Overview

Procurement Capability Lead Sourcing Warsaw, POL Posted 24 days ago

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 Position

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end management and strategic direction of Sourcing within Global Procurement, driving alignment with the overarching Procurement strategy, digital initiatives, and customer satisfaction.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects and support Procurement Delivery Chapters by clearly defining excellence for operational sourcing, establishing an integrated plan, and applying a data-driven approach to measure progress and remove impediments.
• Collaborate with internal procurement teams (Delivery Chapters, Customer Excellence, Insights, Analytics, Contracting, Learning and Development, etc.), Roche Services and Solutions, functional management and business stakeholders to build and implement a best-in-class procurement delivery capability.
• Provide capacity, expertise, and oversight to productivity and other customer-oriented projects/solutions; identify opportunities for continuous improvement and further automation of core procurement processes, especially in sourcing and capturing negotiated contract terms.
• Play multiple roles as needed (peer coach, project lead, or workstream lead) to support continuous improvement and automation initiatives.
• Own the end-to-end process for the Sourcing Capability area, from strategic conception to end-user adoption, ensuring a consistent approach to operational sourcing within Global Procurement.
• Develop content and automation, Sourcing guidelines, best practices, training and communication materials to improve adoption and efficiency of the Sourcing Capability.

Qualifications

• You hold a university degree, preferably in business or a related discipline.
• You have 10+ years of procurement experience in strategic and operational sourcing and operational category efficiency projects.
• You have demonstrated success in managing (internal and/or external) service providers and building productive, cost-efficient partnerships.
• You have experience applying AI/digital tools (beyond eSourcing and eAuction) to automate simpler sourcing engagements.
• You have significant experience managing teams in a global, fluid and interactive environment, ideally in a matrix environment.
• You are a strong advocate of agile ways of working, with direct experience in agile leadership.
• You have expertise in procurement end-to-end systems and processes.
• You demonstrate curiosity, active listening, and willingness to experiment and test new ideas with a focus on continuous learning and improvement.
• You are open-minded and inclusive, sharing ideas and knowledge while being receptive to feedback.
• You have experience in project management including change management and delivering complex business process/organizational change projects.
• You are fluent in English to a business level.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100,000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advancing science and ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.