393463BR**Buyer - R&D (Mandarin Speaker)**:Malaysia**About the role**Location: #LI-HybridAbout this role:This is a unique opportunity to join our Procurement Team as a Buyer. Where your main responsibility will be the execution of bidding and contracting activities for/in support of assigned countries/categories according to the defined buying processes; information sharing across countries/categories to leverage best practices; provide analytics and prepares reports; contribute to delivery of measurable value for Novartis, through alignment of business requirements, sourcing expertise, supplier market intelligence, financial productivity and mitigation of risk; support data quality management within Procurement function according to the defined processes to identify opportunities and to support continuous improvement; assure the delivery of services according to defined KPIs and Service Levels.**Your Responsibilities**:Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:- Sourcing validation and analysis from business users, country procurement organization or category managers:- Direct users on correct buying (content streams) channels if required.- Engage category teams where defined thresholds are met.- Activities scope and sourcing plan definition, opportunity analysis.- Supplier selection, requested risk analysis performance verification and update.- Supplier scoring criteria definition and documentation preparation for competitive bidding event.- Inputs collection and sharing to category managers on overall category strategy.- ESourcing event management and monitoring, supplier communication, supplier training, bidding analysis, pitch presentation organization.- Contract preparation- Post signature contract management**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:- Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team's representative of the patients and communities we serve._**Role Requirements****What you'll bring to the role**:- University/Advanced degree in life science is preferred- 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 reporting & advanced analytical and presentation tools.- Experience in Spend reporting, analysis and optimization.- Experience with eSourcing tools.- Good understanding of operations and business culture of multinational company.- Ability to work in virtual teams and with remote stakeholders.- Experience in supporting clients directly / managing Stakeholders.- High proven interpersonal, communication & negotiation and skills.- Advanced Analytical & Conceptual Thinking, organizational skills, results oriented and proactive.- Strong sense for independence and self-drive.- Curious mind and high motivation to learn.- Fluent spoken and written English and Mandarin**Why Novartis?**Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people's lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us!**Division**Operations**Business Unit**Procurement**Work Location**Petaling Jaya**Company/Legal Entity**NOV MALAYSIA**Functional Area**Procurement**Job Type**Full Time**Employment Type**Regular**Shift Work**No**Early Talent**Yes
