Associate Category Manager
6 days ago
Sant Cugat del Vallès
ppAt 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. /p h3The Position /h3 pAssociate Category Manager (ACM) in Sant Cugat, Spain /p h3About Our Team /h3 pAt Global Diagnostics Procurement (DOP) we are a team of about 200 enthusiastic professionals, committed to driving value with our suppliers worldwide. From locations around the world and with a diverse and multicultural team, we source, manage our supplier base, develop execute category strategies and constantly develop digitize processes that enable us to best support our business to grow sustainably. If you aspire to make an impact and want to be part of a high performing and world‑class Procurement team, this is for you. /p h3The Opportunity /h3 pAre you ready to shape the long‑term supplier strategies and project pipelines that deliver medical innovation to patients worldwide? As our Associate Category Manager you will support the development, validation, and execution of global category strategies and annual strategic initiatives. In this role you will leverage rigorous procurement analytics to transform market intelligence into actionable category guidance, ensuring global supply resilience and portfolio value. /p pWe are looking to fulfil one Associate Category Manager position per team. Successful candidates will be aligned to support one of the following dedicated procurement categories: Biologicals Chemicals, Plastics Packaging, Electronics Systems, Mechanicals, Logistics. /p ul liReporting Line: Directly reports to the respective Category Lead within the Category organization. /li liWider Team and Stakeholders: Collaborates closely with Category Managers, Sourcing Managers, Delivery Managers, Finance, Legal, and external market intelligence providers. Participates in a global ACM Community of Practice (CoP) coordinated by the Category Integration Excellence Lead to ensure consistency of methodologies, reporting standards, strategic planning processes, and cross‑category collaboration. /li liRole Type: An Individual Contributor role in support of the allocated Category, focused on strategic enablement, market data intelligence, and stakeholder management. /li liImpact: You drive category compliance, data integrity, and strategic execution across the global operations network. Specifically, you are accountable for: ul liStrategy Pipeline Support: Collation of supplier, market, and internal business data to help formulate the long‑term Category Strategy and build a proactive pipeline of future initiatives. /li liStrategic Initiative Deployment: Supporting Category Managers, Project Delivery, Delivery, and Sourcing Managers in executing and deploying complex projects in strict compliance with global standards and procedures. /li liNegotiation Contracting Preparation: Supporting contract drafting and vendor negotiations for strategic, key, or bottleneck suppliers by delivering comprehensive analytics, fact‑bases, and market benchmarks. /li liStrategic Sourcing: Support selected high‑value strategic sourcing initiatives and complex RFx activities to convert pipeline targets into realized business value. /li liReporting Analytics: Collaborating with data analytics experts to generate Category‑specific insights, generating monthly spend/savings metrics, and conducting data validation to safeguard governance. /li liImplementation Support: Converting strategic outcomes into clear category guidance documents and support materials to ensure category strategies can be effectively implemented across the organization. /li /ul /li /ul h3Who you are /h3 ul liEducation: University degree (Business or Life Sciences focus preferred). Professional purchasing (e.g., CIPS), project management (e.g., PMP, Prince2), or Finance‑related licenses are highly advantageous. /li liExperience: 2+ years of procurement or supply chain experience focused on strategic sourcing, enterprise cost reduction, or operational efficiency initiatives. /li liMarket Knowledge: Demonstrated understanding of major direct spend categories, spend levers, and supply market fundamentals. /li liSystems Analytics: Strong experience driving insights from large data sets, utilizing data visualization applications (specifically Tableau and ThoughtSpot), enterprise systems (SAP/Oracle), and eSourcing/eAuction platforms. /li liAI Digitalization: Advanced knowledge in AI application and a strong affinity to explore AI‑driven solutions broadly, particularly regarding the digital transformation of operations (Digital 2.0 / Industry 4.0). /li liMindset Soft Skills: Strong communicator capable of effective upwards management and conflict resolution. Capability to translate messy data into clear procurement specifications with a proactive, customer‑centric focus. /li liOperating Principles: Driven to live the Roche Operating Principles daily – simplifying radically, acting as one team, thinking long‑term, and prioritizing patient outcomes above all else. /li liTravel: Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% of the time for supplier and internal network meetings. /li /ul pRoche is an Equal Opportunity Employer. /p /p #J-18808-Ljbffr