Description
Join Agilent as a Senior Procurement Specialist, where you will drive strategic sourcing initiatives for new product introductions (NPI).
In this role, you'll collaborate closely with R&D and business units to ensure the supply chain is robust, cost-competitive, and aligned with Agilent’s business goals.
This position offers the opportunity to craft the future of our products through proactive supplier management and innovative procurement strategies.
Key Responsibilities :
Strategic Sourcing for NPI : Own the development of strategic commodity directions, participate in early technology scouting with R&D, and handle supplier selection to improve supply chain strength.
Contract Management : Be responsible for contractual agreements, including NDAs and Design Win Agreements, to secure crucial partnerships.
Supply Chain Risk Management : Conduct high-level risk analysis of selected suppliers, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and eliminating potential supply chain risks for new products.
Cost Optimization : Establish and achieve total cost of ownership targets that align with business objectives, implementing initiatives that meet or exceed these goals.
Stakeholder Collaboration :
Provide regular updates to executive partners, ensuring alignment on supply base strategies.
Collaborate with business units to fully understand their needs and translate them into actionable procurement strategies, seeing opportunities for added value such as quick-turn solutions for NPI delivery.
Continuous Improvement :
Drive supply base competitiveness by securing the best total cost of ownership for Agilent’s products.
Develop continuous improvement within the supply chain, ensuring ongoing cost reductions and efficiency gains.
This role is pivotal in ensuring that Agilent’s new products are supported by a reliable, efficient, and strategically aligned supply chain.
If you're passionate about procurement and want to make a significant impact on product development, this is the opportunity for you.
Qualifications
Bachelor / Master's Degree or equivalent in either Engineering, Business or Supply Chain
8+ years of validated experience working in a procurement role for a large organization.
SAP knowledge is desirable but not crucial
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
Comfortable working across different cultures, countries, and time zones.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate optimally with partners at all levels.
Confidence in presenting to senior management
The US pay range for this full-time position is $100, - $165,, plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location.
The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum new hire pay for the position across the relevant US locations.
Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Additional details are available at :
Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We value diversity at all levels.
All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases.
Agilent Technologies, Inc., is committed to diversity in the workplace and strives to support candidates with disabilities.
If you have a disability and need assistance with any part of the application or interview process or have questions about workplace accessibility, please email or contact +1-262-754-5030.
For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please visit
Travel Required
10% of the Time
Schedule
Schedule : Full time
Shift
Duration
No End Date
Job Function
Manufacturing
Senior Procurement Specialist
The Senior Procurement Specialist 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 as a gene...
Senior Procurement Specialist - NPI
Join Agilent as a Senior Procurement Specialist, where you will drive strategic sourcing initiatives for new product introductions (NPI). Collaborate with business units to fully understand their needs and translate them into actionable procurement strategies, seeing opportunities for added value su...
Manager, Finance - Supply Chain
Serve as a hands-on leader with responsibility for driving improvement in all aspects of global gross margin profitability and supply chain efficiency. Lead the Marchon global pricing team and member of both the global finance and global supply chain leadership teams. Collaborate with the supply cha...
Sr. Supply Chain Manager
Provides leadership to supply chain personnel. Provides strategic guidance to the entire organization regarding supply chain. Actively manages inventory levels through the monitoring of supply cycles and period of supply parameters. Responsible for the size, overall make-up, and performance of the s...
Senior Marketing Procurement Manager
Responsible for the sourcing and supply market analysis of IEG global service procurement projects in United States. Participate in the communication and confirmation of procurement needs, and conduct Europe supplier sourcing and on-site inspections. Responsible for local procurement contract execut...
Production Planner
We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join DFT as production planner to implement/create, modify and manage production schedules. As a key part of the production process their responsibilities include monitoring inventory levels, regularly providing status updates and moni...
SIOP Analyst/Major Production Program Planner
Works with manufacturing team and develops monthly production volume planning using the business forecast, inventory position, actual customer orders, and capacity parameters focusing on Major Production Programs. Will perform planning, scheduling and monitoring of material movement and returns thro...
Purchasing Agent
The Purchasing Agent is responsible for determining the option spec level, with oversight from the Purchasing Manager, and option descriptions for all Cal North division communities. The Purchasing Agent manages all Custom Option requests that require approval from Purchasing Manager and V. The Purc...
Procurement Specialist
Currently looking to hire an experience Procurement Coordinator to join a Solar company based in the San Francisco Bay area. Proficiency in procurement systems, processes, and Microsoft Office Suite. Minimum of 3-5 years of Procurement experience. ...
Procurement Specialist
The Procurement Specialist will be responsible for managing the public agency procurement process, ensuring cost-effective purchasing of materials, equipment, and services, and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and contractors. Apply now to join our team as a Procurement Specialist and...