Associate Category Manager * Plastics & Packaging

Your tasks at Roche Diagnostics

• You take ownership of the global category by constantly challenging the status-quo. Identifying enhancements and convincing the upper management to follow new ways of working, will be part of your responsibility

• You develop and implement the Category Strategy and Multi-Year Pipeline, driving and/or executing key strategic initiatives.

• You conduct extensive and thorough risk / CSR reviews and incorporate those as a key chapter into your Category Strategy and value pipelines

• You intensify existing relationships with our external strategic partners. Beyond that you will closely monitor the market and identify players which fit best to our needs

• You ensure contract compliance, supporting the harmonization of processes and technology

• You coach Procurement colleagues and provide opportunities for professional development
  
  

The requirements

• University degree (with Business, Engineering or Scientific degree preferable), incl. 5+ years in-depth strategic procurement experience with extensive knowledge of category management and advanced strategic sourcing
• 5+ years overall business experience, including working within a regulated industry for regulated categories with familiarity of relevant legal risks and issues
• Experience in managing global cross-functional project teams
• Proven financial and business acumen (i.e. should cost, cost modeling) and proven capability in negotiation, conflict resolution and stakeholder management
• Excellent communication and project management skills with an ability to lead and manage teams effectively in a truly global, fluid, interactive environment
• Change management and process improvement skills with direct experience in delivering complex business process / organizational change
• Experience in the application of Strategic Relationship Management principles, expert proficiency in 
• Procurement specific systems and processes for efficient management of sourcing events and contract negotiations (e.g. e-sourcing, e-auction)
• Business level fluency in German / English and availability to travel for up to 20%

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