Global Category Manager Engineering Services&Construction

Key Responsibilities:

• Planning and leading all strategic aspects within the category of Capital Investment, across divisions, on a global level
• Developing proposals for strategic business decisions
• Ensuring best-in-class delivery of external services and products in the Capital Investment category
• Supporting projects to realize year-on-year productivity improvements, cost savings, and process improvements in close collaboration with the partners in the business
• Mapping the value chain, analyzing it and deriving potential scenarios
• 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
• Supervising end-to-end compliance (budget, payment, vendor PO, contract invoice, buying channel, etc.)
• Handling data analysis and reporting, e.g., analyzing spend, demand, supply markets and competitors.

Essential Requirements:

• University Degree or equivalent experience in Engineering (e.g. Mechanical, Chemical, Process etc.) or Business Administration with strong technical competence is preferred.
• Min. 8 years of experience in Procurement or other related experience within the construction industry (contractor management, investments), preferably in category management, supplier management, or related area, with a focus in the Equipment domain.
• Strong project management or other leadership experience.
• Raw materials & components price / risk management including execution/trading based.
• Proficient in supervised market cost base analysis.
• Proficient English.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.