Major Accountabilities:

• Support the development of the Category Strategy and the Annual Category Plan, as required by the Global Category Lead.
• Implement sourcing business plan for area of responsibility
• Deploy actions within categories, support the development of Category targets, and deliver savings targets where appropriate
• Support the aggregation of all Category level data across Divisions to inform the top-down target setting process.
• Support the collection of supplier, market, Category and internal business information at both the Category and sub-category levels.
• Assist the coordination of materials for supplier segmentation processes, as defined by the Novartis Supplier Performance and Innovation Framework and directed by the Global Category Lead.
• Supports the tracking and documentation of risk and issue management for the category.
• Facilitate contract management and execution.
• Understand applied practice, concepts and process in one or more procurement disciplines (e.g. category management,negotiation, contracts, systems and processes, project or information management).
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Minimum Requirements:

• Between 1-3 years' experience in a procurement/marketing position
• Operational Procurement: Experience in operational procurement is essential. Working knowledge of Ariba is considered an advantage.
• Vendor Management: Proficiency in managing vendor relationships and ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to effectively manage and communicate with stakeholders at various levels

Languages :

• English