Job Description

Bringing life-changing medicines to millions of people, Novartis sits at the intersection of cutting-edge medical science and innovative digital technology. As a global company, the resources and opportunities for growth and development are plentiful including global and local cross functional careers, a diverse learning suite of thousands of programs & an in-house marketplace for rotations & project work. With a strong medicines pipeline our current transformation will not just deliver growth for our business but continue to allow us to bring innovative medicines to patients quickly.

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. The role also provides analytics and prepares reports, contributes to delivery of measurable value for Novartis, through alignment of business requirements, sourcing expertise, supplier market intelligence, financial productivity and mitigation of risk.
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 and 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.
• Contract drafting based on agreed templates.
• Full terms and conditions or contractual terms negotiation.
• Contracts search and reporting.
• Contracts check against defined procedures (e.g. amendments stored correctly).

Minimum requirements

What you\'ll bring to the role:

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.

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Why Novartis?
766 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2021, and while we\'re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people\'s lives.
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 Novartis!

Imagine what you could do at Novartis!

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Functional Area

Procurement

Division

CTS

Business Unit

PROCUREMENT NBS

Employment Type

Regular

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Shift Work

No

Early Talent

No

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