Head of Procurement Analytics & Insights (temp. 12-18 months) — Roche
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
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
- In Roche's Global Procurement organization, we support Roche's goal of bringing innovative solutions and medicines to patients through business and supplier partnerships.
- We act as the bridge between Roche's business functions and our suppliers to understand their needs, find opportunities, and add value far beyond cost savings.
- Within Global Procurement, the Analytics & Insights function integrates internal procurement, financial, and operational data with external market and supplier intelligence to generate actionable insights that drive data-informed decision-making across sourcing, category management, supplier management, and business strategy.
- As the Head of Procurement Analytics & Insights (Fixed-Term), you will provide strategic leadership and operational management of our analytics function during a 12-18 month leave coverage period.
- Your role is crucial in executing our current analytics roadmap while driving the organizational evolution toward a more insights-driven and decision-support-oriented team.
- You will inherit an established team and strategy, but this is also an opportunity to accelerate transformation - evolving the team's capabilities, deepening stakeholder engagement, and shifting the organization's mindset toward proactive insights and data-informed decision-making.
- You will guide the data-driven approach to procurement, driving insights, forecasting, and strategy to enhance the organization's sourcing, contracting, category management, and supplier management activities.
- You will oversee the business insights internal support service, develop and implement procurement analytics solutions, ensure data quality and governance, and provide actionable insights that support decision-making, cost savings, and efficiency improvements.
- You bring technical skills, strategic thinking, and expertise in procurement processes to influence and shape business outcomes. The Opportunity:
- Leadership & Transformation: Provide strategic and operational leadership for the analytics team during a 12–18 month coverage, evolving it from operational reporting into a proactive, insights-driven unit.
Additional details
- Join Roche, where every voice matters.
- You bring technical skills, strategic thinking, and expertise in procurement processes to influence and shape business outcomes.
- Team Continuity: Mentor staff, develop emerging leaders, and ensure seamless knowledge transfer for sustainable improvements beyond your tenure.
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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 Basel. 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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