Procurement Specialist at Roche

Main Responsibilities
Procurement and Contract Management:

• Improve total costs, service, quality, and timely delivery for materials and services identified in the scope of centralized purchasing.
• Focus on supplier performance in close collaboration with stakeholders and in line with global category strategies.
• Ensure that the procurement function is carried out in accordance with high professional standards, and in full compliance with internal SOPs, group guidelines, and all relevant legislation.
• Build a strong collaborative network with internal customers, global procurement, and supply chain functions.
• Ensure development and implementation of site procurement strategies and local supplier relationship management
• Ensure continuous improvement of processes and business value of systems in use by actively suggesting measures to improve costs, efficiency, and transparency
• Manage and optimize the local procurement to pay processes and ensure compliance to Roche procurement guidelines and SOPs. Accountable for meeting the procurement outcomes.
• Work closely with Commercial, Medical, and Regulatory teams to promote process improvements and ensure adherence to relevant SOPs.
• Coordinate and act as implementation lead for global procurement projects in Nigeria.
• Establish local procurement contracts that offer the most efficient and cost-effective approach to acquiring required goods/services.
• Establish and maintain supplier relationships by serving as a single point of contact for contractual matters.
• Manage record-keeping for all contract-related correspondence and documentation.
• Provide contract-related issue resolution, both internally and externally.
• Monitor and complete contract close-out, extension, or renewal, as appropriate.
• Communicate contract-related information to all stakeholders.
• Single point of contact and Subject Matter Expert of the Travel & Entertainment tools used by employees to source flight tickets and retire expenses - ConCur

Background Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a Finance / Business-related discipline
• CIPS or any relevant professional qualification
• 2-3 years of relevant sourcing experience
• 2-3 Supplier relationship management
• Presentation and Communication skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Time management skills and ability to manage pressure
• Strong project management skills.

Mindsets Requirements:

• High standard of business ethics
• Business Acumen & Entrepreneurial Spirit in challenging the status quo and suggesting new solutions to complex issues. 
• Strong Business Partner Skills, ‘seating at the table’ with the internal and external customers/vendors. 
• Capacity to swarm strategically and operationally across the business. 
• Leadership experience in working with self-aligned teams seeking fast implementation of solutions in uncertain environments.
• Negotiation skills and ability to build strong partnerships, internally and externally
• Enterprise mindset, connecting the dots and seeking synergies that can concrete a bigger impact.
• Influence and communication skills that aim to share and absorb learnings and best practices across borders for the benefit of the entire organization.
• Proactivity to learn new concepts as going along the process as well as to find ways to continuously improve his/her capabilities.