Sr. Programs & Solutions Manager, Global Procurement

About the role

Roche's Global Procurement is looking for a Senior Programs & Solutions Manager (Commercial & Corporate Services) to join its Programs and Solutions team within the Strategy and Solutions chapter. The team guides strategic priorities, advances value delivery through solutions and digital excellence, governs compliance and drives sustainability. The role leads a portfolio of procurement solutions and complex strategic programs, including supplier-driven innovation, large-scale cost transformations and sourcing and negotiation projects, and leads and coaches a high-performing team.

Key responsibilities

• Lead category transformations by re-imagining the end-to-end category journey from demand to pay, working with business, supplier and category teams and Global Procurement S2P and intake/orchestration systems.
• Develop and test hypothesis-led cost optimization initiatives and lead major negotiations, acting as a player-coach operator.
• Lead complex, cross-functional, multi-workstream programs in global matrix environments, owning specific workstreams and influencing broader outcomes.
• Co-create market-first solutions that go beyond standard procurement metrics, using data-driven decisions, specification changes and supplier innovation.
• Apply, refine and champion solution frameworks and tools for "beyond-procurement" innovation and complex strategic programs.
• Advise and influence business stakeholders, and build cross-functional networks across Global Procurement and Roche.

Required profile

• University degree in Business, Life Sciences or a related field.
• Seasoned procurement expert with category experience in commercial (e.g. marketing, media, data & analytics) and/or corporate services (e.g. professional services, consulting), ideally with management consulting experience.
• Proven record of leading supplier innovation, digital solutions, complex cost-out initiatives or high-value negotiations.
• Fluent in English at business level; relocation benefits are not available for this posting.

Required skills

• Hypothesis-led analysis of spend, market and domain data to drive sourcing and working models.
• Ability to run complex analyses and model assumption-based scenarios.
• Exceptional presentation and dialogue skills, able to influence senior stakeholders and build business cases.