Global Category Head – Market Insights & Global Supplier Accounts
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Summary The Global Procurement Category Head plans and leads all strategic aspects within the category across divisions on a global level, developing proposals for strategic business decisions. The role provides high-value procurement solutions aligned with category strategies;
supports third-party vendor selection, vendor development, technology management, and performance measurement activities. It also ensures best-in-class delivery of external services and products to support projects and achieve year-on-year productivity improvements, cost savings, and process enhancements in collaboration with business stakeholders.
About The Role Major Accountabilities:
- Implement category strategic goals from the overall Procurement strategy and ecosystem management.
- Plan, organize, and manage projects considering priorities, resources, budgets, issues, and constraints to achieve desired results;
define clear project scope and objectives;
utilize software and tools to plan, track, and report status.
- Map the value chain, analyze it, and derive potential scenarios, including understanding and applying total cost of ownership and should-cost modeling.
- Participate in and/or lead financial discussions, applying financial knowledge in budgeting, tax aspects, and structuring deals with ecosystem partners.
- Support compliance and risk management by monitoring end-to-end compliance and executing risk mitigation plans.
- Project the dynamics and impacts of mergers and acquisitions, extracting and consolidating information for insights in category strategies.
- Maintain and update procurement applications, continuously improving procurement content and automation.
- Manage data analysis and reporting, analyzing spend, demand, supply markets, and competitors to derive insights for category strategies.
Demand Management
- Ensure the right balance between business needs and Novartis’ strategy.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to identify cost-effective ways to meet business objectives.
Sourcing and Supplier Relationships Management
- Execute Source-to-Contract processes, including strategy formulation, negotiations, and tactical approaches to support procurement objectives.
Manage Relationships with Stakeholders
- Analyze specifications for optimization, linking them to customer value, and challenge specifications confidently.
- Build long-term, sustainable relationships, understanding stakeholder landscapes, and demonstrating political acumen.
Minimum Requirements
- At least 10 years of relevant industry-specific experience.
- University degree required;
Master’s or advanced degree in business, marketing, finance, or engineering preferred.
- Preferably 5-10 years of experience in procurement within the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on category management, supplier management, or related areas, especially in the Commercial and Insights domain.
- Strong project management or leadership experience.
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