Procurement Manager - Corporate Services

Job summary

The Procurement Manager will lead strategic sourcing and category management for Corporate Services, including Congress, Meetings, and Events. They will manage supplier ecosystems, challenge commercial structures, and translate sourcing outcomes into automated buying channels to improve business efficiency.

Job details

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 Manager - Corporate Services 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 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 Corporate Services, 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 Corporate Services, you will play a variety of roles according to your experience, knowledge, and general business requirements, including but not limited to: You are a Category and sourcing subject matter specialist in Congress Meeting and Events, and other Corporate Services categories 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. Who you are: You hold a university degree, preferably in business or a related discipline, and you have 5+ years procurement experience in strategic sourcing, category strategy building and strategic project execution with general contracting understanding and proficiency or relevant commodity experience. You demonstrate proficiency in procurement systems, processes, and general contracting. You possess knowledge and experience in the Strategic Procurement, while specific expertise in Congress, Meetings & Events is a significant 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. Relocation benefits are not available for this posting. The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Mississauga is 115,328.00 and 151,368.00 of hiring range. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors as determined by the company. We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess or select applicants for this role. This posting is for an existing vacancy at Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. 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. Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

What you’ll do

The Procurement Manager will lead strategic sourcing and category management for Corporate Services, including Congress, Meetings, and Events. They will manage supplier ecosystems, challenge commercial structures, and translate sourcing outcomes into automated buying channels to improve business efficiency.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a university degree and possess at least 5 years of experience in strategic procurement and category strategy. Proficiency in procurement systems, contracting, and project management is required, with specific expertise in meetings and events considered a significant asset.

Listed skills

• Negotiation · Preferred
• Business analysis · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Strategic Sourcing
• Category Management
• Contracting
• Supplier Management
• Analytical Thinking
• Project Management
• Negotiation
• Market Analysis
• Procurement Systems
• Stakeholder Management
• Cost Modeling
• Business Analysis
• Automation
• Content Strategy
• Corporate Services
• Influencing Skills
• Stakeholder Requirements
• Continuous Development
• Category Strategy
• Global Procurement
• Open Mindset
• Curiosity
• Procurement Strategy
• Project Implementation
• Research
• Business Requirements
• Procurement
• Creativity
• Experimentation
• Innovation
• Procurement Management
• Procurement Software
• Transferable Skills Analysis

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Finance & Accounting
• Healthcare
• Consulting
• Corporate Procurement Manager
• Procurement / Sourcing Manager
• Supply, Distribution and Related Managers
• Purchasing Managers

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