Procurement Associate

Band

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Support implementation of sourcing business plan for area of responsibility.
• Provide administrative support in the development of Category targets.
• Provide support under close supervision for the development of the Annual Category Plan.
• Assist the consolidation of information and reporting to inform the Procurement Balanced Scorecard.
• Perform various administrative tasks related to 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.
• Provide administrative support for contract management and execution.
• Manage ad hoc reporting requests. Contribute to vendor audit requests and facilitate corrective action plans
• Developing know-how of applied practice concepts and process in one or more procurement disciplines.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelors / Advanced degree in business administration logistics supply chain management legal background or similar.
• Having first working experience within preferably a global company ideally within procurement finance logistics supply chain or similar.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Being able to analyze data and work with Excell (pivot tables).
• Team player collaborator and ability to work in virtual teams and with remote stakeholders.
• Motivated to manage stakeholders and lead negotiations with suppliers in future.
• Curious mind and high motivation to learn.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience with SAP Ariba and sourcing tools would be beneficial.

Benefits & Rewards

Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement); 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 17500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Public Transportation allowance; MultiSport Card Employee Share Purchase Plan. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: to Diversity and Inclusion / EEO paragraph:

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

and accommodation:

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