Senior Global Procurement Lead

Opportunity

Quidel Ortho unites the strengths of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, creating a world‑leading in vitro diagnostics company with award‑winning expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing, clinical chemistry and transfusion medicine. We are more than 6,000 strong and do business in over 130 countries, providing answers with fast, accurate and consistent testing where and when they are needed most – home to hospital, lab to clinic.

Our culture puts our team members first and prioritises actions that support happiness, inspiration and engagement. We strive to build meaningful connections with each other as we believe that employee happiness and business success are linked. Join us in our mission to transform the power of diagnostics into a healthier future for all.

At Quidel Ortho, we’re advancing the power of diagnostics for a healthier future for all. Join our mission as our next Senior Global Procurement Lead. This position will provide leadership, direction and focus to ensure operational excellence for the suppliers providing finished goods and direct materials within the Packaging and Finished Good Kitting commodities to the Quidel Ortho plants and distribution centres.

The Senior Global Procurement Lead will have responsibility for cost/quality/delivery/service including supplier controls, leading the development of the commodity strategy, contract negotiations, productivity initiatives, supplier selection and sourcing projects and overall commodity management, supporting across Quidel Ortho business units. The role will lead and partner with functional areas to support continuous improvement, supplier changes, new product launches and strategic business initiatives.

This position will be onsite in Rochester, NY.

• 20% Responsible for driving supplier selection, serve as lead negotiator for complex, high‑value transactions including the support of due diligence activities ensuring all aspects of commercial, operation and supply chain in contract execution, focusing on supplier quality, total cost and performance while minimizing risk exposure. Partner with supply chain and finance teams such that suppliers meet the required standards for financial health, quality management, IP protection and risk‑management profiles.

• 20% Responsible for developing the Global Commodity Strategy, Asset Lifecycle Total Cost Management strategies as applicable to the commodity.

• 20% Execute strategic sourcing and relationship‑management strategies for supply partners that enable new product development to meet their technical and cost objectives while ensuring quality and driving innovation into the business. Generate supplier performance scorecards – OTIF, Quality, PPV, participate in supplier business reviews, supplier capacity tracking e.g. shift patterns, OEE, utilisation, work to resolve escalated supply issues. Ensure adherence to supplier management/governance standards including assessment, classification, mitigation and adding suppliers to the Approved Supplier List.

• 10% Develop/foster supplier partnerships across the company. Understand business/operation issues cross‑functionally, communicate the consequences to Quidel Ortho Leadership and develop proposals to mitigate/resolve the challenge.

• 20% Partner with Supply Chain, R&D, Product Management and Finance to drive supplier process, quality and compliance improvements to achieve optimal value, pricing and service performance. Identify and progress annual continuous improvement initiatives in alignment with the sourcing strategy & business needs (e.g. lowering inventory levels, increasing yields, improving supplier operations).

• 5% Facilitate supplier change notices or material obsolescence with business partner team.

• Perform other work‑related duties as assigned.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business discipline, Operations Management, Engineering or relevant technical discipline. Professionally recognised qualification in related field.

• Experienced in developing and sustaining products in compliance with ISO standards and in an FDA‑regulated environment.

• 8 to 10 years Technical / Procurement…