Job Description Summary

To be responsible for one category in one country and support the implementation of Category Strategy and Annual Category Plan, deliver projects and initiatives, and execute Supplier Performance and Innovation; to support the Category 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 General 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 Global Category Lead.

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

Facilitate contract management and execution (Cross-Divisional/Pharma spend

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

Previous experience in Procurement with 2+Years

Cross-functional and cross-country collaboration

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

Sourcing & Contracting experience

Launching tender process

English communication(verbal & written)

Work Experience

Previous experience in Procurement with 2+Years

Cross-functional and cross-country collaboration

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

Sourcing & Contracting experience

Launching tender process

English communication(verbal & written)

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.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

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

Accessibility and Accommodation

Novartis is committed to work with and provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.

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

Skills Desired

Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies (Inactive), Negotiation, Root Cause Analysis And Problem-Solving (Inactive), Vendor Management #J-18808-Ljbffr

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