Major accountabilities:

• Develop and actioning plans to achieve the targets while driving benchmarks, creating value beyond cost, incorporating technology to the services, managing suppliers, etc.  
• Provide end-to end procurement management at site through the alignment of the business requirements, operational excellence, strategic sourcing and negotiation expertise, supplier market intelligence, financial productivity and mitigation of risks. 
• Supervise the implementation of sourcing plans for the sub-category & deliver sub-category savings targets following engagement in the target setting process.
• Provide input into the overall Category segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships or may directly control purchases with respect to supplier choice, timing and commercial conditions on a local basis (may vary between divisions depending on way spend is controlled).
• Manage strategic sub-category supplier relationships and implement consistent key performance indicators for the sub-category, and report on suppliers’ performance.
• Collect supplier information and feedback from Divisions, 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

Minimum Requirements:

• University/Advanced degree is required.
• Vendor Management experience - driving large global vendors ( US Preferable)
• Minimum 5 years' experience in Procurement
• Data analysis with the ability to navigate across Novartis platforms/systems
• Ability to identify & deliver value creation projects
• Ability to engage with business & influence stakeholders across multiple business units
• Fluent English