Buyer – IT Infrastructure, Novartis, Prague, Czech Republic
The Buyer – IT Infrastructure manages key negotiations within the category of – Infrastructure, Security and Cloud procurement across divisions, on a global level and develops proposals for strategic business decisions.
A key procurement business partner for a sub-tower within IT Infrastructure team and assists in spend analysis, inputs into sourcing strategy preparation and works with procurement colleagues across different geographies to drive alignment to sourcing instructions.
Your key responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
The Buyer – IT Infrastructure manages key negotiations within the category of – Infrastructure, Security and Cloud procurement across divisions, on a global level and develops proposals for strategic business decisions.
A key procurement business partner for a sub-tower within IT Infrastructure team and assists in spend analysis, inputs into sourcing strategy preparation and works with procurement colleagues across different geographies to drive alignment to sourcing instructions.
Your key responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Executing the Novartis IT Infrastructure supplier strategy, with strong commercial & technical skills as well as solid procurement knowledge.
- Mapping the value chain, analyzing it and deriving potential scenarios. Includes the understanding and application of total cost of ownership, and should cost modelling.
- Compliance & risk management: supporting reports to determine appropriate compliance level. Monitoring end-to-end compliance (budget, payment, vendor PO, contract invoice, buying channel, etc.) and deriving corrective actions to improve compliance.
- Applying risk management processes including identifying and evaluating risks, and defining and executing a risk mitigation plan.
- Extracting, cleansing and consolidating information to fact-based insights for further usage e.g. in category strategies.
- Support definition and implementation of Procurement tools and processes.
- Managing data analysis and reporting, e.g. analyzing spend, demand, supply markets and competitors. Extracting, cleansing and consolidating information to fact-based insights for further usage e.g. in category strategies.
- Accountable to work with stakeholders to identify the most cost-effective ways to deliver business objectives.
- Executing the Source-to-Contract process including respective strategies, approaches and methods: Preparing and conducting or assisting in fact-based negotiations.
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:
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?
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!
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
- A University/Advanced level degree needed
- >8 years of relevant IT procurement experience, preferably in highly regulated industries.
- At least 3 years of experience in Infrastructure, Security and Cloud Procurement
- At least 5 years experience in category management, supplier management, or related area, with a focus in the IT
- Strong IT Infrastructure, Security and Cloud procurement knowledge to be credible with the Novartis IT community
- Excellent Spoken and Written English
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?
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!
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
