Senior Materials Manager

**Bring more to life.** Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cytiva, one of [Danaher’s](https://danaher.com/our-businesses) 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career. Learn about the [Danaher Business System](https://www.danaher.com/how-we-work/danaher-business-system) which makes everything possible. The Senior Materials Manager is responsible for end-to-end materials management and supply chain execution for a complex manufacturing operation. This role is a critical onsite leadership position with accountability for people development, systems ownership, and enterprise-level decision-making. This position reports to Plant Manager, is part of the Operations & Supply Chain organization, located in Westborough, Massachusetts, and will be an on-site role. **What you will do:** - Own site-level materials strategy and execution, including master planning, MRP, inventory optimization, warehousing, and production material flow to enable safe, reliable, and cost-effective manufacturing output. - Lead and develop a high-performing materials organization, building strong succession plans and leadership pipelines across planning, purchasing, warehouse, and materials execution functions. - Drive robust and scalable planning discipline by establishing and maintaining effective planning parameters in Oracle ERP to optimize inventory, turns, and working capital. - Partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Procurement, and Global Supply Chain to align demand, capacity, and supply through S&OP / IBP (Sales & Operation Planning / Integrated Business Planning) processes. - Champion continuous improvement using Danaher Business System (DBS) tools to improve material availability, supplier performance, takt alignment, and end-to-end flow while reducing variability and risk. - Provide executive-level insights and recommendations by translating material availability, capacity constraints, and inventory risk into clear options, trade-offs, and data-driven scenarios that inform site and network leadership decisions. - Ensure Quality and EHS compliance, embedding safety, quality, and regulatory expectations into all materials processes and team objectives. **Who you are:** - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or a related discipline. - 5+ years of functional experience in materials management and supply chain operations within a manufacturing environment. - 5+ years of leadership experience demonstrated people leadership managing and developing teams across planning, purchasing, and warehouse operations. - Advanced working knowledge of Oracle ERP, including planning parameters, MRP, and inventory controls. - Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in a regulated manufacturing environment. - Strong command of planning, inventory optimization, and capacity alignment concepts tied to S&OP / IBP. - Ability to translate data into objective risk assessments, business trade-offs, and strategic recommendations for senior leaders **Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Enviro…