Senior Buyer with Dutch Prague, Praha

Senior Buyer with Dutch

**Location: Prague, Czech republic** #LI-Hybrid
**About the Role**:
Senior Buyer (M/F/d) is responsible for leading or supporting one or more Procurement categories of Belgium based Novartis Technical Operations Sites. Senior Buyer is the key procurement contact for your area of responsibility. You will be implementing the global Procurement strategic goals on country level as well as develop local sub-category country strategies and successfully manage supplier performance and innovation.
Categories: Production Design and Construction, Production Equipment, Machinery and Supplies, Facility Management, Cleaning Agents, Utilities, Laboratory Supplies and Equipment, Analytical services
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Manage Novartis Operations Operational Expenditure (OPEX) spend for categories for manufacturing sites in Belgium.
- Deliver end to end Sourcing including tender process, negotiation steps, contracting.
- Contracting: Contract drafting based on agreed templates. Full terms and conditions or contractual terms negotiation. Contract review and contract content approvals coordination, signature process initiation and monitoring (ink, electronic). Contract archiving in the global standard contract management system.
- Working closely with internal stakeholders in order to define appropriate local category strategy in line with global procurement category strategy; Actively contribute to the identification of business opportunities resulting in process improvement and savings generation.
- Lead successful implementation of global strategies/suppliers; support stakeholder alignment and customer satisfaction.
- Serve as key contact for stakeholders within Engineering, Project Management and Site Management. Build effective relationships of mutual trust and understanding.
- Accountable of target achievements within respective indirect procurement category (Production Equipment and maintenance services, facility management services)
**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**
**Essential Requirements**:
- University/Advanced degree in Business Administration/Economics/Engineering/Logistics is required.
- Minimum 5 years of experience working in procurement in a large multinational organization, preferably in pharmaceutical industry and/or GMP environment; Minimum 3 years of experience working in Indirect Procurement.
- **Fluent spoken and written English and Dutch is a must. Applications that do not meet this requirement will be automatically rejected.**:
- Accountability, hands-on mentality and proven ability to develop trust-based relationships with key stakeholders. Technical knowledge; strong negotiation and analytical skills.
- Proven experience in spend reporting, analysis and optimization. Experience with eSourcing tools.
- Good understanding of Procurement business processes such as Tactical Buying, Catalogue Management, Contract Management, Supplier Setup and Procurement Operations.
- Excellent communication, people management, stakeholder management and leadership skills.
**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.
**Division**
Operations
**Business Unit**
PROCUREMENT TechOps
**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

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