Procurement Enablement - Procurement Capability Lead - Category Management

Roche; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 168,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche offers a role as Procurement Enablement - SRM Capability Lead, within Global Procurement, delivering end-to-end SRM capability across Delivery and advocating for best practices. The position emphasizes data-driven performance, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder engagement to drive value and compliance.

The candidate will lead SRM strategy in a dynamic, matrix environment, shaping supplier relationships, and driving adoption of procurement methodologies.

Qualifications

• University degree in business or related discipline.
• 10+ years in procurement: strategic sourcing and global category management.
• Experience in managing resources in a matrix environment.
• Experience with end-to-end procurement systems and processes.
• Strong communication and continuous improvement mindset.
• Fluent in English at business level.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SRM capability and process.
• Set strategic direction and adoption across GP.
• Coach SRM leads and Champions to embed framework.
• Engage senior stakeholders to shape needs and impact.
• Develop roadmap, KPIs, and capability direction.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for deployment.

Skills

SRM expertise

Strategic sourcing

Global category management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Change management

Communication

English fluency

Education

University degree in business or related discipline

Job description

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

Procurement Enablement - Procurement Capability Lead - Category Management

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.

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.

This position is part of the Materials, Manufacturing and Capex (MMC) Procurement Delivery leadership team reporting into the Chapter Lead of Materials, Manufacturing and Capex Procurement Delivery. However, the scope of the role is to be applied to all of Global Procurement with a focus on both Delivery Chapters (Indirects and MMC).

As a Capability Lead - Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), you will work in a dynamic global environment where you will bring analytical thinking, planning, relationship shaping, execution, and focus to how Global Procurement segments and manages its most impactful supplier relationship and drives value, compliance, risk and innovation from them.

You will be responsible for the end-to-end management and strategic direction of Supplier Relationship Management within Global Procurement, drive alignment with the overarching Procurement strategy, digital initiatives, and customer satisfaction, and ensure consistent application of procurement methodologies. You will utilise your leadership expertise and your specialized knowledge and in-depth expertise to contribute and implement a best-in-class procurement delivery capability in your area. You will apply a data driven approach to measure progress against this plan and ensure champion adoption.

You will collaborate with internal procurement (such as both Delivery Chapters, Business Partnering, Business and Digital Solutions, Analytics, Contracting, Learning and Development, etc.) functional management and business stakeholders to build and implement the capability ensuring balanced team resource utilisation, consistent application of procurement methodologies and contribution to continuous improvement projects.

As a Capability Lead - SRM, you will play a variety of roles according to your experience, knowledge, and general business requirements, including but not limited to:

• You are a subject matter expert in global SRM, evaluating requests and business needs to develop and execute global SRM process 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 SRM 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 will lead a set of ‘’SRM Champions and Leads’’ from other teams with to embed and adopt the framework. You will develop the next set of key SRM strategic leaders

• You will coach SRM leads for the largest relationships and role model by owning and driving one of our largest Supplier relationships

• You will engage across Senior Stakeholders across Roche to shape needs and drive impact

• You develop a roadmap, improvement KPIs and holistic capabilities direction, leveraging a matrix set of SRM leads and process / tech across GP to drive adoption and content__

Who you are:

• You hold a university degree, preferably in business or a related discipline.

• You have 10+ years of procurement experience in strategic sourcing, global category management, complex procurement contracting, and operational category efficiency projects on either the Procurement or the Sales side of a complex business

• You have significant experience in managing resources without direct line responsibilities in a global, fluid and interactive matrix environment

• You have expertise in procurement end-to-end systems and processes

• You demonstrate curiosity, active listening and a willingness to experiment and test new ideas when appropriate, with the focus very much on continuous learning and improvement.

• You are open-minded and inclusive, generously sharing ideas and knowledge, while being receptive to ideas and feedback from others.

• You have experience in project management including change management and process improvement with direct experience in delivering complex business process / organizational change projects

• You are a self motivated and performance driven leader

• You are fluent in English to a Business level

Join our team and enable the strong capability expertise needed to meet the evolving needs of our customers.

Note: Relocation benefits are not available for this posting.

Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Welwyn. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, 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.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants’ requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.