Procurement Expert

Roche; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 113,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Genentech seeks a Senior Delivery/Procurement Expert to lead procurement of critical services for a Greenfield Capex site in Holly Springs, NC. You will manage CM/GC, CQV, engineering, and related services, collaborating with Americas Engineering Delivery Managers and key vendors.

You will drive category strategies, advise on commercial issues, and negotiate contracts within a Lean framework, ensuring SRM and alignment with project objectives. Fluent business English required.

Qualifications

• You hold a university degree in business or life sciences.
• You have 7+ years of procurement (multi-category) or related leadership experience.
• You demonstrate strong relationships with senior stakeholders and leaders.
• You have leadership experience in a matrix organization and deep category knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement activities in engineering, planning, construction, production systems, CQV and automation services.
• Advise stakeholders on investment models, contracting forms and supplier governance.
• Conduct supplier discussions and negotiate work contracts.
• Provide commercial guidance including claims management to project teams.
• Develop and drive category sourcing and spend management strategies.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Multi-category procurement

Stakeholder management

Category strategy

Contracting

Project management

Supplier relationship management

Education

University degree in business or life sciences

Tools

Procurement systems

Job description

Within our Global Procurement Department - Materials, Manufacturing & Capex (MMC) Network, we are seeking a Senior Delivery/Procurement Expert to lead and support the procurement of critical services, including Construction Management / General Contractor (CM/GC), engineering, Commissioning-Qualification-Validation (CQV) and other related services to enable the execution of a Greenfield Capex Project for a new state-of-the-art Drug Product Manufacturing Site located in Holly Springs, North Carolina.

Must work onsite at our Holly Springs, North Carolina site.

The opportunity:

You will work independently and in close contact with our Americas Engineering Delivery Managers, local and regional suppliers, and Pharma Technical Engineering project teams.

• You will independently lead project procurement activities in the areas of engineering, planning, building construction, production systems, CQV services, process equipment, and automation services in close coordination and collaboration with the engineering project team.
• You will advise the internal stakeholders on capital investment execution models, commercial strategies, contracting forms, and drive a supplier governance framework with the Project’s key vendors, while adhering to the Lean Methodologies employed by the Project.
• Together with the project teams and/or technical departments, you will independently carry out supplier discussions/bidder discussions.
• Together with engineering, you will negotiate work contracts with suppliers/bidders on your responsibility based on specified work contract drafts.
• You advise the engineering/project teams on commercial issues, including claims management.
• you will bring analytical thinking, planning, execution, and focus to the procurement sourcing and delivery capability area. Using your specialized knowledge and in-depth expertise in a specific category or spend areas and procurement overall, you will proactively identify and drive strategies and approaches for managing and sourcing third party spend requirements. You can also play the role of Category strategy owner in charge of driving, coordinating and signing the category strategy.

You will collaborate with internal procurement (such as Business Partnering, Insights, Analytics, Contracting, etc.) and business stakeholders to build and implement comprehensive category sourcing and spend management strategies, contracting and supplier relationship management (SRM) that are aligned to business needs and functional objectives.

Who you are:

• You hold a university degree, with a business or life science degree preferable.
• You also have 7+ years with procurement (multi-category) or relevant sales or customer management leadership experience, ideally in a matrix organization, as well as strong demonstrated success in building and cultivating collaborative and productive relationships with senior stakeholders.
• You have solid leadership experience in a matrix organization, extensive procurement experience and deep specific category knowledge in one or more categories.
• You have strong experience in procurement systems and processes.
• You possess deep knowledge and experience in the Consulting Services commodity area and knowledge of adjacent commodities.
• 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 skills in project management.
• You are fluent in English to a Business level.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of North Carolina is between $112,600-$209,200.Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

Genentech is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.

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