Procurement Specialist

Job Description Summary

To be responsible for one category for multiple countries and support the implementation of Category Strategy and Annual Category Plan, deliver projects and initiatives, and execute Supplier Performance and Innovation; to support the Procurement leadership with the day-to-day activities of Category management.

 

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

• Support the development of the Category Strategy and the Annual Category Plan, as required by the Category Lead.

• Implement sourcing business plan for area of responsibility -Deploy actions within categories, support the development of Category targets, and deliver savings targets where appropriate -Support the aggregation of all Category level data across Divisions to inform the top-down target setting process.

• Support the collection of supplier, market, Category and internal business information at both the Category and sub-category levels.

• Assist the coordination of materials for supplier segmentation processes, as defined by the Novartis Supplier Performance and Innovation Framework and directed by the Category Lead.

• Supports the tracking and documentation of risk and issue management for the category.

• Facilitate contract management and execution.

• Understand applied practice, concepts and process in one or more procurement disciplines (e.g. category management, negotiation, contracts, systems and processes, project or information management).

• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:

• Previous experience in Procurement and/or Marketing categories

• Cross-functional and cross-country collaboration

• Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Sourcing & Contracting experience

Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics, Finance, Economics, or a related field.

• Negotiating

• Root Cause Analysis and Problem-Solving.

Why Novartis:  Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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Languages :

• English, any other language would be an advantage

 

Skills Desired

Procurement