Global Category Manager - Product Engineering Services

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About Our Team

We at Diagnostics Direct Procurement (DOP) 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.

We are DOP. At Roche, we do now what patients need next.

Are you ready to steer the long-term category roadmap and command the high-value supplier ecosystems that drive our global Instrument development projects? As our Global Category Manager for Engineering Services based out of Sant Cugat, Spain, you will take ultimate accountability for developing strategies and leading strategic initiatives for this complex, high-value category. In this role, you will manage major engineering consultancies, technical suppliers, and service networks to ensure maximum value delivery across global business sites.

• Reporting Line:
  Directly reports to the Global Category Lead Capex / Engineering Services / IT within the Category organization.
• Wider Team and Stakeholders:
  Engages directly with cross-functional teams composed of representatives from Category,, Procurement Center of Excellence, R&D and other global business partners. Serves as a key business partner contact point for senior functional and business stakeholders in R&D.
• Role Type:
  An Individual Contributor role with global category leadership position focused on strategic vision, category development, pipeline building, and relationship ecosystem management
• Impact:
  You deliver commercial impact by anchoring cost and developing a resilience pipeline of projects, in addition to securing our sustainability priorities. Specifically, you are accountable for:
  • Strategy & Annual Pipeline:
    Collating market intelligence, supplier data, and business requirements to formulate a formalized, global Category Strategy and initiative pipeline, to be aligned with leaders across the organization.
  • Commercial Negotiations:
    Leading high-value commercial and contractual negotiations for strategic suppliers within the category.
  • Supplier Ecosystems:
    Managing key global suppliers, establishing development and innovation programs, monitoring value targets, and managing supplier risks.
  • Guidance & Content:
    Developing and maintaining category guidance documents to translate strategy into clear, executable content for procurement colleagues and business users.
  • Business Partnering:
    Building deep relationships with senior stakeholders, particularly in R&D, challenging demand/specifications to maximize value, and managing risk/CSR reviews.
  • Team & Budget Oversight:
    Coaching procurement colleagues, providing professional development, managing a shared Associate Category Manager within the team, and tracking budget spend.

Who you are

We look for strategic procurement champions with extensive knowledge of the global instruments development (SW development and HW engineering) markets and…