Commodity Manager

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Leica Microsystems, one of Danaher's 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.

Shape the Future with Us

At Leica Microsystems, we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.

Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Commodity Manager is responsible for managing specific local commodities or sub-commodities within a broader, global Commodity (Category). This role focuses on tactical execution of sourcing strategies, supplier management, and cost optimization while maintaining alignment with overall global Commodity (Category) objectives. The Commodity Manager works closely with cross-functional teams including Global Commodity Management, R&D, Operations, and Quality to ensure supply continuity, performance, and value delivery.

This position reports to the Senior Sourcing Manager and is part of the Global Sourcing located in Singapore and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Commodity strategy aligned to NPI & operations
  Develop and execute local/sub‑commodity strategies in line with global category goals; analyze market/technology roadmaps and supplier capabilities; provide data inputs to Global Commodity Managers; ensure alignment with NPI and ongoing operational needs.
• Supplier selection, development & compliance. Identify, qualify, and negotiate with suppliers; manage contracts and performance to optimize quality, delivery, cost, and innovation; drive supplier development/innovation initiatives and own PAP documents management and completion.
• Stakeholder collaboration & decision support
  Act as the sourcing point‑of‑contact with R&D, Operations, Quality, and other functions; support product development and production ramp‑up; contribute to make‑or‑buy decisions and total cost of ownership (TCO) evaluations.
• Cost, performance & risk management
  Monitor and report commodity KPIs (cost savings, supplier performance); support budgeting/forecasting; implement and track cost‑reduction initiatives; identify and mitigate supply risks; ensure adherence to corporate policies, legal requirements, and ethical standards.
• Project & continuous improvement leadership
  Lead low‑to‑medium complexity projects (scope, plans, timelines, budgets, risks, clear communication, stakeholder expectations); apply DBS tools (e.g., 5S, DMP, SW, TPI); participate in Kaizen events and coordinate supplier involvement.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Minimum 7 years in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management, with experience managing specific commodities.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and project management skills; proficiency in SAP, e-procurement tools, Microsoft Office Suite, and PowerBI.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Fluent English (negotiation level) and willingness to travel (approx. 20%).
• High independence, reliability, intercultural competence, experience in multinational/matrixed organisations, and knowledge of TCO, Lean/Six Sigma, and HMLV environments.

Leica Microsystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll 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.

For more information, visit