Procurement Partnering Lead

About the role

Roche's Global Procurement Business Partnering group is looking for a Procurement Partnering Lead (PT) in Holly Springs. The role acts as a strategic partner and advisor to key internal business customers, influencing decisions and removing barriers around procurement services. It works closely with procurement capabilities across chapters to build a targeted customer strategy and drive value back to the customer.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a customer domain expert, providing insights and opportunities to the procurement organization for material and service categories supporting the Holly Springs site
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define specifications, requirements and budgets for goods and services
• Lead and support RFI and RFP issuance with Global Category Managers to qualify prospective suppliers
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, SLAs and volume discounts, and protect intellectual property, liability coverage and contract requirements
• Develop and report spend analysis, trends and opportunities, working with partners to reduce unnecessary spend
• Partner with supply chain to mitigate single-source dependencies, geopolitical and financial vendor risks, and set up contingency plans
• Support site start-up activities, including material master data and purchase orders
• Build supplier relationships, run supplier relationship management meetings and resolve performance issues
• Develop long-term, customer-targeted procurement strategies and secure buy-in or sponsorship from senior business management
• Serve as the main point of contact for senior business customers, promoting solutions and advocating for compliance and adoption

Required profile

• University degree, preferably in business or life sciences
• 10+ years of procurement (multi-category) experience, or relevant sales or customer management leadership experience, ideally in a matrix organization
• Experience in Pharma Technical Operations (Tech Ops)
• Proven track record of building relationships with senior stakeholders and negotiating with senior external partners or vendors
• Fluent English at business level; sales and/or business development experience preferred

What we offer

• Expected salary range of $132,000 - $245,000 depending on experience, level, qualifications and location
• A discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance