VP, Finance, Global Supply Chain

Bio-Rad Laboratories, a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and innovative products for the life science research and clinical diagnostics markets, is seeking a strategic and growth-oriented Vice President, Finance, Global Supply Chain to join our team.

At Bio-Rad, you’ll be joining a purpose-driven organization that’s making a global impact. This is a high-visibility role with the opportunity to shape and enhance the financial foundation of our global supply chain while positioning yourself for future executive growth. We value curiosity, integrity, and ambition to make things better—for our customers, our people, and the world we serve.

How You’ll Make An Impact: 

The Vice President, Finance, Global Supply Chain will serve as a critical business partner to the Head of Global Supply Chain, providing strategic financial leadership and guidance, and operational insight to help drive business alignment, performance, and results across Bio-Rad’s global supply chain organization.

This role is ideal for a finance leader with 15+ years of experience, a strong grounding in lean manufacturing, and a passion for enabling business success through finance business partnering. The ideal candidate will bring deep financial acumen, operational curiosity, and ambition to develop and grow within the organization.

A key component of the role is leading and developing a finance team that supports global supply chain operations and helping evolve the function into a world class organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead global supply chain finance strategy, overseeing a $1.6 billion annual budget and delivering financial leadership across planning, procurement, production, distribution, logistics, and New Product Introduction (NPI), with a strong focus on driving organic growth, margin expansion, and working capital improvement.
• Partner with GSC leadership and functional teams to align financial planning, forecasting, and performance management with global supply chain strategies and enterprise-wide business objectives.
• Build, lead, coach, inspire and develop a high-performing global finance team dedicated to supporting Bio-Rad’s supply chain operations with timely, accurate, and strategic financial analysis.
• Implement lean manufacturing principles to boost cost transparency, efficiency, and continuous improvement in financial and operational processes.
• Develop and monitor financial KPIs and supply chain metrics; lead monthly performance reviews and drive accountability for results.
• Provide robust scenario analysis and business cases to support investment decisions, make/buy analyses, capacity planning, and supply chain optimization initiatives.
• Support transformation initiatives, including digital finance, systems integration, and process redesign aimed at scaling Bio-Rad’s global operations.

What You Bring:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or related field; MBA, preferred.
• Work Experience: Minimum of 15 years of progressive finance experience, with strong exposure to global supply chain and operations in a manufacturing or life sciences environment.
• Deep knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and their financial impact.
• Proven experience in finance business partnering, with a track record of influencing operational leaders and driving value-added decisions
• Demonstrated leadership ability to build and develop teams, ideally in a matrixed or global setting.
• Demonstrated ambition to grow professionally, with a strong desire to develop further as a finance leader within a dynamic and evolving global organization.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills with a keen ability to interpret data and communicate insights clearly.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and leading through change in a complex global organization.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and executive presence.
• Experience with SAP, or other enterprise financial and planning systems is a plus.

Total Rewards Package: At Bio-Rad, we’re empowered by our purpose and recognize that our employees are as well. That’s why we offer a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Program that provides value, quality, and inclusivity while satisfying the diverse needs of our evolving workforce. Bio-Rad's robust offerings serve to enrich the overall health, wealth, and wellbeing of our employees and their families through the various stages of an employee’s work and life cycle.

Benefits: We’re proud to offer a variety of options, including competitive medical plans for you and your family, free HSA funds, a new fertility offering with stipend, group life and disability,  paid parental leave, 401k plus profit sharing, an employee stock purchase program, a new upgraded and streamlined mental health platform, extensive learning and development opportunities, education benefits, student debt relief program, pet insurance, wellness challenges and support, paid time off, Employee Resource Groups (ERG’s), and more! 

Compensation: The estimated base salary range for this position is $270,000 to $372,000 at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be provided in writing at the time of offer, if applicable, and is based on several factors we believe fairly and accurately impact compensation, including geographic location, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other job permitted factors. This position is eligible for a variable annual bonus, which is dependent upon achievement of your individual objectives and Company performance.

Who We Are: For 70 years, Bio-Rad has focused on advancing the discovery process and transforming the fields of science and healthcare. As one of the top five life science companies, we are a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of high-quality research and clinical diagnostic products. We help people everywhere live longer, healthier lives. Bio-Rad offers a unique employee experience with collaborative teams that span the globe. Here, you are supported by leadership to build your career and are empowered to drive change that makes an impact you can see.  

EEO Statement: Bio-Rad is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and we welcome candidates of all backgrounds. Veterans, people with physical or mental disabilities, and people of all race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin and citizenship status are encouraged to apply.

Agency Non-Solicitation: Bio-Rad does not accept agency resumes, unless the agency has been authorized by a Bio-Rad Recruiting Representative. Please do not submit resumes unless authorized to do so. Bio-Rad will not pay for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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