Summary
As a subject matter expert with experience in procurement and supply chain, you will add value to our site leadership team by supporting and coordinating all major site procurement activities with a focus on the onboarding of vendors. During the course of your engagement with us, you will apply your skills in negotiations when negotiating costs with external vendors with the aim of achieving the best vendor agreement possible with respect to costs. By working closely alongside site leadership, you will also apply your skills in persuasion by defending your business proposals whenever these are challenged. Come and join Novartis Austria, and gain experience of working with some of our most experienced leaders who are leading our efforts to reimagine medicines for patients!
About the Role
Main Accountabilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Oversee and manage indirect / direct spend with focus on disruptive vendors / acting as SPOC to Novartis procurement organization.
• Identifying cost-saving opportunities below procurement threshold for indirect spend including CAPEX together with business owner (based on optimized demand, new vendor base) for the campus Kundl / Schaftenau
• Support of campus initiative “indirect spend excellence” to achieve establishment of a new vendor base for indirect spend
• On site coordination to achieve best price offering for process orders (POs) together with site head and site finance head in line with the budget
• Project management of vendor changes / onboarding
What you’ll bring to the role:
Essential:
• University degree in economics or similar, ideally experience in biopharmaceutical operations or procurement
• Languages: fluency in both German and English
• Experience: Ideally 5 years of professional experience in a comparable role
• Resilience by collaborating closely with senior site leadership
• Ability to work independently and proactively
Why Novartis?
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!
In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development options as well as worldwide career opportunities within the Novartis group. In accordance with Austrian law, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement. For this position the minimum salary is €64,023.54 per year (on a full-time basis). The actual salary will be significantly higher, as we strive to maintain a competitive position in the market and consider your previous experience, qualifications and individual competencies. We are open for part-time and job-sharing models and support flexible and remote working where possible.
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.
Our recruitment decisions are based on selecting the best person for the job, regardless of gender, religion, age, colour, race, sexual orientation, nationality or disability.
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Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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