Procurement Specialist - Research & Development

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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 generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

Roche has defined an exciting 10-year ambition plan, and our Global Procurement (GP) organization is already established as an agile, high-functioning team dedicated to delivering on our mission for patients. We operate with a focus on accelerating Roche’s goal to bring innovative solutions to patients quickly and efficiently through robust business and supplier partnerships. 

Are you wondering what is in it for you?

Are you interested in further developing and leveraging your market knowledge, business partnering, and influencing skills? Here is why we think the Procurement Specialist - Research & Development role is a fantastic job to consider!

As a Procurement Specialist, you will work in a dynamic global environment where you bring analytical thinking, planning, execution, and focus to the procurement sourcing and delivery capability area. Thanks to your strong problem-solving and core procurement skills, you will effectively collaborate with internal procurement (customer relationship management, contracting, solutions, etc.) and business stakeholders to translate business needs into sourcing, spend management activities, and content enhancement. Based on your general procurement and commodity expertise, you ensure the effective and efficient delivery of core procurement services and continuous improvement of automation and content availability. 

You will work closely with team members to support customer demand, improve the customer buying experience, deliver on day-to-day operational activities, and provide capacity and expertise to provide productivity and other customer-oriented projects/solutions.

The Opportunity: 

Your successful performance and contribution depend on the full embodiment and demonstration of core mindsets and behaviors, including an entrepreneurial spirit, enterprise thinking, inclusive collaboration, and desire for continuous learning that underpin our culture and ways of working.

As a Procurement Specialist, you will work within the broader team and GP networks and squads to determine the various roles needed to deliver project and foundational work. You will also play a variety of roles according to your experience, knowledge, and the general business/team requirements, such as:

• Sourcing and category subject matter specialist conducting market and internal analysis to develop and implement strategies and tactical plans for Roche to source and negotiate for third-party goods and services that satisfy stakeholder requirements.

• Procurement practitioner delivering and executing sourcing strategies by leveraging spend, category know-how, robust sourcing, negotiation, contracting, supplier management, and project management skills to achieve objectives and key results.

• Content and automation advocate 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, with a business degree preferable. You also have 3+ years of experience in sourcing, contracting, operational efficiency projects, or relevant commodity experience, preferably in the Pharmaceutical industry.

• You demonstrate knowledge in the Clinical Development and/or Clinical Technologies area (e.g. IxRS, Patient recruitment, Patient questionnaires, licensing etc.)

• You have the ability to explain general capability area information to others or collect/translate moderate complexity stakeholder requirements in straightforward situations.

• Knowledgeable in procurement systems and operational processes, such as contracting, e-Sourcing, and spot buying is desired.

• You have proven capability in negotiating project budgets and contracts 

• You have knowledge and experience in supplier management, contract negotiations, cost optimization, market research & analysis in R&D categories, and understand the related R&D regulations (e.g. GCP).

• You have skills in project management.

• Business level fluency in English.

Mindset & Behaviors

• You strive to act as an enterprise thinker and leverage knowledge and expertise to create solutions for business customers by proactively fostering collaboration, including across the procurement network.

• You are action-oriented and can make decisions and influence others to do the same; you repurpose work and ideas in favor of starting from scratch. 

• You advocate for the integration of AI and automated solutions to catalyze operational excellence and continuous improvement across core procurement processes. 

• You demonstrate curiosity, active listening, and a willingness to experiment and test new ideas when appropriate, focusing on continuous learning and improvement.

• You work with colleagues across procurement, business, and the broader Roche organization to broaden knowledge and expertise, better understand customer needs, and connect the dots.

• You are open-minded and inclusive, generously sharing ideas and knowledge while being receptive to ideas and feedback from others.

Relocation Benefits are not available for this job posting.  

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Mississauga is 89,256.00 and 117,148.50 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.