What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Direct Sourcing Specialist - Duncan SC position at Cytiva?
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The Sr Direct Sourcing Specialist is responsible for global sourcing strategy of key business unit categories for Cytiva. They will create, update and maintain strategy and support supplier relationship management for Cytiva manufacturing sites globally. They will locally support the Duncan SC manufacturing site for supplier escalations.
This position reports to the Director, Strategic Sourcing and is part of the Strategic Sourcing team located in Duncan, SC and will be an on-site role . At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.
What you will do :
- Create, update and maintain global sourcing strategy for 1-2 categories in our Single Use Technologies Business Unit
- Support site buyers and quality team with supplier escalations
- Negotiate pricing and contract language with key local suppliers and own category suppliers globally
- Deliver cost-out targets by negotiation and working with cross-functional project teams
- Drive sustainability across supply chain by picking and promoting suppliers that champion sustainability
Who you are :
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical / Environment Requirements :
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in :
LI-MR1
LI-Onsite
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