About the Role
Major accountabilities:
Implement Regional strategies, partner with global category leads at site level.Supervise the implementation of sourcing plans for the region savings targets following engagement in the target setting process.Provide input into the overall Category segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships or may directly control purchases with respect to supplier choice, timing and commercial conditions on a local basis.Manage strategic supplier relationships and implement consistent key performance indicators for the sub-category, and report on suppliers' performance.Collect supplier information and feedback from Category teams and Business Partners, and deliver Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics for the region.Create, apply, complete and review major contracts for the region and ensure that negotiated contracts are clearly communicated for the sub-category area and that they are consistently applied. Manage strategic 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.Proven experience creating and implementing highly complex regional contracts.Strong knowledge of Procurement process.Strong and effective written and verbal communications in English and Portuguese.Strong experience managing strategic category supplier relationships.Knowledge of the indirect categories.Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting, and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?
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Functional Area: Procurement
Job Type: Full time
Employment Type: Regular
Shift Work: No
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