Procurement Specialist General

Summary To be responsible for specific purchasing activities within a category location and provide transactional administrative support assisting more experienced colleagues on Procurement activities To work under close supervision and to have limited interaction with the business with respect to Procurement activities Location Hyderabad LI HybridKey Responsibilities Post signature contract management Contracts search and reporting Contracts check against defined procedures e g amendments stored accurately Monitoring and identification of expiring contracts initiating process for contract extension or competitive bidding Termination strategy definition and contracts termination management Business support with unsolved delivery issues customer concern point Suppliers performance review coordination for key local suppliers Perform consistency checks and corrective actions e g preferred vendors and related contract coverage Supports the development of executive management reporting and business performance reviews collaboration with SMEs to ensure transparency and consistency on various performance metrics Category management Sourcing management Supplier management Partner management Analyzing specifications for optimization Linking specification to customer value challenging specification confidently Conveying messages clearly and convincing partners Compliance risk management understanding the important metrics processes and supporting reports analyzing spend demand supply markets and competitors projecting the dynamics and impacts e g mergers and acquisitions Extracting cleansing and consolidating information to fact-based insights for further usage e g in category strategies Driving Source-to-Contract process including respective strategies approaches and methods preparing and conducting fact-based negotiations Adapting tactics from a broad portfolio of negotiation strategies to achieve results that support business and Procurement objectives 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 Essential Requirements Meeting the process KPIs related to quality Accuracy TAT and productivity -execution of responsibilities in a timely and efficient Desirable Requirements Work Experience 2-5 years of experience Procurement Operations Management and Execution experience Exposure to contracting Quality Reviews Advanced in DocuSign process Skills Effective Communication Proactiveness and problem solver Continuous improvement mindset Vendor Management is an advantage Negotiation exposure is an advantage Languages English Why Novartis Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend peoples 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-cultureYoull receive You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook https www novartis com careers benefits-rewardsCommitment 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 Join our Novartis Network If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Novartis and our career opportunities join the Novartis Network here https talentnetwork novartis com network Skills Desired Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis Satisfaction Studies Negotiating Root Cause Analysis And Problem-Solving Vendor Management