Procurement Specialist
Procurement Specialist
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Job Description Summary
Novartis Procurement Specialists play a key role in the Procurement organization supporting the execution of Indirect Category Strategies and the Annual Category Plan across multiple manufacturing sites in Western Europe. They drive Source-to-Contract initiatives manage supplier and stakeholder relationships and promote performance process excellence and innovation. Buyers work closely with country Procurement Managers to support daily category management activities.Job Description
Major accountabilities:
- Supporting the development of the Category Strategy and the Annual Category Plan.
- Implementing the sourcing business plan in alignment with the category strategy supporting the achievement of category targets and contributing to savings delivery where applicable. Additionally aggregate category-level data across divisions to support the Procurement decision-making process.
- Supporting the collection of supplier market category and internal business data at both category and sub-category levels.
- Assisting the analysis and coordination of materials for supplier segmentation processes as defined by the Novartis Supplier Performance and Innovation Framework and directed by the Category Lead.
- Supporting the tracking and documentation of risk and issue management for the category.
- Facilitating contract management and execution.
- Applying key concepts and process in one or more procurement areas such as category management negotiation contracting procurement systems project management 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:
- > 2 years of experience of working in a global environment in a similar position of advantage.
- Experience of working in Procurement operations or equivalent operations.
- Experience in Spend reporting analysis and optimization.
- Experience with eSourcing tools.
- Good understanding of operations and business culture of multinational company.
- High proven interpersonal communication & negotiation and skills.
- Advanced Analytical & Conceptual Thinking organizational skills results oriented and proactive.
- Curious mind and high motivation to learn.
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Languages :
- English.
- Fluency in another European language (e.g. Dutch or French) would be an advantage.
Skills Desired
Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies Negotiation Root Cause Analysis And Problem-Solving Vendor ManagementRequired Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
