Global Category Manager- IT Procurement

Major accountabilities:

• Understanding Procurement vision based on insights into procurement leading practices. Linking Procurement strategy to Novartis’ overall strategy and conveying it clearly to the organization
• Understanding the respective category market levers, trends and main players as well as internal processes and hands on expert level experience in handling critical negotiations with Enterprise Software Publishers (e.g. SAP, Microsoft, Oracle)
• Analyzing specifications for optimization. Linking specification to customer value, challenging specification confidently. Conveying messages clearly and convincing stakeholders.
• 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
• Planning, organizing and managing projects taking into account priorities, resources, budgets, issues and constraints to achieve desired results; defining clear project scope and objectives; utilizing software and tools to plan, track and report status.
• Accountable to work with stakeholders to identify the most cost-effective ways to deliver business objectives. Create, apply, complete and reviews major contracts for the category, and ensure that negotiated contracts are clearly communicated fand that they are consistently applied ,

Minimum Requirements:

• University/Advanced degree is required. Master’s Degree/other advanced degree in IT, Business Administration, is preferred
• Preferably 12-15 years of relevant subject experience (IT related experience in Procurement: software, infrastructure, services).
• Strong project management and other leadership experience
• Stakeholder Management to CxO level.
• Proficient English
• Effective communication.

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