Materials Program Manager

Bruker•Bothell, WA

2d•$97,200 - $173,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Bruker is a leading analytical instrumentation company focused on enabling scientists to make breakthroughs and develop applications that improve human life. The Materials Project Manager (MPM) serves as the key link between the Business Unit (BU) and Global Supply Chain (GSM). This role is responsible for managing material readiness, availability, and visibility throughout product development and sustaining activities. The MPM ensures that material execution meets project timelines, quality standards, and cost targets by working closely with Commodity Managers and other cross-functional teams. The role supports both New Product Introduction (NPI) projects and the ongoing production needs of existing product lines. It is crucial for maintaining alignment between BU requirements and global supply chain strategies, ensuring optimal material availability, mitigating risks, and ensuring supply continuity across the product lifecycle. The MPM will provide visibility into supply risks, develop and report clear-to-build (CTB) status, manage allocations for constrained materials, and deliver executive-level updates on supply chain health for assigned programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Economics or related field.
7-10 years of experience of supply chain, demand planning, purchasing, inventory control and /or supplier management.
Strong working proficiency with Microsoft Office, including expert-level functionality with Excel.
Minimum 3 years’ experience working with SAP S4/HANA and analytical software (PowerBI, Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud, etc.).
Knowledge of project management application tools and best practices.
Strong written and oral presentation skills.
Experience working with diverse, cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree (MS or MBA) – Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or other related field
Technical knowledge of operational and manufacturing processes (design, assembly, integration, and test)
Certificate in CPIM or CSCP strongly preferred
Certificate in DDPP strongly preferred
Background in supply chain management for complex, high-technology products in the life sciences or biotech sector, ideally supporting research tools such as molecular, cellular, or imaging platforms strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as the designated Global Supply Chain (GSM) representative on all BU project teams, driving early engagement and lifecycle supply chain planning.
Own material strategy development and execution to support all phases of product development through sustaining operations.
Support supply chain requirements across both NPI initiatives and ongoing production for existing products.
Define and report clear-to-build (CTB) status to key stakeholders, ensuring alignment between procurement activities and build schedules. Partner closely with the respective BU planners to align CTB projections with real-time build plans, demand shifts, and supply chain constraints.
Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and Legal to resolve supply issues and maintain alignment on project milestones.
Coordinates demand signals through MRP to minimize inventory exposure.
Forecasts and communicates engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers.
Under some supervision, creates, releases and updates new project materials strategy.
Works with engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long-lead parts and inspection.
Coordinates and provides product development process deliverables through matrix management of buyers such as: Actively manage RFQs, provide COGs estimate for new products or assemblies, and mitigate continuity of supply challenges both internally and externally.
Coordinates activities around source selection, specification creation and price negotiation with appropriate team members to receive materials at the right cost, quality, and lead time to improve our working capital goals.
Collaborates with the engineering team to interpret engineering requirements for product development process as it relates to buying materials accurately, according to specifications, on time and on budget.
Driving supplier price and delivery negotiations, NDAs, and assisting with the negotiation of contracts as necessary.
Utilizes the preferred supplier selection and assessment process when selecting suppliers.
Completes supplier risk assessment on critical and unique parts. Monitors supplier performance (delivery, quality, cost).
Provides input to outsourcing decisions by performing make versus buy analysis Works with engineering to identify preliminary critical parts, long-lead parts, and inspection requirements. Assists in developing supplier and commodity road maps to engineering.
Utilizes value analysis on build-to-print components in support of Should Cost analysis.
Maintain day-to-day supplier relationships for Critical and/or High Value Suppliers, acting as the point of contact for supplier commercial issues.
Actively mediates and partners with quality and engineering teams to resolve supplier quality issues for assigned product groups and drive appropriate corrective action(s).
Escalate issues to the appropriate management when necessary.