.Location: Mexico City #HybridAbout the Role:This role will lead sourcing projects, as well as manage category-specific supplier performance and innovation activities, supporting US.Major Accountabilities:Lead the implementation of sourcing plans and deliver savings targets following engagement in the target setting process.Provide input into the overall Category or sub-category strategy about segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships, and lead business planning activities ensuring these projects are staffed and executed on a timely basis in line with the targeted goals.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.May directly control at a country level purchases with respect to supplier choice, timing and commercial conditions (may vary between divisions depending on way spend is controlled) and 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 review 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.Operations Management and Execution Project Management.Strong and effective written and verbal communications (English).High and positive energy/self-starter.Soft skills in order to work with suppliers and stakeholders.
Strong negotiation, finance management and analytical skills.Working experience within the pharmaceutical industry and experience in working with the United States/remote work.Preferably > 5-10 years of relevant subject experience (experience in Procurement, Supplier Management, Finance, Architecture).Why Novartis:Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science.
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