Position OverviewPosition based in Monza and reporting to the Procurement Lead, you will be a key member of the Finance, IT and Business Operations team. You will be jointly accountable for the Commercial Finance Operations transformation journey, fostering a collaborative, customer‐centric environment and driving the adoption of agile ways of working.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop a strong understanding of the suppliers' market, trends, and innovations in the assigned categories.Drive and ensure an effective and proactive scouting process of strategic partners in the reference market.Co‐create sourcing strategies with internal stakeholders, gathering business needs and ensuring adherence to the procurement policy.Implement and execute robust, agile sourcing processes, contributing to the effectiveness of the overall strategy.Plan and implement source‐to‐pay activities in accordance with the defined strategy, leading the sourcing process through tools such as RFI, RFP, RFQ and eSourcing tools.Analyze commercial suppliers' proposals and lead the negotiation process based on the established strategy.Oversee and ensure an effective and timely process for supplier contract set‐up, coordinating with other functions and complying with procurement policy and legal framework.Manage supplier relationships, aiming to increase efficiency, improve commercial terms, and implement new approaches and technologies.Contribute to supplier performance review, due diligence and risk assessment, translating insights into actionable plans.Collaborate across functional areas to deliver better outcomes and overcome barriers.Participate in international procurement working groups, strengthening networking to deliver better outcomes.Co‐own the procurement vision, strategy, strategic goals and follow up on their implementation.QualificationsUniversity degree in Engineering (preferred Management), Business Administration, Economics.Postgraduate qualification (nice to have) – Master's degree in Procurement.At least 2 years of experience in a similar position within a multinational environment, ideally in Diagnostics or Medical Devices industry.Excellent knowledge of source‐to‐pay fundamentals and proven capability in leveraging AI‐driven tools to optimise procurement processes, enhance spend analysis, and automate workflows.Ability to understand business context, prioritise and make decisions.Excellent negotiation capability, problem solving, business acumen, result orientation and organisational skills.Strong attitude towards innovative technologies, with a focus on AI for predictive data analysis, contract management optimisation and informed decision‐making within the S2P cycle.Passion for change, simplification and process improvement, with the ability to see through complexity and remove waste.Strong interpersonal, collaborative and influencing skills and ability to build trusting relationships.Entrepreneurial spirit and curiosity that inspires others, generating ideas and seeing them through to action.Fluent in English and Italian, both written and spoken.Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.#J-18808-Ljbffr