Supply Chain Head Diagnostics Colombia

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The Position

Driving sustainable impact

Our responsibility extends beyond innovation. Youll contribute to solutions that improve healthcare by addressing the most pressing health challenges and diseases with the highest social burden while reducing our impact on the planet. Together we create a healthier workplace society and future for generations to come.

The Opportunity

Roche Diagnostics (DIA) Colombia is looking for the Supply Chain Head based in Bogotá Colombia. This role will achieve strategic financial and operational targets through strategic and tactical supply chain analysis planning and management by owning the Supply Sub chapter leading with purpose under our VACC to develop talent.

Responsibilities

• Develop Supply as a productive unit: Generate financial and operational value through efficiencies OPEX investment returns and networking capital improvements while maintaining strong customer focus and risk management.

• Ensure product availability and inventory optimization: Manage equipment inventory write-offs and OTIF (On-Time In-Full) performance while anticipating supply/demand risks.

• Develop talent and organizational culture: Promote high-performance teams within a safe motivational environment.

• Lead Purchase strategy and vendor negotiations: Develop the Purchase area with strategic and financial goals lead key vendor/supplier negotiations for Roches interests and coordinate with Purchase to Pay RSS team for compliant efficient cycles (Sagrilaf/Sarlaft).

• Improve Order to Cash cycle: Drive Order Management initiatives to enhance operational outcomes for Roche and customers through automation risk control and process improvements.

• Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence: Generate business impact through process excellence initiatives that promote agility efficiencies risk control and financial results.

• Manage compliance external commerce and export control: Consolidate External Commerce role in Supply DIA; ensure legal frameworks for customs and import processes; act as LECO (Local Export Control Officer) for DIA Colombia; maintain ICFR controls and quality assurance; oversee SAP master processes; manage internal/external audits; support regional/subregional priorities and projects.

Who you are

• Bachelors degree (or equivalent experience) required; post-graduate degree desired and high English language proficiency.

• Leadership experience: Minimum 7 years in similar leading roles managing 100M USD sales leading teams of 15 people in matrix and PL3 operational environments.

• 5 years experience in pharma medical device or diagnostics industry with cold chain management experience.

• End-to-end supply chain cycle management with strong negotiation skills third-party vendor/operations management and proven ability to achieve Operational Excellence through OKRs/KPIs.

• Knowledge of supply chain fundamentals analytical financials and compliance environments with ability to manage regulatory requirements.

• ERP SAP expertise process automation and systematization capabilities.

Preferred

• Experience leading supply responsibilities and/or projects with LATAM Scope or as Cluster lead including Colombia.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together more than 100000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. 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 global impact.

Lets build a healthier future together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.