Country Procurement Buyer

• Support the development of the Category Strategy and the Annual Category Plan, as required by the Country/Regional/Global Category Lead.
• Implement sourcing business plan for area of responsibility -Deploy actions within categories, support the development of Category targets, and deliver savings targets where appropriate -Support the aggregation of all Category level data across Divisions to inform the top-down target setting process.
• Support the collection of supplier, market, Category and internal business information at both the Category and sub-category levels.
• Assist the coordination of materials for supplier segmentation processes, as defined by the Novartis Supplier Performance and Innovation Framework and directed by the Country/Regional/Global Category Lead.
• Supports the tracking and documentation of risk and issue management for the category.
• Facilitate contract management and execution.
• Understand applied practice, concepts and process in one or more procurement disciplines (e.g. category management, negotiation, contracts, systems and processes, project or information management).
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 2+ years in procurement or supply chain roles, preferably in a multinational setting.
• Experience with digital platforms like Ariba.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and project management skills.

• Fluency in English; additional local language(s) preferred

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