Buyer - Japan

Job Description

1 company That is the journey Novartis is on in its quest to extend and improve people’s lives through reimagining medicine. We have a clear strategy: to be a focused medicines company powered by sophisticated therapy platforms and data science. We recognize that our People drive our company and that significant effort is being invested in unleashing their power through the transformation of our culture and our organization

The Buyer support is responsible for the support to all categories regarding stakeholders’ and suppliers’ communication, trainings and first line support for all new implementations, managing the internal procurement tools in Japan. The role also provides analytics and prepares reports, contributes to delivery of measurable value for Novartis, through alignment of business requirements, sourcing expertise, supplier market intelligence, financial productivity and mitigation of risk. The role supports data quality management within Procurement function according to the defined processes to identify opportunities and to support continuous improvement, assures the delivery of services according to defined KPIs and Service Levels.

Your Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
• Sourcing validation and analysis from business users, country procurement organization or category managers:
Direct users on correct buying (content streams) channels if required.
Engage category teams where defined thresholds are met.
• Activities scope and sourcing plan definition, opportunity analysis.
• Supplier selection, requested risk analysis performance verification and update.
• Supplier scoring criteria definition and documentation preparation for competitive bidding event.
• Inputs collection and sharing to category managers on overall category strategy.
• eSourcing event management and monitoring, supplier communication, supplier training, bidding analysis, pitch presentation organization.
• Contract drafting based on agreed templates.
• Full terms and conditions or contractual terms negotiation.
• Contract review and contract content approvals coordination, signature process initiation and monitoring (ink, electronic).
• Contract archiving in the global standard contract management system.
• Post signature contract management:
• Contracts search and reporting.

Diversity & Inclusion / EEO

Minimum Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:

• > 2 years of experience of working in a global environment in a similar position of advantage.
• Experience of working in Procurement operations or equivalent operations.
• Experience in reporting & advanced analytical and presentation tools.
• Experience in spend reporting, analysis and optimization.
• Experience with eSourcing tools.
• Good understanding of operations and business culture of multinational company.
• Ability to work in virtual teams and with remote stakeholders.
• Experience in supporting clients directly / managing stakeholders.
• High proven interpersonal, communication & negotiation and skills.
• Advanced Analytical & Conceptual Thinking, organizational skills, results oriented and proactive.
• Strong sense for independence and self-drive.
• Curious mind and high motivation to learn.
• Fluent in Speaking and Writing in Japanese Language.

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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
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