Head of Network Configuration - Diagnostics Supply Chain — Roche
- Location
- Rotkreuz
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 8 days ago
Role overview
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.
- 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.
Company and context
- The Diagnostics Supply Chain Network Orchestration department serves as a vital strategic engine for the organization, focused on driving end-to-end integration, supply chain resilience, and global operational excellence.
- By implementing advanced configuration methodologies and optimizing distribution parameters, the team systematically balances customer service requirements with cost and inventory goals.
- Every member of this global network shares an absolute commitment to permanently optimizing processes to increase quality and efficiency standards across the entire enterprise.
- We are seeking a Head of Network Configuration to step into a high-visibility leadership role reporting directly to the Head of Network Orchestration DSC.
- This strategic position is responsible for the continuous operation, monitoring, and improvement of our global distribution network, leveraging a state-of-the-art framework that spans affiliates, regions, global hubs, and external partners.
- Operating with a high degree of strategic scope over the entire flow of goods, you will define the core distribution parameters that safeguard delivery reliability and ensure maximum customer satisfaction. The Opportunity
- Establishing global governance frameworks and standard operating procedures for distribution network parameter configuration ensures fully compliant and optimized operations.
- Steering key parameter decisions regarding transportation modes, replenishment lot sizes, rounding values, safety stocks, and routing paths directly reduces costs, lowers CO2 emissions, and maximizes the shelf-life of the commercial finished goods portfolio.
- Optimizing the end-to-end flow of goods allows the network to react with maximum speed and flexibility to unexpected regulatory shifts or changing customer demands.
- Leveraging advanced analytics enables continuous monitoring of configuration variables to ensure the organization can immediately pivot into a crisis mode when external disruptions occur.
Additional details
- Join Roche, where every voice matters.
- Operating with a high degree of strategic scope over the entire flow of goods, you will define the core distribution parameters that safeguard delivery reliability and ensure maximum customer satisfaction.
- Collaborating closely with affiliates and global business functions, including Global Product Planning, Network Management, Hub Operations, Commercial Supply Chain, and Order Execution, drives cross-functional standardization.
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Questions about this listing
What salary does Roche offer for this role?
Roche lists CHF 85'500 - 129'500 gross per year for this position in Rotkreuz. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Roche offer?
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