*summary*:location: mexico city #hybridabout the role:to be responsible for refs category and lead the delivery of individual projects defined as part of the annual category plan; to focus on project delivery with activities including requirements gathering, market analysis, qualifying and selecting suppliers with the relevant business partners and stakeholders, as well as non-sourcing projects such as demand management and process improvement.
*about the role*:- translates global divisional category strategy into global, divisional, sub category strategy or translates regional procurement strategy into country strategy and local implementation.- lead the implementation of sourcing plans for the sub category and deliver sub-category savings targets following engagement in the target setting process.- provide input into the overall category or sub-category strategy about segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships, and lead business planning activities and ensure these projects are staffed and executed on a timely basis in line with the targeted goals.- manage strategic sub-category 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.- may directly control at a country level purchases with respect to supplier choice, timing and commercial conditions (may vary between divisions depending on way spend is controlled).- collect supplier information and feedback from divisions, countries, sites, category teams and business partners, and deliver procurement balanced scorecard metrics for the relevant sub category.- create, apply, complete and reviews major contracts for the category, and ensure that negotiated contracts are clearly communicated for the sub-category area and that they are consistently applied- manage the budget/resource allocation for the area of responsibility.
*minimum requirements*:- university/advanced degree is required.
master's degree/other advanced degree is preferred.- cross cultural experience.
strategic sourcing and stakeholder management experience.- strong and effective written and verbal communications (english)- operations management and execution project managementdivisionoperationsbusiness unitctslocationmexicositeinsurgentescompany / legal entitymx06 (fcrs = mx006) novartis farmacéutica s.a. de c.v.functional areaprocurementjob typefull timeemployment typeregularshift workno*accessibility and accommodation*:novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.