Procurement Specialist

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 Management