Sr. Specialist LDC Supplier Management, Novartis, Prague, Czech Republic
The Sr. Specialist DDIT LDC Supplier Management supports LDC External Partners Associate Director and LDC Program Managers by facilitating external sourcing activities that drive maximum productivity in a timely manner, in compliance with internal processes, contracting principles and guidelines. Enables effective strategy and tactics and ensure professional communication and execution of sourcing activities
Your key responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
The Sr. Specialist DDIT LDC Supplier Management supports LDC External Partners Associate Director and LDC Program Managers by facilitating external sourcing activities that drive maximum productivity in a timely manner, in compliance with internal processes, contracting principles and guidelines. Enables effective strategy and tactics and ensure professional communication and execution of sourcing activities
Your key responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Monitor and assist with the end-to-end LDC sourcing execution process (requests, approvals, supplier interactions, POs, rate-cards, etc.) and drive corrective actions to improve the process to ensure timely deliverables.
- Support with the execution of the IT service & software contracts.
- Provide inputs and maintain data in internal systems and trackers, ensuring timely approval complete submission of the required information and execution of the sourcing process activities
- Being the first point of contact to address the communication related to ongoing sourcing activities and Purchase Orders / SoWs and new inquiries
- Navigating hiring manager through the external sourcing process specifics, providing complete overview of internal principles, guidelines and systems to follow
- Support with contract management tool implementation.
- Ensure adherence to Compliance policies and procedures within the scope of supplier management activities.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Minimum requirements
What you’ll bring to the role:
Desirable requirements:
You’ll receive:
Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement) ; 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 12,500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 90 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Public Transportation allowance; MultiSport Card. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: https://www.novartis.cz/
Why consider Novartis?
736 million 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!
Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to learn more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
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
- Extent experience working in large international company and relevant business experience. University/Advanced degree and proficient English is required
- Proven experience with Contract management tools, eSourcing tools (e.g SAP Ariba)
- Experience in reporting & analytical tools (SAP BW, MS Access and MS Excel)
- 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.
- Experience managing contracts throughout its lifecycle, including structuring information and activating it in the Procurement system, enabling compliance monitoring, passing the information to all relevant countries, coordinating storage and indexing with legal, set up reporting and reminder structures.Understanding the procurement content (e.g. in contracts)
Desirable requirements:
- Understanding the steps, methods and processes to manage supplier, covering supplier strategy, supplier collaboration, supplier development, supplier lifecycle management and supplier performance management.
- Understanding and experience in analyzing spend, demand, supply markets and competitors. Experience in extracting, cleansing and consolidating information to fact-based insights for further usage.
You’ll receive:
Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement) ; 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 12,500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 90 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Public Transportation allowance; MultiSport Card. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: https://www.novartis.cz/
Why consider Novartis?
736 million 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!
Join our Novartis Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to learn more about Novartis and our career opportunities, join the Novartis Network here: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
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
Division
Operations
Business Unit
DATA, DIGITAL & IT
Country
Czech Republic
Work Location
Prague
Company/Legal Entity
NOV CZE
Functional Area
Technology Transformation
Job Type
Full Time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No
Early Talent
Yes
