Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies izstrādā analītiskās un laboratoriju tehnoloģijas, ko izmanto biofarmācijas pētījumos, pārtikas un dzērienu testēšanā, klīniskajā diagnostikā un vides analīzē. Uzņēmuma piedāvājumā ietilpst gāzu un šķidrumu hromatogrāfija, masas spektrometrija, laboratoriju piederumi, programmatūra un informātikas risinājumi. Tos papildina laboratoriju pārvaldības, apkopes un iekārtu remonta pakalpojumi. Uzņēmums šīs tehnoloģijas izmanto arī genomikā, patoloģijā un vēža pētniecībā, koncentrējoties uz zinātnes attīstību ar ilgtspējīgu risinājumu palīdzību.

Senior Global Category Manager, Professional Services

Lead Agilent Technologies’ global sourcing strategy for professional services, from supplier selection and negotiations to performance governance. Improve enterprise procurement outcomes by balancing cost, quality, risk, and business needs across regions.

Apraksts

  • Shape multi-year global category plans around Agilent’s business goals, financial targets, and transformation priorities.
  • Set the preferred supplier approach for professional services, covering segmentation, governance, performance, and adoption across functions.
  • Build category playbooks using spend, supplier concentration, demand, contracts, market conditions, business risks, and stakeholder needs.
  • Find and rank opportunities for competitive sourcing, supplier consolidation, standardization, demand management, and better commercial models.
  • Maintain a forward-looking schedule of sourcing events, contract renewals, and strategic supplier initiatives.
  • Act as the lead procurement adviser for Professional Services.
  • Guide stakeholders toward competitive sourcing, preferred suppliers, aggregated demand, stronger requirements, and enterprise category plans.
  • Explain sourcing recommendations, negotiation results, business cases, risks, and decisions clearly to executive audiences.
  • Align teams across functions and regions to capture enterprise buying power while meeting critical business needs.
  • Direct complex global and regional sourcing work from strategy and RFPs or RFQs through supplier assessment, negotiation, selection, and implementation.
  • Negotiate fixed-fee, milestone-based, outcome-based, managed-service, retainer, rate-card, and time-and-material agreements.
  • Build evidence-based negotiation plans that weigh cost, quality, flexibility, speed, innovation, and risk.
  • Set governance for strategic professional-services suppliers, including roles, decision authority, escalation routes, KPIs, and executive review schedules.
  • Run supplier reviews focused on service quality, contract compliance, measurable results, innovation, and ongoing improvement.
  • Use scorecards and corrective action plans to ensure suppliers meet contractual and operational commitments.
  • Track supplier concentration and financial, operational, data, and reputational risks, and coordinate mitigation.

Prasības

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, finance, economics, engineering, or a related field.
  • At least 10 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or consulting.
  • Experience managing professional services, consulting, outsourcing, or other complex indirect service categories.
  • Track record leading high-value sourcing and complex commercial negotiations in a global, matrixed organization.
  • Strong stakeholder influence, analytical, negotiation, and executive communication skills.
  • Able to work independently, handle ambiguity and competing priorities, and drive decisions without direct authority.
  • Preferred: Master’s degree, MBA, CPSM, CIPS, CPM, or equivalent professional qualification.
  • Preferred: Background in life sciences, diagnostics, technology, or another highly regulated global industry.
  • Preferred: Experience with preferred supplier, managed services, or supplier performance programs.
  • Preferred: Experience with e-sourcing, spend analytics, procurement reporting, and contract lifecycle management platforms.
  • Occasional travel is required.
  • Day shift.

Priekšrocības

  • Eligible for a bonus.
  • Stock.
  • Benefits package.
  • Remote work option.
  • Equal opportunity and merit-based employment.
  • Workplace accessibility support for candidates with disabilities.

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