Manufacturing-Jobs in Deutschland

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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

Primarily for our locations in Switzerland, within our Global Procurement - Engineering department in the Material, Manufacturing & CAPEX (MMC) Delivery chapter, you will support our (Project) Procurement Manager and the Engineering department in the procurement of production facilities and equipment. You will work independently and be in close contact with our global and regional Procurement and Customer Excellence/Business Partner Managers, local and regional suppliers, and local project teams.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Support our global category managers in the implementation of global, regional, and/or local procurement strategies for production equipment
• Market analysis and identification of potential suppliers worldwide
• Responsibility for tendering/RFP (Request for proposal) for production equipment, predominantly for our locations in Switzerland
• Responsibility for conducting (contract) negotiations with suppliers, based on Swiss law, using predefined contract drafts or terms and conditions to secure optimal prices and conditions
• Evaluation and selection of suppliers based on quality, price, and delivery criteria
• Management of supplier relationships and ensuring compliance with contract terms
• Primarily for our locations in Switzerland, participation in large and medium‑size project teams and collaboration with internal departments such as production and engineering to coordinate the procurement process
• Ensuring the on‑time delivery of production equipment and avoiding supply bottlenecks
• Monitoring and improving supplier performance and the procurement process
• Preparation of reports and analyses to support decision‑making
• Advising departments on commercial matters
• Continuous improvement of the procurement department, consolidation and optimization of the supplier portfolio

Who you are

• Bachelor degree in business administration, engineering, or a comparable qualification
• Several years of professional experience in procurement and supplier management, ideally in the area of production facilities
• Strong negotiation and communication skills, as well as consulting skills, persuasiveness, and resilience
• Strong analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills
• Experience with ERP systems and other procurement software
• Knowledge of market trends and the supplier landscape in the area of production facilities
• Network within the production equipment supplier landscape, ideally in the pharmaceutical industry
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills
• Teamwork skills and the ability to work in a dynamic environment
• Proven project management skills
• Experience in Swiss (contract) law

travel activity: approx. 20% - predominantly Switzerland (Basel & Rotkreuz)

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

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.

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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.

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