Job Description Summary
-To plan and lead Category initiatives for a clearly defined sub-category globally OR one category regionally OR all categories in one country OR multiple cross-unit categories in one country; to develop the sub-category strategy as part of the wider Category Strategy; to lead proactive sourcing projects, specification definition and demand management, as well as manage sub-category-specific supplier performance and innovation activities.Job Description
Position Purpose:
To plan and lead Category initiatives for a clearly defined sub-category globally OR one category regionally OR all categories in one country OR multiple cross-unit categories in one country; to develop the sub-category strategy as part of the wider Category Strategy; to lead proactive sourcing projects, specification definition and demand management, as well as manage sub-category-specific supplier performance and innovation activities.
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Translates global unit category strategy into global, unit, subcategory strategy OR translates regional procurement strategy into country strategy and local implementation. Lead the implementation of sourcing plans for the sub category and deliver sub-category savings targets following engagement in the target setting process.
- Provide input into the overall Category or sub-category strategy about segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships, and lead business planning activities and ensure these projects are staffed and executed on a timely basis in line with the targeted goals.
- Manage strategic sub-category supplier relationships, and implement consistent key performance indicators for the sub-category, ensuring that any supplier performance risks and issues are resolved on a timely basis to end user satisfaction.
- May directly control at a country level purchases with respect to supplier choice, timing and commercial conditions (may vary between business units depending on way spend is controlled).
- Collect supplier information and feedback from business units, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners, and deliver Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics for the relevant sub category.
- Create, apply, complete and reviews major contracts for the sub category, and ensure that negotiated contracts are clearly communicated for the sub-category area and that they are consistently applied [Cross-business unit /Pharma spend $25 -$100m NCH/SDZ/NVD/ spend $20 -$80m].
- Manage the budget/resource allocation for the area of responsibility. Manage the performance and talent development of direct reports and contribute to talent development of indirect reports (Direct reports 5-10 or indirect reports up to 30).
- Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Sandoz products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)
- Key performance indicators: Procurement productivity savings -Value Delivery (Financial) & Customer Delivery (service Provision)
What you’ll bring to the role:
Essential Requirements:
- MBA or Master’s degree (preferred) in Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations Management, Finance, or General Management from a reputed institution.
- 12-15+ years of procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or supply chain experience.
- At least 5+ years managing global or regional categories with significant spend responsibility.
- Experience handling annual spend of USD 25M-100M+ across multiple suppliers and markets.
- Proven track record of delivering measurable cost savings, value creation, and supplier performance improvements.
Why Sandoz?
Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more, so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of access to good healthcare.
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Skills Desired
Effective Communication, Finance Management, Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies, Managing Resources, NegotiatingSkills Required
- MBA or master's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations Management, Finance, or General Management
- 12–15+ years of procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or supply chain experience
- At least 5+ years managing global or regional categories with significant spend responsibility
- Experience managing annual spend of USD 25M–100M+ across multiple suppliers and markets
- Proven track record delivering measurable cost savings, value creation, and supplier performance improvements
Sandoz Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sandoz and has not been reviewed or approved by Sandoz.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage are consistently described as core components across U.S. roles and materials. Feedback suggests the medical offering is broad and a standard pillar of the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with a company match described as generous is commonly included for U.S. roles. This savings support is positioned alongside other primary benefits as part of total rewards.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity eligibility is noted for many positions and a global all‑employee share program is being introduced from 2026. These elements add upside beyond base salary and annual bonus.
Sandoz Insights
What We Do
Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. Our Purpose is to pioneer access to medicines for patients globally. We are on a mission to drive innovation in the healthcare industry by freeing up resources sustainably and responsibly while continuing to address global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance. We are present in more than 100 countries and our medicines serve some 500 million people every year. We have two main global businesses: Generics - divided between standard generics and complex generics - and Biosimilars.
