About Our Team We at Global Diagnostics Procurement (DOP) are a team of about 200 enthusiastic professionals, committed to driving value with our suppliers worldwide. With a diverse, multicultural team distributed globally, we source, manage our supplier base, develop and execute category strategies, and continuously digitise processes to support sustainable business growth.

The Opportunity Are you ready to pioneer the sourcing strategies that deliver critical, near‑patient diagnostic technologies to the world? As our Sourcing Lead in Sant Cugat, Spain, you will drive operations for our Active Diagnostic Ingredients (ADI), Reagents, and Instruments portfolios.

Balancing strategic alignment with tactical excellence, you will lead a highly capable team, drive digital procurement transformation, and collaborate directly with executive leadership to shape the future of our supply network.

Responsibilities

Reporting Line: The position directly reports to the Head of Procurement Centre of Excellence (CoE)

Wider team and stakeholders: You are accountable for leading, coaching, and developing a local team of up to 16 Sourcing Managers and one Business Capability Lead. In addition, you will be part of the CoE Leadership Team (LT) and manage critical relationships with executive leadership, including the Direct Procurement LT

Role Type: A leadership position combining an even balance of strategic category alignment and tactical sourcing execution

Impact

Performance & Savings: Driving key metrics (PPV, preferred supplier share, cycle times) while managing your team’s OPEX budget

Sourcing & Contracts: Executing compliant global sourcing, market research, and NPI benchmarking. In addition, you will oversee a critical portfolio of low-to-high complexity contracts (e.g., CDAs, SOWs or MSAs)

Digital Leadership: Governing and improving Roche’s iCollab platform to advance supplier integration alongside Planning, General Supply Chain, and the Roche Shared Services (RSS)

SLA Governance:



Defining KPIs to guarantee on‑time and in‑full (OTIF) service delivery across your assigned portfolio

Conflict & Exposure: Resolving high‑stakes matrix priority conflicts, representing Roche to external providers, and delivering high‑frequency monthly/quarterly updates to executive leadership (CoE, Category, Delivery, and DPLT)

Process & Technology: Together with our Digital & Process experts, you foster and role‑model the development, deployment, and usage of novel AI/Digital solutions and continuously identify and implement process improvements

Qualifications

Education: A University degree (Business or Life Sciences) is required; a Master’s (MBA) and CIPS certification are highly preferred

Experience: 7 to 10 years in Direct Procurement (Medtech, Automotive, Electronics, Pharmaceuticals, or Chemicals industries) with 3 to 5 years specifically in a Shared Service or CoE environment

Market Expertise: Deep sourcing knowledge and portfolio management experience, preferably in Active Diagnostic Ingredients (ADI), Reagents, and Instruments, ensuring the procurement of core chemical and hardware components remains highly competitive

AI & Digitalisation: You have a strong affinity to explore AI‑driven solutions broadly, particularly regarding the digital transformation of operations (Digital 2.0 / Industry 4.0), and encourage your team to achieve advanced knowledge in AI applications

Systems & Analytics: Deep understanding of Demand‑to‑Pay processes, ERP systems (specifically SAP), and BI tools like Tableau

Mindset & Soft Skills: A "process‑first" thinker with a strong Lean and/or Six Sigma mindset. You possess a proven track record in change management and managing critical executive relationships

Mentorship & Global Leadership: A proven track record of leading, coaching, and developing large, high‑performing, and diverse cross‑cultural teams in a global or matrix environment

Languages: Business‑level fluency in English is required; Spanish and German are strong assets

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

📌 Sourcing Lead - ADI, Reagents & Instruments (Madrid)
🏢 Roche
📍 Madrid