Procurement Project Manager

For a leading pharmaceutical company in Rotkreuz we’re a seeking a professional, for a temporary assignment, with an immediate start for one year, as a:

Procurement Project Manager

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute comprehensive procurement project plans, considering timelines, budgets, and resource requirements

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scopes, objectives, and deliverables

• Monitor and control project execution

• Monitor and mitigate risk – Monitor the progress of projects and proactively identify and report any projected risks to overall targets or timelines as well as potential mitigation strategies. Resolve issues and project risks on a timely basis and escalate issues and risks where appropriate

• Planning, design, and leadership of global Sourcing & Benchmarking projects

• Lead cross-functional collaboration with the internal and external partners; Leading and coordinating cross-functional teams

• Drive close alignment with relevant stakeholders within Roche Diagnostics and across Roche Group

• Lead global, cross-functional projects to expand and continuously improve the modern procurement process landscape

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements/improvement potential

• Manage backlog

• Leveraging modern digital procurement technology to drive an efficient, compliant Sourcing & Benchmarking process

• Continuously assess and improve procurement processes, identifying opportunities for automation, streamlining, and cost savings

• Implement best practices and standard operating procedures to enhance overall procurement efficiency

• Run Data Analytics and Data Intelligence in order to provide weekly and monthly reports to the Procurement organization providing stakeholders with fact-based insights and reporting to support end-to-end governance and pipeline health.

Must Haves:

• University degree, with Engineering, Business, Finance or Life Sciences degree preferable

• 5+ years of procurement or supply chain experience delivering measurable value in strategic sourcing, enterprise cost reduction, and/or operational efficiency projects and/or from digitalising Procurement processes, preferably within global Pharma or Medical

Device manufacturing company

• Familiarity with different project management methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall

• Demonstrated understanding of some / all of the major direct spend categories and potential cost levers or market fundamentals

• Strong background in strategic sourcing and supplier management in new product development and introduction in the medical device/pharmaceutical industry, or other highly regulated industry

• 3+ years of project management experience including risk management, project reporting, and delivering quantitative and qualitative results in complex environments

• Strong experience in upward communication and senior stakeholder management, supported by good interpersonal competencies (communication, influencing)

• Strong capability in negotiation and conflict resolution

• Documented international strategic sourcing experience and/or cross-functional, international projects in Procurement Area

• Experience in new product and/or technology transfer processes and requirements

• Experience in working in complex global matrix environments; Experience from working in a cross-functional setting (e.g. Supply chain, Finance, Quality, Regulatory)

• Strong analytical experience including the ability to drive insights from large and varied data sources, data visualization applications (e.g. Tableau, Qlikview) and database applications (e.g. Access)

• Experience with enterprise systems (SAP, Oracle) and procurement / procure-to-pay tools such as (e.g. GEP, Ariba, Emptoris, SAP)

• Strong Data Analysis and Data Intelligence skills using AI tools and other available tools (****)

• High proficiency in English

Nice to Have:

• Postgraduate business-related qualification. Additional qualification in the areas of Procurement or Project Management

• Knowledge of Python Python Programming Language or any other programming languages

• Life Sciences or Management Consulting industry experience.

• Any professional purchasing (e.g. CIPS), project management (e.g. PMP, Prince 2), or Finance related licenses or certifications would be considered advantageous

• Proficiency in German

Interested? Don't miss this great opportunity and apply today!