Tasks & Responsibilities:
* Develop and execute comprehensive procurement project plans, considering timelines, budgets, and resource requirements
* Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scopes, objectives, and deliverables
* Monitor and control project execution
* Monitor and mitigate risk - Monitor the progress of projects and proactively identify and report any projected risks to overall targets or timelines as well as potential mitigation strategies. Resolve issues and project risks on a timely basis and escalate issues and risks where appropriate
* Planning, design, and leadership of global Sourcing & Benchmarking projects
* Lead cross-functional collaboration with the internal and external partners; Leading and coordinating cross-functional teams
* Drive close alignment with relevant stakeholders within Roche Diagnostics and across Roche Group
* Lead global, cross-functional projects to expand and continuously improve the modern procurement process landscape
* Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements/improvement potential
* Manage backlog
* Leveraging modern digital procurement technology to drive an efficient, compliant Sourcing & Benchmarking process
* Continuously assess and improve procurement processes, identifying opportunities for automation, streamlining, and cost savings
* Implement best practices and standard operating procedures to enhance overall procurement efficiency
* Run Data Analytics and Data Intelligence in order to provide weekly and monthly reports to the Procurement organization providing stakeholders with fact-based insights and reporting to support end-to-end governance and pipeline health.
Must Haves:
* University degree, with Engineering, Business, Finance or Life Sciences degree preferable
* 5+ years of procurement or supply chain experience delivering measurable value in strategic sourcing, enterprise cost reduction, and/or operational efficiency projects and/or from digitalising Procurement processes, preferably within global Pharma or Medical
Device manufacturing company
* Familiarity with different project management methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall
* Demonstrated understanding of some / all of the major direct spend categories and potential cost levers or market fundamentals
* Strong background in strategic sourcing and supplier management in new product development and introduction in the medical device/pharmaceutical industry, or other highly regulated industry
* 3+ years of project management experience including risk management, project reporting, and delivering quantitative and qualitative results in complex environments
* Strong experience in upward communication and senior stakeholder management, supported by good interpersonal competencies (communication, influencing)
* Strong capability in negotiation and conflict resolution
* Documented international strategic sourcing experience and/or cross-functional, international projects in Procurement Area
* Experience in new product and/or technology transfer processes and requirements
* Experience in working in complex global matrix environments; Experience from working in a cross-functional setting (e.g. Supply chain, Finance, Quality, Regulatory)
* Strong analytical experience including the ability to drive insights from large and varied data sources, data visualization applications (e.g. Tableau, Qlikview) and database applications (e.g. Access)
* Experience with enterprise systems (SAP, Oracle) and procurement / procure-to-pay tools such as (e.g. GEP, Ariba, Emptoris, SAP)
* Strong Data Analysis and Data Intelligence skills using AI tools and other available tools
* High proficiency in English & German
Don't miss this great opportunity and apply now! Andrea Alfonsi from GI Life Sciences is looking forward to receiving your application.
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