Supplier Operations

Job Purpose
- The Supplier Operations and Performance Expert works in collaboration with the Supplier and Site teams, business stakeholders and suppliers to create additional value post-contract, through managing and delivering continuous improvement initiatives, innovation activities and other enhancements with global suppliers to create value for the business. The role completes defined improvement projects that will deliver tangible, measurable enhancements to supplier performance. Supplier Operations and Performance Expert will typically spend 90% of time focusing on the global Tier 1 and 2 suppliers as defined through the segmentation approach and 20-30% helping to performance manage other suppliers in terms of providing best practice, tools and templates to support the business
- Your key responsibilities:

- Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Supplier performance management - prepares business review meetings at all levels: operational and strategic in collaboration with Global Category Manager.Supports consolidated forecast sharing with suppliers and 24 months demand review
- Leads S&OP & CAPA discussion with suppliers, focusing on KPI’s (SDP, POLTA, VCP & ISAR)
- Responsible for monitoring supplier performance against KPIs.Managing data analysis and reporting, e.g., analyzing spend, demand. Extracting, cleansing and consolidating information to fact-based insights for further usage e.g., in category strategies.
- Supports implementation of global category strategy with close interaction with suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Leads supplier capability development and business continuity discussions with supplier
- Runs continuous improvement projects and identifies new ideas with suppliers to generate cost savings
- Escalates and manages most critical supply issues with suppliers. Fill innovation pipeline in cooperation with supplier
- Leads implementation of new supply models (coordination between procurement - contract & negotiation & Supply Chain), prepares the plan & drive implementation

**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:

- Novartis is 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:
- 5-10 years of relevant business experience in large corporate organizations (industry specific experience is a plus).
- Strong leadership skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Technical operations, procurement, supplier relationship management and supply chain skills are a plus
- Expertise in organizational dynamics and culture, ability to gain trust and confidence at all levels in the organization, leadership and project management experience
- Previous experience and strong mindset in continuous improvement and change management with a focus in the Direct materials domain.
- Needs to be able to work independently and reliably without much direction and guidance. Experience in international, complex and dynamic environments.

Why Novartis?
- 766 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2021, 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**Division**
- Novartis Technical Operations

**Business Unit**
- SMALL MOLECULES

**Country**
- India

**Work Location**
- Hyderabad, AP

**Company/Legal Entity**
- Nov Hltcr Shared Services Ind

**Functional Area**
- Procurement

**Job Type**
- Full Time

**Employment Type**
- Regular

**Shift Work**
- No

**Early Talent**
- No