Job Description

1886! We have more than 130 years of experience treating patients. Sandoz is a global leader in generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars and a division of the Novartis Group. Our mission is to discover new ways to improve and extend people\'s lives. Sandoz contributes to society\'s ability to support growing healthcare needs by pioneering novel approaches to help people around the world access high-quality medicine.
The Buyer is responsible for 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. We offer a role contributing in Indirect Commercial & Corporate Spend Categories. The scope of countries is Australia, New Zealand, and ASIA cluster. Preferred candidate will have excellent English knowledge and additional language requirement, Thai or Vietnamese

Your Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• 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

Minimum requirements

What you\'ll bring to the role:

• University/Advanced level degree needed.
• Master\'s Degree/other advanced degree in the Economics, Finance or related areas is preferred.
• English (excellence in speaking and writing),
• 5 years of relevant experience in a global environment in a similar position.
• Proven experience in spend reporting, analysis and optimization.
• Experience with eSourcing tools.
• Good understanding of Procurement business processes such as Tactical Buying, Catalogue Management, Contract Management, Supplier Setup and Procurement Operations.

Why Sandoz?

500 million patients were touched by Sandoz generic and biosimilar medicines in 2022 and while we\'re proud of this, we know there is more we could do to continue to help pioneer access to medicines for people around the world.

How will we do this? We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.

We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what\'s possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world\'s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!
Imagine what you could do here at Sandoz!

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Functional Area

Procurement

Division

SANDOZ

Business Unit

Commercial OPS SIR SZ

Employment Type

Regular

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.

Shift Work

No

Early Talent

No

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