Global Category Manager Automation And Robotics

Novartis India; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis India is seeking a Global Category Manager for Automation & Robotics to translate global strategies into sub-category plans and sourcing initiatives. You will drive supplier performance, value delivery and contracting activities while partnering with divisions, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners.

This role offers an opportunity to shape procurement in a global organisation undergoing transformation, with responsibilities spanning strategy, supplier management and

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience in procurement, strategic sourcing or Category Management with responsibility for complex sourcing initiatives.
• Experience developing and implementing category or sub-category strategies and sourcing plans.
• Strong experience managing strategic supplier relationships and supplier performance.
• Demonstrated commercial capability, including supplier negotiations and major contracts management.
• Experience delivering procurement savings, value and performance metrics.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills across functions, countries, sites and business areas.
• Experience managing complex projects, budgets and resources within procurement.

Responsibilities

• Translate global divisional Category strategy into sub-category strategies, sourcing plans and implementation activities.
• Lead sourcing initiatives within Automation & Robotics and deliver procurement savings and value targets.
• Contribute to overall Category strategy including supplier segmentation and strategic identification.
• Lead strategic supplier relationships, set performance indicators and address risks.
• Lead major contracting activities within the sub-category with clearly communicated agreements.
• Gather supplier information from divisions, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners.
• Support the delivery of Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics and other value measures.
• Manage budgets and resources within the area of responsibility and ensure priority projects are resourced.
• Manage the performance and development of direct reports and contribute to indirect team development.

Job description

Job Description

Location: Hyderabad, India

Lead strategic procurement initiatives across the Automation & Robotics category, building effective supplier partnerships and delivering sustainable value within a complex global environment.

Are you ready to shape strategic procurement within a global organisation undergoing meaningful transformation?

As Global Category Manager Automation & Robotics, you will translate broader procurement strategies into effective category plans and sourcing initiatives. You will drive supplier performance, value delivery and contracting activities while partnering with divisions, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners.

This is an opportunity to play an important role in an evolving global Category Management structure, strengthening how Procurement operates and partners with its internal customers.

About The Role

Key responsibilities:

• Translate global divisional Category strategy into effective sub-category strategies, sourcing plans and implementation activities.
• Lead sourcing initiatives within Automation & Robotics and deliver agreed procurement savings and value targets.
• Contribute to the overall Category strategy, including supplier segmentation, strategic supplier identification and business planning.
• Lead strategic supplier relationships, establish consistent performance indicators and address supplier performance risks and issues promptly.
• Lead major contracting activities within the sub-category, ensuring negotiated agreements are clearly communicated and consistently applied.
• Gather supplier information and feedback from divisions, countries, sites, Category teams and Business Partners.
• Support the delivery of relevant Procurement Balanced Scorecard metrics and other measures of financial and customer value.
• Manage budgets and resource allocation within the area of responsibility, ensuring priority projects are appropriately resourced and delivered.
• Manage the performance and development of direct reports and contribute to the development of indirect team members, where applicable.

Essential Requirements

• Significant professional experience in procurement, strategic sourcing or Category Management, with responsibility for complex sourcing initiatives.
• Experience developing and implementing category or sub-category strategies and sourcing plans.
• Strong experience managing strategic supplier relationships and supplier performance.
• Demonstrated commercial capability, including supplier negotiations and the management of significant contracts.
• Experience delivering procurement savings, value and relevant performance measures.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to collaborate across functions, countries, sites and business areas.
• Experience managing complex projects, priorities, budgets and resources within a procurement environment.
• Leadership capability, including experience managing and developing teams and talent.

Desirable Skills

• Category experience: Experience or demonstrated exposure to industrial or laboratory automation, robotics, control systems, system integration or related technology and engineering categories is preferred.
• Technology-focused sourcing: Familiarity with sourcing technology-intensive solutions and considering lifecycle cost, scalability, interoperability and supplier or technology dependency would be an advantage.
• Supplier and stakeholder environment: Experience working with automation suppliers, technology partners, engineering teams or manufacturing stakeholders, together with an interest in emerging technologies, is preferred.

Benefits & Rewards

At Novartis, we’re committed to reimagining medicine together and rewarding the people who make it happen.

The rewards of being part of our team go far beyond base pay and incentives. We offer a variety of competitive benefits to help you thrive personally and professionally.

Our India benefits offering includes a range of programmes supporting compensation, insurance and flexible benefits, time off, retirement, health and wellbeing, ways of working, and career and development opportunities.

Further details regarding your applicable benefits and compensation package will be provided during the application process.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion / EEO

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and Accommodation

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Why Novartis

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