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Senior Purchasing Analyst

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics
Chaska, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 4/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/9/2025
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 Senior Procurement Analyst for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for the planning, organizing, and execution of strategic and tactical procurement activities for direct purchases across multiple commodities within the guidelines of Beckman Coulter Inc, policies and procedures while supporting the operational and financial goals and objectives of the Company and maintaining the highest ethical standards.

The Senior Purchasing Analyst for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is directly responsible for the planning, organizing, and execution of tactical procurement activities, specifically purchasing critical components and commodities for production.

This position is part of the Procurement Department located in Chaska, MN. 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 Purchasing. 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 the use of established lean tools
  • Follows material procurement and supplier management policies & procedures through SOP work instructions for the 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 emergencies, and part shortages, and expedites when necessary working closely with the 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 KPIs/objectives by leveraging DBS tools, facilitation skills, and change management.

The essential requirements of the job include:

  • Bachelor's degree required, with 5 years’ sourcing experience OR Masters degree with 3 years of experience.
  • Proven negotiation skills, with demonstrated performance results
  • Must have a strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems: Oracle EBS and Oracle APS or Cloud working knowledge is preferred.
  • Proficient computer skills and knowledge of MS Office applications especially Excel with the ability to learn new programs that are job specific.
  • Self-driven and ability to work effectively in a cross functional environment.

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

  • Prior experience using Kanban systems is a plus.
  • Having prior experience in similar industry/regulated environment (FDA, GMED, NCIS, etc)
  • Technical knowledge and ability to facilitate technical discussions with suppliers.

The salary range for this role is $95k - $110k range. 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. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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.

The EEO posters are available here.

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 applyassistance@danaher.com to request accommodation.

Salary : $95,000 - $110,000

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