Procurement Specialist

Job Description Summary

#LI-Hybrid
Location : Selangor, Malaysia

To support the implementation of Category Strategy and Annual Category Plan, deliver projects and initiatives, and execute Supplier Performance and Innovation with the day-to-day activities of Category management.

 

Job Description

Key responsibilities :

• Support the development of the Annual Category Plan and overall Category Plan.

• Implement the sourcing business plan within the area of responsibility, deploying actions to meet objectives.

• Support the calculation of Category targets and directly contribute to the delivery of defined cost savings targets where appropriate.

• 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 Global Category Lead.

• Support the tracking, documentation, and mitigation of risks and issues for the category.

• Facilitate contract management and execution

• Strong knowledge of procurement processes and concepts across multiple disciplines (e.g. category management, negotiation, contracts, systems and processes, project or information management).

Key performance indicators:

• Achieve or exceed defined cost savings and value capture targets (Financial).

• Measure the effectiveness and efficiency of service provision and internal stakeholder satisfaction. (Service Provision)

Essential Requirements:
Work Experience:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in any related field.

• At least 5 years of relevant working experience in procurement.

• Proven ability to operate effectively within an organization of significant scale and complexity

• Demonstrated experience in collaborating across boundaries (geographies and divisions)

• Experience in operations management and execution, ensuring efficiency and delivery against targets

• Comfortable acting as a representative of the organization in dealing with external partners

• Strong Negotiating Skills.

• Ability to conduct Root Cause Analysis and Problem-Solving.

• Proficiency in Vendor Management.

• Ability to conduct Internal and External Customer Needs Analysis.

Languages :

• English.

• Proficiency in Mandarin is an asset

 

Skills Desired

Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies, Negotiating, Root Cause Analysis And Problem-Solving, Vendor Management