Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Manager

Flexsis is part of the Interiman Group, one of the leading providers of personnel services in Switzerland. Thanks to our solid expertise and the competences within the Interiman Group, we offer tailor-made solutions in personnel consulting.

For our client Roche in Basel, we are looking for a motivated and reliable (m/f/d)

Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Manager

We are looking for a strategic sourcing professional with 5+ years of experience in high-tech environments, supported by a degree in Business, Supply Chain, Data Science, or a related field. The ideal candidate combines a data architect mindset with strong technical fluency, enabling them to transform complex datasets into clear, actionable sourcing strategies. With a solid understanding of computational science and a highly adaptable approach, they quickly learn new domains and drive data-driven decisions.

• Start date: asap

• latest Start Date: 15.5.26

• Planned duration: 31.12.26

• Extension (in case of limitation): possible

• Workplace: Basel

• Workload: 80-100%

• Home Office: 2 days remote, 3 days onsite

• Spend Taxonomy & Classification: Lead the development of a bespoke spend taxonomy and classification model, establishing clear definitions across service categories (including staff augmentation, project-based consulting, and managed services) to enable improved cost control, vendor segmentation, and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Data Curation & Enrichment: Perform data curation and enrichment by reviewing and rationalizing the existing inventory of external contractors and consultants, identifying underlying capabilities and aligning them to defined procurement categories
• Operational Bridge: Align with Portfolio & Operations teams to streamline the data flow between the supplier landscape and our budget and WBS frameworks for maximum efficiency..
• Develop Training: Work with the organisation to help upskilling key roles with regards to supplier and vendor management.
• Landscape Mapping: Develop a comprehensive end-to-end map of all external resources to provide full transparency and clarity on roles and responsibilities across CS CoE and their stakeholder workstreams..
• Proposal for Strategy: Develop and present a data-driven category strategy for the Computational Science (CS–CoE) portfolio, defining the future-state sourcing model and establishing recommendations for preferred supplier panels.
   

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, Data Science, or a related technical field
• Experience: 5+ years in Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Management or Consulting, specifically within high-tech environments
• Data Architect Mindset: Expert-level ability to curate messy datasets and build logical, modular classification frameworks
  Strategic Execution: A systems-thinker capable of distilling hundreds of individual contracts into key strategic pillars, transforming fragmented data into a cohesive sourcing strategy
  Technical Fluency: Familiarity with the "language" of AI/Data science to accurately categorize technical services.
  Computational Domain Literacy: A deep understanding of the "Computational Science" market.
  Adaptability: Quickly adapts to new environments and rapidly learns new concepts, tools, and domains
  English fluent is a MUST

Are you interested and would you like to seize this opportunity? Then we should definitely get to know each other! Simply click on "Apply now" and we look forward to receiving your complete application documents