Procurement Specialist

Job Description Summary -To be responsible for one category in one country and support the implementation of Category Strategy and Annual Category Plan, deliver projects and initiatives, and execute Supplier Performance and Innovation; to support the Category leadership with the day-to-day activities of Category management.

Job Description Sourcing activities

Sourcing validation and analysis from business users, country procurement

organization

or category managers:

Direct users on correct buying (content streams) channels if

required .

Engage category teams where defined thresholds

are met .

Activities scope and sourcing plan definition, opportunity analysis.

Supplier selection,

requested risk analysis performance

verification

and update.

Supplier scoring criteria definition and documentation preparation for competitive bidding event.

Inputs collection and sharing to category managers on overall category strategy .

eSourcing

event management and monitoring, supplier communication, supplier training, bidding analysis, pitch presentation organization.

Document and communicate final award decision. Negotiations after the

eSourcing

event closure to reach the most competitive prices.

Bids examination and sourcing summary sheet

(outcome) completion.

Recommendation to award and

informing

suppliers

on

competitive bidding results . Finding opportunities to improve and automate recurrent processes, thus allowing greater focus on

value adding

activities .

Report productivity as per Procurement guidelines and support measurements / activities to improve .

defined KPIs:

Savings identification and achievement through

competitive

bidding process.

Baseline and savings

methodology

definition for in-scope categories.

Savings

calculation

and tracking.

Identification and initiation of continuous improvement activities through analysis of historical events,

performance

and trends .

Contracting activities

Contract preparation:

Contract drafting based on agreed templates.

Full terms and conditions or contractual

terms

negotiation.

Contract review and contract content

approvals

coordination, signature process

initiation

and monitoring (ink, electronic).

Contract archiving in the global standard contract management system.

Post signature contract management:

Contracts search and reporting. Contracts

check

against defined procedures ( e.g.

amendments stored correctly).

Monitoring and identification of expiring contracts,

initiating

process for contract extension or competitive bidding.

Termination strategy definition and

contracts

termination management.

Business support with unsolved delivery issues (escalation point).

Suppliers’ performance review coordination for key local suppliers.

Other activities:

Perform

c onsistency

c hecks and corrective actions ( e.g.

p referred vendors and related contract coverage) .

Supports the development of executive management reporting and business performance reviews,

collaboration

with SMEs to ensure transparency and consistency on various performance metrics . Support users with documentation

requi red

to

submit

purchase requests.

Minimum Requirements : Fluent in French Experience in Procurement 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. Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network

Skills Desired French Language