Sr. Procurement Productivity Transformation Manager, Novartis, Prague, Czech Republic
The role has significant strategic impact on the successful transformation of Procurement and ensures its effective implementation and meeting the objectives through Procurement Leadership Team (PLT) and key customer commitment and engagement.
The ideal candidate brings strong track record in driving and delivering large-scale transformation programs in high matrix organizations. The role scope is global and requires the ability to engage intentionally with senior stakeholders through a ‘systems’ mind-set, leveraging data and analytics, to provide high-quality insights that enable sound decision-making.
Your key responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
The role has significant strategic impact on the successful transformation of Procurement and ensures its effective implementation and meeting the objectives through Procurement Leadership Team (PLT) and key customer commitment and engagement.
The ideal candidate brings strong track record in driving and delivering large-scale transformation programs in high matrix organizations. The role scope is global and requires the ability to engage intentionally with senior stakeholders through a ‘systems’ mind-set, leveraging data and analytics, to provide high-quality insights that enable sound decision-making.
Your key responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Manage end-to-end Procurement Productivity transformation & strategy
- Lead global transformation activities within different work streams
- Ensure global end-to-end Procurement productivity transformations are effectively implemented and objectives are met through PLT and key customers’ commitment and engagement
- Support creation and execution of Procurement strategy
- Track transformation progress and report back to leadership teams where required
- Ensure strong project management & governance
- Initiate, lead and support impactful programs or/and projects and their delivery in accordance with project goals, timescales, costs, Novartis methodologies and own defined approach
- Ensure delivery of measurable value for Novartis, through proper project management related to the transformation of Procurement’s function
- Assess, guide and support Procurement extended leadership team in their effort to implement the new operating model leading to the adoption of new ways of working consistent with Procurement transformation and Novartis overall Procurement objectives
- Lead specific training activities resulting from new processes, standards and ways of working.
- Ensure successful project reviews and best practice sharing
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:
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); Company Car / Car Allowance; MultiSport Card; Stock Options. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: https://www.novartis.cz/
Why consider Novartis?
236 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
- Master’s Degree/other advanced degree in Business, Finance, Economics or similar is required
- Additional qualifications (CIPS, Project Management, etc.) or similar professional qualifications preferred.
- 10-20 years of relevant business experience in high matrix organizations
- Ability to build and manage key stakeholder relationships in a matrix organization and across geographies and cultures
- Proven experience of working successfully in a collaborative team environment across different cultures, operating with and influencing others to achieve a common objective
- Significant experience managing end-to-end project lifecycles including scoping, problem-framing, detail planning, and driving all elements of project execution including Change and Communication management
- Advance analytical skills supporting C-level decision-making, including being able to derive insights from data, and visualize them in a compelling manner (mainly leveraging MS Excel and PowerPoint)
- Excellent communication skill including the ability to communicate clearly and concisely in spoken and written English
Desirable requirements:
- Preferably >10 years of experience in Procurement or other related experience within the Healthcare/Pharmaceutical industry with a focus on the strategy and transformation
- Understanding and experience in analysing spend, demand, supply markets and competitors. Understanding and projecting the dynamics and impacts (e.g., mergers and acquisitions). 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); Company Car / Car Allowance; MultiSport Card; Stock Options. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: https://www.novartis.cz/
Why consider Novartis?
236 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
Procurement
Country
Czech Republic
Work Location
Prague
Company/Legal Entity
NOV CZE
Functional Area
Procurement
Job Type
Full Time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No
Early Talent
No
