Summary-To be responsible for multiple categories in one country OR one cross divisional category in one country part of the Category aligned teams. May lead the delivery of individual projects defined as part of the Annual Category Plan; to focus on project delivery with activities including requirements gathering, market analysis, qualifying and selecting suppliers with the relevant Business Partners and stakeholders, as well as non-sourcing projects such as demand management and process improvement.
About the Role Major accountabilities: Implement global category strategy at local level OR implement sourcing business plan for area of responsibility; directly deploys global category strategy at site level. 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 [Cross -Divisional/Pharma spend $12 -$25m NCH/SDZ/NVD/NIBR spend $10 -$20m]. 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. Direct reports 0 -5 -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable) Key performance indicators: performance in accordance with defined KPIs -Value Delivery (Financial) & Customer Delivery (service Provision) Minimum Requirements: Work Experience: Operations Management and Execution. Representing the organization. Project Management. Major Change. Cross Cultural Experience. Collaborating across boundaries. Organization Scope; Scale and Complexity. Skills: Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies. Negotiating. Root Cause Analysis And Problem-Solving. Vendor Management. Languages : English. Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?
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