Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager-India at Danaher

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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.

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The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager - India is responsible for Lead, coach, and develop the India strategic sourcing team, manage team to drive Indian sourcing, cost down and NPI&NPD project execution, supplier base development, supplier performance and relationship management

This position reports to the Senior Strategic Sourcing Director-APAC and is part of the Global Sourcing Organization located in Bangalore India and will be an on-site role. At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

What you will do:

• Lead, coach, and develop sourcing professionals, setting standards and ways of working, drive implementation of sourcing processes, tools, and best practices
• Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives to deliver cost savings and execute various types of sourcing projects in India
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard strategic suppliers and partners
• Lead supplier performance, capability building, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Track and report savings, cost avoidance, and sourcing performance
• Act as escalation owner for critical supplier or supply disruptions

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field, MBA or advanced procurement certification preferred but not mandatory
• Proven experience in strategic sourcing / procurement with ownership of categories, suppliers, or regions
• Demonstrated results in cost reduction, value creation, and risk mitigation through structured sourcing initiatives
• Experience leading or developing a small size (less than 5) sourcing/procurement team, Ability to set priorities, coach team members, and drive consistent execution
• Structured project management and process‑improvement mindset
• Strong supplier relationship management capabilities, including performance management and partnership building
• Hands‑on experience with supplier negotiations, contract management, and spend analysis

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

if applicable for role

• Ability to travel approximately 20%, including domestic and occasional international travel for supplier engagement, negotiations, and cross‑functional reviews.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

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.