Global Packaging Commodity Manager

About the role

The Global Packaging Manager is responsible for developing and executing the global sourcing and category strategy for packaging materials across Beckman Coulter Diagnostics. This role drives cost, quality, service, innovation, sustainability, risk management, and supply chain continuity outcomes by partnering cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, R&D, Planning, and Supplier Quality to optimize the end-to-end packaging supply base in support of business growth and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global category strategies for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging materials aligned to business, cost, quality, and supply continuity objectives.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, and performance management for strategic packaging suppliers across multiple regions, including managing sustainability needs for the business.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supplier Quality, NPI, Risk, and R&D to support new product introductions, design changes, supplier qualifications, and value engineering initiatives.
• Drive total cost of ownership improvements through market analysis, should-cost modeling, productivity programs, and supplier consolidation where appropriate.
• Monitor market trends, raw material dynamics, capacity constraints, and supply risks to proactively develop mitigation plans and ensure business continuity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Packaging Engineering, Business, Engineering, or a related field in strategic sourcing.
• 9+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or procurement with direct responsibility for packaging materials in a global, matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated success developing category strategies, leading complex negotiations, and delivering measurable cost, service, and working capital improvements.
• Experience managing supplier performance and cross-functional initiatives involving quality, operations, planning, and new product introduction.
• Strong analytical, financial, and communication skills with the ability to translate market insights into executive-ready recommendations and sourcing actions.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel up to 20%, including visits to suppliers, manufacturing sites, and partner locations.

Skills

• Sourcing expertise for packaging within regulated industries (medical device, diagnostics, life sciences, pharmaceuticals), including supplier qualification and change control.
• Strong knowledge of packaging materials and processes (corrugate, labels, inserts, films, molded and printed components).
• Proven ability to drive sustainability, packaging optimization, and supply chain risk mitigation through cross-functional and supplier collaboration.

Benefits

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, 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.

Pay

The annual salary range for this role is $120k - $128k. 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. This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

Schedule

This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home.