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Novartis

Global pharmaceutical company delivering science-based innovations

Global Category Manager - Quality Control CAPEX, Robotics

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePrague, CzechiaCZK1.1M - CZK2MIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Significant professional experience in laboratory equipment and automation, robotics, procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management, including responsibility for complex sourcing initiatives.
  • Experience developing and implementing category or sub-category strategies and sourcing plans.
  • Familiarity with sourcing technology-intensive solutions and considering lifecycle cost, scalability, interoperability, and supplier or technology dependency is an advantage.
  • Strong experience managing strategic supplier relationships and supplier performance.
  • Demonstrated commercial capability, including supplier negotiations and the management of significant contracts.
  • Experience delivering procurement savings, value, and relevant performance measures.
  • Ability to collaborate across functions, countries, sites, and business areas.
  • Experience managing complex projects, priorities, budgets, and resources within a procurement environment.
  • Leadership capability, including experience managing and developing teams and talent.

Responsibilities

  • Translate global divisional category strategy into effective sub-category strategies, sourcing plans, and implementation activities.
  • Lead sourcing initiatives within QC CAPEX (Robotics) and deliver agreed procurement savings and value targets.
  • Contribute to the overall category strategy, including supplier segmentation, strategic supplier identification, and business planning.
  • Lead strategic supplier relationships, establish consistent performance indicators, and address supplier performance risks and issues promptly.
  • Lead major contracting activities within the sub-category, ensuring negotiated agreements are clearly communicated and consistently applied.
  • Gather supplier information and feedback from divisions, countries, sites, category teams, and business partners.
  • Support delivery of relevant Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics and other measures of financial and customer value.
  • Manage budgets and resource allocation within the area of responsibility, ensuring priority projects are appropriately resourced and delivered.
  • Manage the performance and development of direct reports and contribute to the development of indirect team members, where applicable.

About the Company

Novartis

Global pharmaceutical company delivering science-based innovations

Novartis is a global pharmaceutical company that uses science-based innovations to develop treatments and improve patient outcomes worldwide. Its products are medicines developed through research and development to address various diseases, aiming to reach nearly 1 billion people. The company differentiates itself by large-scale investment in R&D, a global presence with a diverse workforce, and a clear mission to Reimagine Medicine, focusing on meeting the changing needs of patients. Its goal is to improve quality of life and extend life expectancy by delivering meaningful therapies through its research and development efforts.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Basel, Switzerland
Founded
1970

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