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Procurement Manager Research & Lab Materials At 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. The Position Procurement Manager Research & Lab Materials Roche India - Roche Services & Solutions Hyderabad A healthier future. Its 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. Thats what makes us Roche. Healthcare is evolving, and Global Procurement is responding by continuously striving for the highest possible performance, taking innovative and strategic approaches to business and supplier partnerships. Global Procurement proactively manages the entire supplier ecosystem, making a vital contribution to improving health outcomes, reducing costs for patients and global healthcare systems, and ensuring that Roche continues doing now what patients need next. The Opportunity This role sits within the Materials, Manufacturing & CAPEX Procurement Delivery group, which covers the core procurement activities from category management, strategic and operational sourcing, supplier management, contracting, content strategy definition, and execution. The Materials, Manufacturing & CAPEX Procurement Delivery group comprises many communities grouping categories of the same value chain or having commonality, including Raw Materials, External Manufacturing Services, Logistics, Research & Laboratory Materials, and Engineering (CAPEX). Within Research & Laboratory Materials, we cover two categories: Lab Chemicals & Consumables (LCC) Lab Equipment & Maintenance (LEM) This structure enables strong category expertise while allowing flexibility in the procurement delivery response to the evolving needs of our customers. As a Procurement Manager, you will bring analytical thinking, planning, execution, and focus to the procurement sourcing and delivery capability area. Using your specialized knowledge and in-depth expertise in project management and procurement overall, you will proactively identify and drive strategies and approaches for managing and sourcing third-party spend requirements. You can also play the role of Category Strategy Owner in charge of driving, coordinating, and signing the category strategy. You will collaborate with internal procurement functions (such as Business Partners, Solutions, Analytics, Contracting, etc.) and business stakeholders to build and implement comprehensive LEM/LCC sourcing and spend management strategies that are aligned to business needs and functional objectives. You will work closely with other team members, as a peer coach, project, or workstream lead to identify opportunities to aggregate customer demand, drive buying channel automation, deliver on day-to-day activities, and provide capacity, expertise, and oversight to productivity and other customer-oriented projects/solutions. As a Procurement Manager, you will play a variety of roles according to your experience, knowledge, and business requirements, including but not limited to: You are a category and sourcing subject matter expert, conducting market and internal analysis to develop strategies, best practices, and guidance on tactical plans for how Roche should source, negotiate, and manage suppliers in this space to maximize value for Roche. You are a procurement delivery practitioner delivering and executing sourcing strategies and major initiatives by leveraging spend, category know-how, robust sourcing, negotiation, contracting, supplier management methodologies, and project management skills, and/or supporting team members by coaching them and enhancing their skills and knowledge. You lead and coordinate complex, cross-functional procurement initiatives, translating strategic objectives into structured delivery plans, managing timelines, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder alignment across regions, functions, and suppliers to ensure disciplined execution and sustainable outcomes. You develop content and automation, translating sourcing strategy into content and automated buying channels, guidelines, best practices, and communication materials that improve business adoption, satisfaction, and overall efficiency. Who you are You hold a university degree, preferably in business, engineering, or a related discipline. You have 7+ years of procurement experience in strategic sourcing, global category management, complex contracting, and operational category efficiency projects. You have solid leadership experience, extensive procurement .
