Global & HQ Marketing Procurement Head

Job Description Summary

To lead the global procurement strategy and execution for Marketing categories. This role is responsible for managing a global spend of approximately USD 800 million, leading a team of 10-13 professionals, and delivering maximum business value by aligning global, regional, and local sourcing strategies. The role requires close collaboration with senior stakeholders across Novartis, ensuring that category strategies are developed, aligned, and implemented consistently across the US and Top International Markets.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and own the Global Category Strategy for Marketing Procurement Globally, ensuring alignment with Novartis Global Procurement strategies and business objectives.

• Align global strategy with local and regional procurement teams, ensuring effective implementation across markets (focus on US and International Top Markets).

• Manage and develop a high-performing team procurement professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Drive strategic supplier relationships, ensuring best-in-class partnerships with agencies to deliver value, innovation, and competitive advantage.

• Partner with senior business stakeholders to ensure procurement strategies fully support business needs and long-term objectives.

• Deliver measurable cost efficiencies, value creation, and process improvements while ensuring compliance with procurement policies and standards.

• Negotiate and oversee global agreements with marketing agencies, balancing cost, quality, innovation, and risk management.

• Provide thought leadership on trends in marketing procurement, ensuring Novartis remains at the forefront of best practices in supplier management and sourcing.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Strong, proven track record in Procurement Leadership (regional or global), ideally within Marketing category.

• Strong experience in cross-country and cross-functional environments

• Deep understanding of Marketing landscape

• Demonstrated success in strategic negotiations, supplier relationship management, and senior stakeholder engagement

• Strong financial and commercial acumen.

• Experience in developing and implementing category strategies with measurable business impact.

• People leadership experience managing and developing large, diverse teams across multiple geographies.

• Strong background in project and change management

You’ll receive (Applicable to Czech Republic):

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 17,500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Car allowance/Company Car; MultiSport Card, Employee Share Purchase Plan. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: https://www.novartis.cz/

 

Skills Desired

Effective Communication, Finance Management, Influencing And Persuading, Strategic Thinking And Planning