At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. The PositionAbout Our TeamWe at Global Diagnostics Procurement (DOP) are a team of about 200 enthusiastic professionals, committed to driving value with our suppliers worldwide. If you aspire to make an impact and want to be part of a high performing and world-class Procurement team, this is for you.The OpportunityAre you ready to shape the long-term supplier strategies and project pipelines that deliver medical device innovation to patients worldwide?

As our Associate Category Manager (ACM) in Sant Cugat, Spain, you will support the development, validation, and execution of global category strategies and annual strategic initiatives with logistics and transportation. In this role, you will leverage rigorous procurement analytics to transform market intelligence into actionable category guidance, ensuring global supply resilience and portfolio value.We are looking to fulfill one Associate Category Manager position in the logistics procurement team.

Reporting Line: Directly reports to the Logistics Global Category Lead within the Global Category organization.

Commercial insights: Understanding of transportation and logistics cost drivers, commercial levers and transport/logistics service-cost relations.

Experience with transport and/or logistics tenders is seen as an asset. Collaborates closely with Category Managers, Sourcing Managers, Supply Chain/Transportation, Finance, Legal, and external market intelligence providers. Participates in a global ACM Community of Practice (CoP)



coordinated by the Category Integration & Excellence Lead to ensure consistency of methodologies, reporting standards, strategic planning processes, and cross-category collaboration.Role Type: An Individual Contributor role in support of the Logistics Category, focused on strategic enablement, market data intelligence, and stakeholder management.

Impact: You drive category compliance, data integrity, and strategic execution across the global operations network. Collation of supplier, market, and internal business data to help formulate the long-term Category Strategy and build a proactive pipeline of future initiatives.Strategic Initiative Deployment: Supporting Category Managers, Project Delivery, Delivery, and Sourcing Managers in executing and deploying complex projects in strict compliance with global standards and procedures.Supporting contract drafting and vendor negotiations for strategic, key, or bottleneck suppliers by delivering comprehensive analytics, fact-bases, and market benchmarks.Collaborating with data analytics experts to generate Category-specific insights, generating monthly spend/savings metrics,



and conducting data validation to safeguard governance.Who you areWe look for analytical problem-solvers with excellent interpersonal competencies who can seamlessly guide stakeholders through complex procurement processes.Professional purchasing (e.g., CIPS), project management (e.g., PMP, Prince 2), or Finance-related licenses are highly advantageous.Experience: 2+ years of procurement or supply chain experience focused on strategic sourcing, enterprise cost reduction, or operational efficiency initiatives.Strong experience driving insights from large data sets, utilizing data visualization applications (specifically Tableau and ThoughtSpot ), enterprise systems (SAP/Oracle), and eSourcing/eAuction platforms.AI & Digitalization: Advanced knowledge in AI application and a strong affinity to explore AI-driven solutions broadly, particularly regarding the digital transformation of operations (Digital 2.0 / Industry 4.0).You possess the ability to translate messy data into clear procurement specifications with a proactive, customer-centric focus.Travel: Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% of the time for supplier and internal network meetings.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 general impact.SummaryLocation: Sant Cugat del VallèsType: Full time

📌 Associate Category Manager, Global Logistics/Transportation (España)
🏢 Roche
📍 España