Summary
About the Role
Major accountabilities:
- Provide day-to-day Procurement services
- Definition when no category strategy in place above strategic threshold (incl. negotiation strategy), approval, communication
- Accountable for and carefully monitor and support sourcing execution and negotiation performed by the buyer (also acts as an escalation point).
- Maintain strong information flows back to global Category team for opportunities to aggregate demand and generate additional leverage.
- Ensure operational Procurement requests are executed in line with category strategies, and in compliance with relevant policies and operating procedures, including preferred supplier agreements.
- Contribute to overall savings opportunity identification and delivery.
- Responsible to ensure the right balance between business needs and Novartis’ strategy.
- Accountable to work with stakeholders to identify the most cost-effective ways to deliver business objectives.
Key performance indicators:
- Planning and achievement of productivity targets, overall value proposition and priorities as agreed with the business and procurement stakeholders.
- Increase Procurement effectiveness (realize the benefits of productivity and process improvements such as, outsourcing, cross-divisional Category management, etc.).
- Cash flow contribution (extending payment terms with major suppliers with / without Supply Chain Finance).
- Compliance to mandated processes and guidelines (Responsible Procurement, Anti-Bribery, NP4, etc.).
Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:
- > 5 years of Procurement experience and contracting experience.
- Solid experience in navigating in global, matrix organizations and across geographies and cultures.
- Extensive experience in sourcing processes (e.g. RFI/RFQ), negotiation strategies, project management, good communication and collaboration skills as well as market analysis capabilities to drive operational excellence.
- SAP or other management system experience
Skills:
- Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies.
- Negotiating.
- Root Cause Analysis And Problem-Solving.
- Vendor Management.
Languages :
- English.
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