Sourcing Manager - IT & Digital

Biopharma Careers; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis India, Hyderabad, seeks a Procurement AI Lead to deliver AI-enabled procurement value by combining category management, supplier management, and innovative AI solutions. You will drive sourcing strategies, manage supplier performance, and apply AI technologies to enhance automation and decision-making.

You will champion AI adoption across procurement, build prototypes and PoCs, support RFPs, negotiations, and governance, and partner with IT, Data & Digital to deliver measurable

Qualifications

• Experience translating business requirements into AI-enabled procurement solutions.
• Strong knowledge of sourcing strategies, supplier governance, and contract management.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI-enabled procurement initiatives across category management, supplier management, and contracting.
• Build prototypes and PoCs to demonstrate value and inform decision-making.
• Collaborate with IT, Data & Digital and external partners to drive intelligent automation and process transformation.
• Support RFP execution, supplier engagement, and KPI governance to deliver business objectives.

Skills

AI in procurement

Strategic Sourcing

Category Management

Supplier Management

Contract Management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Supply Chain/Engineering

Tools

AI Platforms

Job description

Deliver procurement value by combining category management, supplier management, and AI-enabled solutions to support business objectives. The role is responsible for executing sourcing strategies, managing supplier performance and contracts, and applying emerging AI technologies, including AI agents, to enhance procurement efficiency, automation, and decision-making.

Major Accountabilities

Act as an AI champion within Procurement, continuously evaluating, learning, and adopting emerging AI technologies, tools, and industry innovations, and translating them into practical business applications. Connect procurement expertise with AI capabilities to identify, prioritize, and implement high-value use cases across sourcing, category management, supplier management, contracting, analytics, and operational processes. Partner with Business, IT, Data & Digital, and external partners to drive AI-enabled process transformation, intelligent automation, and productivity improvements. Build prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and scalable AI solutions that improve decision-making, user experience, compliance, operational efficiency, and value delivery. Support category strategy execution, RFP execution, supplier engagement, negotiation and sourcing initiatives by leveraging AI-driven insights, analytics, predictive intelligence, and automation capabilities. Manage supplier relationships, contracts, commercial negotiations, and supplier performance governance where required, ensuring delivery against agreed KPIs and business objectives. Establish and promote AI best practices, knowledge sharing, experimentation, and continuous innovation within the Procurement organization to ensure ongoing adoption of future AI technologies and capabilities.

Minimum Requirements

Hands-on experience in building, configuring, and deploying AI Agents using modern AI platforms. Demonstrated ability to translate business and procurement requirements into AI-enabled solutions and use cases. Passion for continuous learning with a proven ability to rapidly evaluate, adopt, and apply new AI tools and innovations as they emerge. Experience in Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Supplier Management, Contract Management, or Procurement Operations. (Nice to Have) Knowledge of procurement processes, supplier lifecycle management, spend analytics, and procurement technology platforms. Experience identifying and implementing AI use cases within Procurement, Supply Chain, Shared Services, or Enterprise Function.

Why Novartis?

Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s 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-culture

Commitment 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.

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