| Job Description | Required Education:
Bachelors Degree
Description
* Ensuring in cooperation with IT,
Controlling/Finance, Business Areas and involved Procurement
departments a continous improvement of the procurement processes
with the goal of transparency and audible validation within
procurement, and towards stakeholders and the overall
management
* Initiates, manages or supports
projects in Global Procurement like Payment terms, supplier
financing or risk management with focus on but not limited to US
sites
* Monitors, benchmark and analysis
industry best practices in the environment of procurement systems,
structure and processes
* Assists in maintaining and ensuring
that Procurement is in compliance with all relevant regulatory
requirements e.g. FDA regulations /QSRs, Roche Group requirements.
Coordinates the US specific SASCO activities to ensure that all
Procurement Team members have the necessary information to
successfully evaluate the suppliers they are responsible
for.
* Organization of inspections to
ensure compliance with global guidelines, processes and schedules;
Supports internal audits of Procurement quality system procedures,
as defined in annual internal audit schedules
* Creates, coordinates, maintains and
conducts formal training for Global Procurement topics ensuring
that all team members are current on the latest policies and
procedures. Supports global training initiatives e.g. by creating
online training courses.
* Structured Problem Solving and
Business Assessment - identify the most important procurement
issues and conduct rigorous competitive, market and business
analyses that lead to strategic insights.
* Effective Communication - plan and
execute influential communications that drive customer commitment
and motivate executives; Initiate, manage, coordinate and support
communication between Global Procurement and the procurement
organizations
Requirements
Required education and
expertise
* University Degree (Bachelor of Arts or science
degree) with logistics, business or financial emphasis.
* Minimum 3 years experience as Procurement Agent
or in a adequate function
* Expertise in managing teams
* Ideally beside business fluent English also second language (e.g.
German (preferred), Spanish, French)
* Experience of Project Management
processes
* Commercial awareness
* Very good understanding of international
standards
* Ability to plan, design and conduct
presentations to small or large audiences
* Expertise in software programs such as
PowerPoint, Microsoft Projects, Word and Excel, etc.
* Expertise in SAP software programs (BI /
ERP)
* Basic understanding of ISO9001:2000 (13485,
14001, 26000) requirements.
* Good problem-solving skills #8211; including
demonstrable understanding and usage of methodical approach and
awareness of basic quality/problem-solving tools
* Ideally work experience in a global
environment
Required skills
* He / she is competent in the creation and
application of Strategies and Innovations.
* He / she has distinguished skills in Performance
Management.
* He / she has basic skills in
Leadership.
* He / she is competent in using Procurement
Methodology.
* He / she is competent in Finance (e.g. Financial
Analyses).
* He / she is competent in Managing
Projects.
* Proven success in contributing to a
team-oriented environment
* Proven ability to work creatively and
analytically in a problem-solving environment
* Desire to work in a global and an information
systems environment
* Excellent leadership, communication (written and |
| | Company | | Roche | Job Code | | State or Province | | New Jersey | | |
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