Procurement Manager, Commercial

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG; Welwyn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche is seeking a Procurement Manager within Commercial to drive strategic sourcing and delivery across the supplier ecosystem. The role requires analytical skills, contract insight, and collaboration with stakeholders to improve buying experiences and efficiency.

You will work within Indirect Procurement Delivery, supporting Marketing & Sales and related categories, translating opportunities into automated channels and content to optimize procurement processes.

Qualifications

• University degree in business or related discipline.
• Fluent in English to a Business level.

Responsibilities

• Apply analytical thinking to strategic sourcing and delivery.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate needs into effective sourcing activities.
• Develop content and automation to improve buying channels and efficiency.

Education

University degree

Tools

Procurement systems

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 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 gene rations 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 is within the Indirect Procurement Delivery group, which manages core procurement activities from category management and sourcing to contracting and content strategy. The group includes communities like Research & Development, Commercial and Corporate Services, Digital & Technology, and Facilities, ensuring category expertise and flexibility in procurement delivery. As a Procurement Manager in Commercial, you will apply analytical thinking and specialized knowledge to strategic sourcing and delivery. You will be a vital driver in managing the supplier ecosystem, demonstrating the ability to deconstruct complex cost models and challenge commercial structures to drive value beyond simple price savings. You will collaborate and influence business stakeholders, translating their needs into effective sourcing activities and improving the buying experience. Your work will ensure efficient service delivery and translate sourcing outcomes into automated buying channels and content to improve business adoption and overall efficiency. As a Procurement Manager in Commercial, you will play a variety of roles according to your experience, knowledge, and general business requirements, including but not limited to: You are ideally a Category and sourcing subject matter specialist in Marketing & Sales (Creative and Digital, Medical and Scientific Activities, Market Access and Sales) conducting market and internal analysis to help 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.

Who you are:

• You hold a university degree, preferably in business or a related discipline. Have previous procurement experience in strategic sourcing, category strategy building and strategic project execution with general contracting understanding and proficiency or relevant commodity experience. Proficiency in procurement systems, processes, and general contracting. You possess knowledge and experience in the Strategic Procurement. While specific expertise in the Marketing & Sales commodity area is a plus, we value transferable skills from other enabling functions or corporate services commodity areas. You are a proactive, curious, and motivated professional who thrives on continuous learning, willing to experiment and test new ideas when appropriate. 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 and will leverage those to deliver on day-to-day activities while providing the expertise needed for productivity oriented solutions. Fluent in English to a Business level.

• Note: Relocation benefits are not available for this posting.

Who we are

We believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all.

We do this today to build a better tomorrow. We are proud of who we are, what we do, and how we do it.

We are many, working as one across functions, across companies, and across the world. We are Roche.

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.