Category Management Capability Lead @ Roche

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections,  where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Opportunity :

This role sits within the Delivery group, which covers the core procurement activities from category management, strategic and operational sourcing, supplier management, contracting, content strategy definition, and execution. The Delivery group comprises many communities grouping categories of the same value chain or having commonality. The communities are key enablers of strong category expertise while allowing flexibility in the procurement delivery response to the evolving needs of our customers.

This position is part of the Materials, Manufacturing and Capex Procurement Delivery leadership team reporting into the Head of Materials, Manufacturing and Capex Procurement Delivery.

As a Capability Lead  - Category Management, you will work in a dynamic global environment where you will bring analytical thinking, planning, execution, and focus to the procurement sourcing and delivery capability area.  You will utilise your leadership expertise and your specialized knowledge and in-depth expertise in strategic sourcing, global category management and procurement overall, to drive collaboration with internal procurement and functional management to contribute and implement a best-in-class procurement delivery capability in your area. You will be responsible for the end-to-end management and strategic direction of Category Strategies within Global Procurement, drive alignment with the overarching Procurement strategy, digital initiatives, and customer satisfaction, and ensure consistent application of procurement methodologies. You will also contribute to continuous improvement projects and support both Procurement Delivery Chapters, by clearly defining what excellence looks like for global Category Management], establishing an integrated plan for establishing, implementing and enhancing global Category Management and applying a data driven approach to measure progress against this plan, while removing impediments and blockers, ensuring champion adoption, and enhancing overall procurement delivery performance.

What you get :

• Full-time employment based on an employment contract.
• Annual bonus payment based on your performance.
• Car / Car allowance.
• Dedicated training budget (training, certifications, conferences, diversified career paths etc.).
• Recharge Fridays (2 Fridays off per quarter available).
• Take time Program (up to 3 months of leave to use for any purpose).
• Vacation subsidy available.
• Flex Location (possibility to perform our work from different places in the world for a certain period of time).
• Take Time for Charity (additional paid leave of maximum 2 weeks to engage in the charity action of your choice).
• Private healthcare (LuxMed packages), group life insurance (UNUM) and Multisport.
• Stock share purchase additions.
• Yearly sales of company laptops and cars and many more!

Note : Relocation benefits are not available for this posting.

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

Healthcare is evolving, and Global Procurement is responding by continuously striving for the highest possible performance, taking innovative and strategic approaches to business and supplier partnerships.  Global Procurement proactively manages the entire supplier ecosystem, making a vital contribution to improving health outcomes, reducing costs for patients and global healthcare systems, and ensuring that Roche continues doing now what patients need next.

Who you are :

Note : Relocation benefits are not available for this posting.

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections,  where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Opportunity :

This role sits within the Delivery group, which covers the core procurement activities from category management, strategic and operational sourcing, supplier management, contracting, content strategy definition, and execution. The Delivery group comprises many communities grouping categories of the same value chain or having commonality. The communities are key enablers of strong category expertise while allowing flexibility in the procurement delivery response to the evolving needs of our customers.

This position is part of the Materials, Manufacturing and Capex Procurement Delivery leadership team reporting into the Head of Materials, Manufacturing and Capex Procurement Delivery.

As a Capability Lead  - Category Management, you will work in a dynamic global environment where you will bring analytical thinking, planning, execution, and focus to the procurement sourcing and delivery capability area.  You will utilise your leadership expertise and your specialized knowledge and in-depth expertise in strategic sourcing, global category management and procurement overall, to drive collaboration with internal procurement and functional management to contribute and implement a best-in-class procurement delivery capability in your area. You will be responsible for the end-to-end management and strategic direction of Category Strategies within Global Procurement, drive alignment with the overarching Procurement strategy, digital initiatives, and customer satisfaction, and ensure consistent application of procurement methodologies. You will also contribute to continuous improvement projects and support both Procurement Delivery Chapters, by clearly defining what excellence looks like for global Category Management], establishing an integrated plan for establishing, implementing and enhancing global Category Management and applying a data driven approach to measure progress against this plan, while removing impediments and blockers, ensuring champion adoption, and enhancing overall procurement delivery performance.

What you get :

Note : Relocation benefits are not available for this posting.

You are a subject matter expert in global Category Management, evaluating project requests and business needs to develop and execute global Category Strategies and best practices in alignment with the Procurement strategy, digital initiatives and stakeholder / business needs., You will own the end-to-end process for the Category Management Capability area, from strategic conception to end-user adoption, ensuring seamless integration and a consistent approach to Category Management and Strategic Sourcing within Global Procurement., You develop content and automation, Category Management guidelines, best practices, training and communication materials that improve adoption, satisfaction, and overall efficiency of the Category Management Capability within Global Procurement., You will collaborate with internal procurement (such as both Delivery Chapters, Customer Excellence, Business and Digital Solutions, Analytics, Contracting, Learning and Development, etc.) functional management and business stakeholders to build and implement a best in class procurement delivery capability ensuring balanced team resource utilisation, consistent application of procurement methodologies and contribution to continuous improvement projects. , You will work closely with Procurement Managers from both Delivery Chapters to establish and embed a global Category Management framework in Global Procurement. You will further work with other Delivery team members, as a coach, project, or workstream lead to identify opportunities to develop and enhance existing Category Strategies considering Category Archetypes and business priorities, and provide capacity, expertise, and oversight to productivity and other customer oriented projects / solutions.] Requirements : Degree, Procurement, Project management Additionally : Annual bonus, Private healthcare, Training budget, Conference budget, Work-life balance, Sport subscription, Recharge Fridays, Take time Program, International projects, Car allowance, Gym, Canteen, Bike parking, Playroom, Free parking, In-house trainings, No dress code, Modern office.