Band

Level 6

Job Description Summary

-To lead the purchasing organization of a small division or BU or country/region to deliver maximum benefit from Global, Regional and local sourcing. To manage a team of Purchasing professionals and support staff who provide purchasing support and expertise to all internal customers, and by leveraging competitive advantage with all of our suppliers, ensure Novartis achieves the best ultimate cost.

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

• Prepare an annual purchasing strategy for of a small division or BU or country /region and ensure it is aligned to Global Procurement Strategies.
• Direct the development of annual Procurement business plans and tactical plans in line with agreed sourcing strategy, ensuring full alignment with divisional and group targets, and set stretch targets for the team, benchmarking versus best in class external organizations, and measure achievement of objectives against KPIs.
• Direct the identification of sourcing strategies (preferred suppliers, outsourcing) and identify, engage and manage the relationships with key internal clients and external suppliers, and exert significant influence to drive Procurement projects.
• Direct the negotiation of agreements, and lead the establishment of contracts to decrease total cost with specified quality and service levels and ensure supply security, and ensure that savings are tracked ccording to group guidelines ($100-$750m).
• Direct the implementation and utilization of Procurement systems and tools in Countries, and ensure consistent tracking of savings and other Procurement KPIs, according to group policies.
• Demonstrate thought leadership related to the identification, implementation and continuous improvement of sourcing best practices, systems and processes and policies alignment.
• Direct the preparation and finalization of Procurement investments plans and budgets.
• Oversee the management and development of Procurement teams (Direct reports 10 -20 or indirect reports < 50).
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Key performance indicators:

• Overall cost efficiencies (cost savings and efficiencies); -Process efficiencies and compliance with procurement policy

Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:

• Cross Cultural Experience.
• Collaborating across boundaries.
• Critical Negotiations.
• Strategy Development.
• People Leadership.
• Project Management.

Skills:

• Effective Communication.
• Finance Management.
• Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies.
• Managing Resources.
• Negotiating.

Languages :

• English.

Skills Desired

Effective Communication, Finance Management, Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies, Managing Resources, Negotiating