Job Description

Senior Procurement and Events Specialist



Category: Procurement



Location: Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, MY






Do you have demonstrated experience in procurement and a passion for driving value for a patient-centric company? Are you a Senior Procurement & Events Specialist who\xe2\x80\x99s looking to make a true impact across business partners for a high-performing and growing organization? If yes, then continue reading and apply now. Become part of our mission to improve patient lives through life-changing careers at Novo Nordisk Malaysia!

About the department
Novo Nordisk (NN) is a global healthcare company with 100 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. This heritage has given us experience and capabilities that also enable us to help people defeat obesity, haemophilia, growth disorders, rare diseases, and other serious chronic diseases. Headquartered in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs over 60,000 people globally and markets its products in more than 170 countries.
As part of a globally successful pharmaceutical business, Novo Nordisk Malaysia is a high-growth affiliate with an exciting growth trajectory and pipeline in new products and therapy areas in the coming years. We proudly live our purpose of improving the lives of patients within the therapy areas our products treat and put both patients and people firmly in the centre of everything we do.


The position
The successful candidate will be in charge of leading indirect sourcing activities and handling national events in partnership with societies, internal stakeholders, etc to ensure seamless execution of events. The role acts as a subject matter expert and lead in sourcing activities including but not limited to managing suppliers for goods and services, evaluating supplier quality, negotiating contracts, and establishing supplier relationship management for Malaysia affiliate. Additionally, this position will be managing the end-to-end Purchase to Pay process, including sourcing, contract negotiation and preparation, creating purchase orders, issuing payments, and tracking delivery. The role will directly report to the Finance & Operations Director.
Other role tasks are as follows but are not limited to:

• Aid the line of business where needed in order to maximize the value of budgets through sourcing, prioritization, monitoring and reporting of benefits (i.e., savings, contract coverage), work with internal departments to determine procurement needs and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, and proactively and aligning with BASEA (Business Area South East Asia) and Global Procurement strategy.
• Develop and maintain procurement policies and procedures, ensure all contracts are properly prepared and acknowledged by parties involved, and vendor creation in the system, follow up on invoices, and ensure timely delivery of goods and services.
• Conduct market research to identify potential suppliers for goods and services, evaluate supplier quality and negotiate contracts to ensure the best price and terms, as well as manage supplier relationships and resolve any issues that may arise.
• Ensure that all procurement activities are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, centralize all internal and external events by managing end-to-end sourcing, organize and manage internal company events, and manage national programs in partnership with societies and internal company stakeholders.
• Work with commercial business units and sales force and ensure seamless execution of events, drive \xe2\x80\x9cResponsible Sourcing\xe2\x80\x9d initiatives in line with global requirements, and be in charge of \xe2\x80\x9csourcing saving target\xe2\x80\x9d for related procurement and sourcing activities

Qualifications

• Minimum Business Degree in finance, economics, admin, marketing or equivalent.
• The candidate must have 6 strong years of experience in procurement & negotiation.
• Must have at least 3 \xe2\x80\x93 4 years of experience in managing meetings and events.
• Experience from multinational companies is a plus.
• Good computer literacy in MS Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, MS Teams and PowerPoint). Knowledge in ERP-SAP, Coupa and CVnet are preferred.

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don\xe2\x80\x99t wait for change. We drive it. We\xe2\x80\x99re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We cover the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales \xe2\x80\x93 we\xe2\x80\x99re all working to move the needle on patient care.


Contact
Upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions).


Deadline
15 December 2023


We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.


At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we\xe2\x80\x99re life changing.


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