IT VMO - Senior Manager - USA Remote

at Danaher Corporation in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

At first glance, you’ll see Danaher’s scale. Our 65,000+ associates work across the globe at more than 15 unique operating companies within three platforms-life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology.

Look again and you’ll see the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and take risks with the support you need to be successful. You’ll find associates who are as certain about their impact as they are about where they’re headed next.

You’ll find the Danaher Business System, which makes everything possible. You’ll also see a company that investors trust-our culture of continuous improvement has helped us outperform the S&P 500 by more than 5,000% over the past 25 years.

The IT VMO – Senior Manager is responsible for overseeing the procurement of IT goods and services across the organization. This role involves developing and implementing procurement strategies, managing vendor relationships, negotiating contracts, and ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of IT goods and services.

This position is part of the IT Vendor Management Office and will have a Remote primary work location.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

+ Analyze IT procurement needs and develop strategies to optimize cost, quality, and delivery

+ Monitor vendor performance, including delivery, quality, and compliance with contractual obligations

+ Implement and maintain procurement policies and procedures in accordance with industry best practices and organizational guidelines

+ Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve value through effective procurement strategies, including OpCo IT Procurement Workshops

+ Assess and mitigate risks associated with vendor relationships, contract terms, and product/service quality

The essential requirements of the job include:

+ Minimum of 10 years experience in strategic procurement of which at least 4 years focused primarily on IT categories

+ Must have experience negotiating Telecommunications agreements >$500k TCV

+ Must have experience negotiating enterprise Software agreements >$500k TCV

+ Must have experience negotiating consolidated IT agreements with 3+ independent business stakeholders

+ Must have experience negotiating Data Protection Agreements with multi-national suppliers

Travel Requirements:

+ Ability to travel – Periodic overnight travel will be required for this role, not to exceed 25%

At Danaher we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Danaher can provide.

The salary range OR the hourly range for this role is $125,000 – $145,000. 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. #LI-Remote

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.

At Danaher we bring together science, technology and operational capabilities to 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. Our global teams are pioneering what’s next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. 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 (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters) .

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.