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

A healthier future. It’s 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. That’s what makes us Roche.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 OpportunityThe

Head of Procurement Strategic Programs Execution

is a leadership team role that sits within the Strategy and Solutions Chapter. Our purpose is to guide strategic priorities, advance value delivery through solutions and digital excellence, govern compliance and drive sustainability to deliver continuous improvement and strengthen Global Procurement’s impact on the wider Roche organisation. The Strategic Programs Execution team is dedicated to driving complex procurement-led programs that deliver high impact benefits for Roche and result in a step change in how we work with suppliers, use technology, partner with the business or collaborate with each other in Procurement.In partnership with Global Procurement and business teams, they accelerate and enhance the delivery of GP led strategic programs.You’ll operate in a dynamic global environment, leading the Strategic Programs Execution team by providing

vision ,

leadership ,

capability development ,

prioritisation

of the initiative pipeline and ensuring

successful program delivery .You will lead, coach and guide a medium sized team of Strategic Programs Managers ensuring the best allocation of your people to ensure flexibility, talent development, and excellence in execution, outcomes delivery, and performance.

You utilise in depth knowledge and expertise in Procurement-led productivity, optimisation and change programs to provide thought leadership, advice, and know-how on relevant capability topics, strategies, and best practices.

You will define and shape the vision and priorities of the Procurement Strategic Programs Execution team, focusing on transformative initiatives such as strategic sourcing, high-impact negotiations, procurement technology advancements and operating model updates.You drive the delivery and continuous improvement of Procurement-led productivity, optimisation and change programs while coaching team members and exemplifying agile behaviors.

You serve as a catalyst, guiding the alignment and co-creation of improvements to GP-led strategic programs while developing a well-prioritised portfolio of initiatives.

You work in a matrix setup with capability teams, networks, and squads/project teams to ensure prioritisation and delivery of initiatives.

Acting as a role model, demonstrating curiosity, passion, an entrepreneurial spirit, enterprise thinking, inclusive collaboration, and desire for continuous learning.

Who you areYou hold a university degree (preferably in business or life sciences) with extensive procurement and/or management consulting experience, ideally within a matrix organisation. You should have in-depth expertise in leadership, program management and delivery capabilities.

Proven success in building, cultivating, and managing large, global, and senior teams. You also have a strong understanding of the end-to-end procurement value chain.

Deep knowledge and experience in delivering organisational-level change, such as major procurement change programs across various categories or significant changes to processes and technology.

A resourceful and action-oriented mindset, able to make decisions and influence others, prioritising the repurposing of existing ideas over starting from scratch. You''re also open-minded and willing to experiment with new ideas, focusing on continuous learning and improvement.

Excellent leadership, communication, conflict resolution, and influencing skills. You''re an enterprise thinker who proactively collaborates with colleagues to create solutions for customers.

This role is based onsite at our Welwyn UK office, or our Basel Switzerland office.We look forward to your application!Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants’ requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.

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