Global Category manager - Quality control CAPEX (Robotics)

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Prague, CZE
In-Office
1M-2M Annually
Senior level
Biotech • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Develop and execute global category and sourcing strategies for quality control capital equipment and robotics. Lead sourcing initiatives, supplier performance, strategic supplier relationships, contracting, procurement savings, budgets, and resource allocation. Partner with global divisions, countries, sites, category teams, and business stakeholders. Manage complex projects and direct reports while delivering financial and customer value through effective procurement operations.
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Kč1,097,670.00 - Kč2,038,530.00

Job Description Summary

As Global Category Manager QC CAPEX (Robotics), you will translate broader procurement strategies into effective category plans and sourcing initiatives. You will drive supplier performance, value delivery and contracting activities while partnering with divisions, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners.This is an opportunity to play an important role in an evolving global Category Management structure, strengthening how Procurement operates and partners with its internal customers

Job Description

Major Accountabilities

  • Translate global divisional Category strategy into effective sub-category strategies, sourcing plans and implementation activities.
  • Lead sourcing initiatives within QC CAPEX (Robotics) and deliver agreed procurement savings and value targets.
  • Contribute to the overall Category strategy, including supplier segmentation, strategic supplier identification and business planning.
  • Lead strategic supplier relationships, establish consistent performance indicators and address supplier performance risks and issues promptly.
  • Lead major contracting activities within the sub-category, ensuring negotiated agreements are clearly communicated and consistently applied.
  • Gather supplier information and feedback from divisions, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners.
  • Support the delivery of relevant Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics and other measures of financial and customer value.
  • Manage budgets and resource allocation within the area of responsibility, ensuring priority projects are appropriately resourced and delivered.
  • Manage the performance and development of direct reports and contribute to the development of indirect team members, where applicable.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Significant professional experience in Laboratory equipment and Automation, robotics, procurement, strategic sourcing or Category Management, with responsibility for complex sourcing initiatives.
  • Experience developing and implementing category or sub-category strategies and sourcing plans. Technology-focused sourcing: Familiarity with sourcing technology-intensive solutions and considering lifecycle cost, scalability, interoperability and supplier or technology dependency would be an advantage.
  • Strong experience managing strategic supplier relationships and supplier performance.
  • Demonstrated commercial capability, including supplier negotiations and the management of significant contracts.
  • Experience delivering procurement savings, value and relevant performance measures.
  • Strong stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions, countries, sites and business areas.
  • Experience managing complex projects, priorities, budgets and resources within a procurement environment.
  • Leadership capability, including experience managing and developing teams and talent.

Why Novartis:  Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

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Skills Desired

Automation, Quality Control (QC), Robotics

Skills Required

  • Significant professional experience in laboratory equipment, automation, robotics, procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management, including complex sourcing initiatives.
  • Experience developing and implementing category or sub-category strategies and sourcing plans.
  • Familiarity with sourcing technology-intensive solutions, including lifecycle cost, scalability, interoperability, and supplier or technology dependency considerations.
  • Strong experience managing strategic supplier relationships and supplier performance.
  • Demonstrated commercial capability, including supplier negotiations and management of significant contracts.
  • Experience delivering procurement savings, value, and relevant performance measures.
  • Strong stakeholder-management skills across functions, countries, sites, and business areas.
  • Experience managing complex projects, priorities, budgets, and resources within a procurement environment.
  • Leadership capability, including experience managing and developing teams and talent.

Novartis Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novartis and has not been reviewed or approved by Novartis.

  • Healthcare Strength — Pay and benefits are described as a strong overall package, supported by medical, dental, and vision insurance alongside FSAs/HSAs and disability and life coverage. Mental-health support is reinforced through an employee assistance program with psychological support and a network of mental health first aiders.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout element, with an automatic company contribution plus dollar-for-dollar matching in the 401(k). Additional retirement funding is described through an age-based defined contribution program and access to an employee share purchase plan discount.
  • Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are framed as robust, including a global minimum of paid parental leave for new parents following birth or adoption. Added supports include domestic partner coverage, dependent-care resources, and benefits such as adoption assistance and child/elder care options.

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The Company
HQ: Basel
110,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.

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