Procurement Manager - Warehouse & Distribution North America
**379506BR** **Job ID:** 379506BR **About the role:** Role Overview: -To be responsible for multiple categories in one country OR one cross divisional category in one country part of the Category aligned teams. - With a Business Partnering approach may lead the delivery of individual projects defined as part of the Annual Category Plan; to focus on project delivery with activities including requirements gathering, market analysis, qualifying and selecting suppliers with the relevant Business Partners and stakeholders, as well as non-sourcing projects such as demand management and process improvement. Job Responsibilities: -Implement global category strategy at local level OR implement sourcing business plan for area of responsibility; directly deploys global category strategy at site level. -Supervise the implementation of sourcing plans for the sub-category and deliver sub-category savings targets following engagement in the target setting process. -Provide input into the overall Category segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships or may directly control purchases with respect to supplier choice, timing and commercial conditions on a local basis (may vary between divisions depending on way spend is controlled). -Manage strategic sub-category supplier relationships, and implement consistent key performance indicators for the sub-category, and report on suppliers’ performance. -Collect supplier information and feedback from Divisions, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners, and deliver Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics for the relevant sub-category. -Create, apply, complete and reviews major contracts for the sub-category, and ensure that negotiated contracts are clearly communicated for the sub-category area and that they are consistently applied [Cross-Divisional/Pharma spend $12 -$25m NCH/SDZ/NVD/NIBR spend $10 -$20m]. -Manage strategic sub-category supplier relationships, and implement consistent key performance indicators for the sub-category, ensuring that any supplier performance risks and issues are resolved on a timely basis to end-user satisfaction. -Direct reports 0-5 -Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable) **Position Title:** Procurement Manager - Warehouse & Distribution North America **Role Requirements:** - 5-10 years in Category Management - Experience within Logistics, Warehousing and/or Transport - Experience with the Healthcare industry - Strategic Procurement experience, negotiation, category strategy development. - Experience leading multi-million dollar category with significant & challenging contract negotiation experience. **Job Type:** Full Time **Country:** USA **Work Location:** East Hanover, NJ **Functional Area:** Procurement **Division:** Operations **Business Unit:** PROCUREMENT TechOps **Employment Type:** Regular **Company/Legal Entity:** Novartis Corporation **Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion::** _The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential._ **Shift Work:** No **Early Talent:** No
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