Associate Category Manager, Global Logistics & Transportation

About the role

Global Diagnostics Procurement (DOP) at Roche is hiring one Associate Category Manager (ACM) in Sant Cugat, Spain, to support the development, validation and execution of global category strategies and annual strategic initiatives for logistics and transportation. The role sits directly under the Logistics Global Category Lead and works with Category Managers, Sourcing Managers, Supply Chain, Finance, Legal and external market intelligence providers, taking part in a global ACM community of practice.

Key responsibilities

• Gather supplier, market and internal business data to help build the long-term category strategy and a pipeline of future initiatives
• Support Category Managers, Project Delivery, Delivery and Sourcing Managers in executing complex projects in line with global standards
• Support contract drafting and vendor negotiations for strategic, key or bottleneck suppliers with analytics, fact bases and market benchmarks
• Support high-value strategic sourcing and complex RFx activities
• Work with data analytics experts to produce category insights, monthly spend/savings metrics and data validation
• Turn strategic outcomes into category guidance documents and support materials

Required profile

• University degree (Business or Life Sciences focus preferred)
• 2+ years of procurement or supply chain experience in strategic sourcing, enterprise cost reduction or operational efficiency
• Understanding of major direct spend categories, spend levers and supply market fundamentals
• Strong communicator able to explain complex procurement processes to stakeholders, with upward management and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% of the time

Required skills

• Data visualization tools, specifically Tableau and ThoughtSpot
• Enterprise systems such as SAP and Oracle
• eSourcing and eAuction platforms
• Advanced knowledge of AI applications and digital transformation (Digital 2.0 / Industry 4.0)
• CIPS, PMP, Prince 2 or finance-related licenses are highly advantageous