Procurement Delivery Manager - Research & Lab

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The Position

We advance science so that we all have more time with the people we love.

Roche has defined an exciting 10-year ambition plan, requiring us to adapt and transform to our evolving ecosystem and challenges ahead of us. Our goal is to improve our ability to deliver on our vision to “accelerate Roche’s goal to bring innovative solutions to patients quickly and efficiently through business and supplier partnerships.” If you are excited about driving this change and catalyzing the future in the R&D Procurement capability, the Procurement Delivery Manager - Research & Lab role is for you.

The Delivery capability comprises many communities grouping categories, and covers the core procurement activities from category management, strategic and operational sourcing, supplier management, content strategy definition, and execution.

This position is part of the Research & Development Procurement team reporting into the Procurement Delivery Lead - Research & Lab.

The Opportunity

You will work in a dynamic global environment with team members and business stakeholders to support customer demand, improve the customer buying experience, deliver on day-to-day operational activities, and provide capacity and expertise to provide productivity and other customer-oriented projects/solutions.

As a Procurement Delivery Manager, you will play a variety of roles according to your experience, knowledge, and the general business/team requirements, such as:

• Category and sourcing subject matter specialist conducting market and internal analysis to develop and implement strategies and tactical plans to source and negotiate for third-party goods and services

• Procurement practitioner delivering and executing sourcing strategies by leveraging spend, category know-how, robust sourcing, negotiation, contracting, supplier management, and project management skills

• Content and automation advocate translating sourcing outcomes and opportunities into content and automated buying channels that improve business adoption, satisfaction, and overall efficiency.

You will work within the broader team and GP networks and squads to determine the various roles needed to deliver project- and foundational work.

Who you are

You hold a university degree, with a business degree preferable. You also have 3-5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category strategy building, operational efficiency projects, and strategic project execution with general contracting understanding and relevant commodity experience.

In addition, you have…:

• … the ability to explain complex capability information to others or collect/translate moderate complexity stakeholder requirements in situations requiring alignment and consensus

• … experience in procurement systems and operational processes such as contracting, (e)Sourcing, and spot buying

• … knowledge and experience in the Research & Lab Category (primarily Lab Chemicals & Consumables and Lab Equipment & Maintenance) and awareness of adjacent commodities

• … proven capability in negotiating project budget, managing catalogs for Research & Lab including price negotiations, and/or sourcing of Lab Equipment & Maintenance

• … demonstrated project management skills

• … business level fluency in English.

Your successful performance and contribution depend on the full embodiment and demonstration of core mindsets and behaviors, including an entrepreneurial spirit, enterprise thinking, inclusive collaboration, and desire for continuous learning that underpin our culture and ways of working.

Have we raised your interest? We look forward to your application until 30 June 2024.

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Basel is the headquarters of the Roche Group and one of its most important centres of pharmaceutical research. Over 10,700 employees from over 100 countries come together at our Basel/Kaiseraugst site, which is one of Roche`s largest sites. Read more.

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees also benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.