Job Description Summary
Job Description Summary
Job Description
Major accountabilities:
Develop and actioning plans to achieve the targets while driving benchmarks, creating value beyond cost, incorporating technology to the services, managing suppliers, etc.
Provide end-to end procurement management at site through the alignment of the business requirements, operational excellence, strategic sourcing and negotiation expertise, supplier market intelligence, financial productivity and mitigation of risks.
Supervise the implementation of sourcing plans for the sub-category & deliver sub-category savings targets following engagement in the target setting process.
Provide input into the overall Category segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships or may directly control purchases with respect to supplier choice, timing and commercial conditions on a local basis (may vary between divisions depending on way spend is controlled).
Manage strategic sub-category supplier relationships and implement consistent key performance indicators for the sub-category, and report on suppliers’ performance.
Collect supplier information and feedback from Divisions, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners, and deliver Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics for the relevant sub-category.
Create, apply, complete and reviews major contracts for the sub-category and ensure that negotiated contracts are clearly communicated for the sub-category area and that they are consistently applied
Minimum Requirements:
University/Advanced degree is required.
Vendor Management experience - driving large global vendors ( US Preferable)
Minimum 5 years' experience in Procurement
Data analysis with the ability to navigate across Novartis platforms/systems
Ability to identify & deliver value creation projects
Ability to engage with business & influence stakeholders across multiple business units
Fluent English
Skills Desired
Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies, Negotiating, Root Cause Analysis And Problem-Solving, Vendor Management