What you will do: · Develop, communicate and execute Sourcing strategies for a local portfolio of suppliers, ensuring cost efficiency, quality and delivery performance. Drive ongoing supplier optimization and continuous improvement. · Participate in New Product Introduction projects as well as activities related to quality and fulfilment. · Perform continuous monitoring and development of suppliers together with Supplier Delivery Leaders and Supplier Quality. · Act as local escalation point for buyers in case of poor delivery performance from suppliers. · Negotiates favorable terms, volume discounts and long-term contracts with suppliers, and prepares and processes requisitions and purchase orders for the procurement of goods, services and supplies for customer-related business processes or for internal use. Who you are: · Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Production Technology, Logistics or High school with minimum 7 years work experience from Sourcing or relevant Supply Chain role. · Work experience from Sourcing or relevant Supply Chain role · You have the ability to manage and develop supplier relationships · You connect well with all levels within an organization and your track record show that you deliver on your commitments. · Analytical mind and data driven · Willingness to travel · Preferably you have experience from working with ERP systems, e.g. Oracle It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: · Oracle BIOPROD ERP · Magic PDM Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology.