Procurement Manager - Direct Operations (m/f/d)

Roche; Penzberg; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading life sciences company in Bayern is seeking a Procurement Manager to enhance direct procurement capabilities. The role includes developing sourcing strategies and collaborating with global suppliers. Candidates should have a degree in business or engineering, at least 5 years of relevant experience, and proficiency in SAP. This permanent position offers diverse top benefits and the opportunity to contribute to healthcare innovations.

Leistungen

Diverse top benefits

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years experience in regulated industry, preferably in Direct Procurement.
• Experience in strategic sourcing and category strategy.
• Active listening and willingness to experiment.
• Open-minded and inclusive.

Aufgaben

• Conduct market analysis to develop sourcing strategies.
• Deliver and execute sourcing strategies leveraging spend.
• Develop content and automation improving efficiency.
• Support process development to enhance service levels.

Kenntnisse

Analytical thinking

Strategic sourcing

Project management

Negotiation skills

Fluency in English

Fluency in German

Ausbildung

University degree in business or engineering

Tools

SAP Materials Management Module

Jobbeschreibung

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.

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.

Who We Are

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 Materials, Manufacturing and CAPEX Delivery group, which covers the core procurement activities from category management, strategic and operational sourcing, supplier management, contracting, content strategy definition, and execution. The Materials, Manufacturing and CAPEX Delivery group comprises many communities grouping categories of the same value chain or having commonality, including Raw Materials, External Manufacturing Services, Logistics, Research & Lab Materials, and Engineering (CAPEX). The communities are key enablers of strong category expertise while allowing flexibility in the procurement delivery response to the evolving needs of our customers.

As a Procurement Manager in Direct Operations

You will use your strong analytical thinking, planning, and execution skills to strengthen our direct procurement capabilities. Drawing on both your broad procurement expertise and specialized knowledge in a specific raw material category used in Drug Substance or Drug Product manufacturing, you will deliver effective and efficient procurement services, while continuously improving automation, data quality, and content accessibility.

You will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, especially in Pharma Technical Operations, to translate their needs into sound sourcing decisions and effective ways of working with global and local suppliers.

At the same time, you will look to leverage synergies with internal procurement teams, including Chapters and capability areas such as Customer Excellence, Contracting, Solutions, and Analytics.

Together with our team members, you will support Direct Materials‑related requests, enhance the end‑to‑end sourcing experience, manage daily operational activities, and apply your expertise to deliver productivity improvements and customer‑focused procurement solutions.

Responsibilities

• You are a Category and sourcing subject matter specialist in Direct Procurement Operations conducting market and internal analysis to develop strategies and tactical plans for how Roche should source and negotiate for third‑party goods and services in order to satisfy stakeholder requirements.
• You are a Procurement delivery practitioner delivering and executing sourcing strategies by leveraging spend, category know‑how, robust sourcing, negotiation, contracting, supplier management methodologies and frameworks and project management skills.
• You develop content and automation, translating sourcing outcomes and opportunities into content and automated buying channels that improve business adoption, satisfaction, and overall efficiency.
• You support or spearhead development of procurement‑relevant processes to improve our overall service level and help the team and the stakeholders to reduce the operational and systematic risks.

Who You Are

• You hold a university degree, preferably in business, engineering or a related discipline.
• You have a minimum of 5 years of experience working with Direct Materials in a regulated industry, preferably in Direct Procurement roles with experience in strategic sourcing, category strategy building and strategic project execution with general contracting understanding and proficiency or relevant direct materials experience.
• You have experience in SAP Materials Management Module.
• You possess knowledge and experience in the Direct Materials environment and awareness of different raw material categories.
• You demonstrate curiosity, active listening and a willingness to experiment and test new ideas when appropriate, with a focus 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 skills in project management.
• You are fluent in English to a Business level, as well as German (C1 Level required).

Duration

This position is to be filled permanently.

Benefits

We offer diverse top benefits at our locations. Find out more here: https://go.roche.com/Kandidaten-Benefits-DE.

Your Application

We request the following documents from you:

• Current resume.

Additional documents are currently not necessarily required. Please note before submitting the application that no further documents can be added afterwards.

FAQs

Please have a look at our FAQs, you will find them via https://careers.roche.com/global/en/faq.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.