Global Head Procurement Global Drug Development

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Job Description

The Global Head Procurement Global Drug Development (GDD) leads all strategic aspects in support of drug development activities within Novartis on a global and local level and develops proposals for strategic business decisions.

The role builds up and leads a team of Senior Global and Regional Procurement Category Managers, through design, implementation and execution of business aligned procurement strategies for Global Drug Development and Medical Affairs Global Regional and local spend categories.

The Global Head Procurement Global drug Development is the primary procurement business partner for Global Drug Development including early Clinical NIBR studies and late phase Medical Affairs ensuring budget-alignment, strategy and productivity achievement, including design and delivery of margin expansion initiatives across Novartis. The purpose of the role is to develop and maintain all organizational structures and necessary internal alignments to ensure an effective procurement process and provide high value external solutions to the business supporting projects.

Your key responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Deriving game-changing strategies by defining clear category objectives, working with analytical data, business stakeholders and market expertise. Aligning strategies to measurable target and clearly conveying them to the organization.
• Mapping the value chain, analyzing it and deriving potential scenarios. Includes the understanding and application of total cost of ownership, and should cost modelling.
• Compliance & risk management
• Participating in and / or leading financial discussions. Applying financial knowledge to participate actively, e.g. in budgeting process, including tax aspects in sourcing strategies and structuring sophisticated deals with ecosystem partners.
• Responsible to ensure the right balance between business needs and Novartis’ strategy.
• Accountable to work with stakeholders to identify the most cost-effective ways to deliver business objectives.
• Executing the Source-to-Contract process including respective strategies, approaches and methods: preparing and conducting fact-based negotiations. Adapting tactics from a broad portfolio of negotiation strategies to achieve results that support business and Procurement objectives.
• Achieving results by proactively building long-term, sustainable and effective relationships, understanding the stakeholder landscape and demonstrating political astuteness across business structures and networks.
• Creating an environment of coaching and on-going capability development, motivating individuals to perform at its best. Setting clear performance goals in collaboration with teams / individuals, monitoring outcome and holding them accountable.
  

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.

Minimum Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:

• University/Advanced level degree needed.
• >10 years of relevant business experience (industry specific experience) with profound commercial & technical skills as well as solid procurement knowledge.
• Understanding of the value chain with direct influence into the total cost of ownership and cost modelling
• Expertise in R&D; Understanding the respective category market levers, trends and main players as well as internal processes.
• Compliance & risk management: understanding the KPIs, processes and supporting reports to determine appropriate compliance level. Experience in monitoring end-to-end compliance (budget, payment, vendor PO, contract invoice, buying channel, etc.) and deriving corrective actions to improve compliance. Understanding risk management processes including identifying and evaluating risks, and experience in defining and executing a risk mitigation plan
• Understanding the Source-to-Contract process including respective strategies, approaches and methods. Outstanding experience in applying tactics from a broad portfolio of negotiation strategies to achieve results that support business and Procurement objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, highly collaborative, a good communicator, ability to listen and to motivate people. Strong influencer in decision-making process within and outside of procurement
• Excellent spoken and written English. Other foreign languages as required
  

Desirable requirements:

• Master’s Degree/other advanced degree in (procurement, supply chain, economics, finance, operations, engineering or a related area) is preferred
• Preferably >10 years of experience in Procurement or other related experience within the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in category management, supplier management, or related area, with a focus in with a focus in the R&D domain.
  

Why consider Novartis?

236million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2022, and while we’re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people’s lives.

We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.

We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what’s possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!

Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!

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Accessibility and accommodation:

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to diversity.inclusion_ch@novartis.comand let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Division

CTS

Business Unit

PROCUREMENT NBS

Country

Switzerland

Work Location

Basel

Company/Legal Entity

Novartis Pharma AG

Alternative Country 1

Czech Republic

Alternative Country 2

India

Functional Area

Procurement

Job Type

Full Time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

Early Talent

No