About the Role
Major accountabilities:
- Lead sourcing plans, negotiations and deliver savings targets aligned with category strategy.
- Develop and execute category strategies for capital investment projects. Manage supplier relationships and resolve performance issues promptly.
- Define specifications and support demand management for capital projects. Drive business planning and ensure timely execution of strategic initiatives.
- Monitor supplier performance using consistent KPIs and feedback loops.
- Collect and analyze supplier data across divisions and business partners.
- Create and manage major contracts, ensuring clarity and compliance.
- Communicate negotiated contracts and ensure consistent application.
- Oversee budget and resource allocation for procurement activities.
Minimum Requirements:
- Experience of working in Procurement and/or knowledge of Real Estate Facility Services (REFS) capital projects.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills to manage senior stakeholders and lead global negotiations with suppliers mainly from Switzerland.
- Excellent knowledge of German and English language.
- Good understanding of operations and business culture of multinational company.
- Ability to work in virtual teams and with remote stakeholders.
- Strong sense for independence and self-drive.
- Curious mind and high motivation to learn.
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?
https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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.
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Role Requirements
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? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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