Buyer

**Summary**:Location: Mexico City #HybridAbout the Role:This role will be responsible for purchasing activities within the category and provide transactional & administrative support, assisting colleagues on Procurement activities.**About the Role**:Major Accountabilities- Analyzing specifications for optimization. Linking specification to customer value, challenging specification confidently. Conveying messages clearly and convincing stakeholders.- Deriving game-changing strategies by defining clear category objectives, working with analytical data, business stakeholders and market expertise. Aligning strategies to measurable target and clearly conveying them to the organization.- Understanding the respective category market levers, trends and main players as well as internal processes.- Analyzing problems, considering and profiling alternatives; willingness to make timely, balanced recommendations and business decisions- Planning, organizing and managing projects taking into account priorities, resources, budgets, issues and constraints to achieve desired results; defining clear project scope and objectives; utilizing software and tools to plan, track and report status.- Understanding the steps, methods and processes to manage supplier, covering supplier strategy, supplier collaboration, supplier development, supplier lifecycle management and supplier performance management.Role Requirements:- University/Advanced degree is required.- Stakeholder management- 2 years of Procurement experience and contracting experience.- Experience in navigating in global, matrix organizations and across geographies and cultures.- Experience in sourcing processes (e.g. RFI/RFQ), negotiation strategies, project management, good communication and collaboration skills as well as market analysis capabilities to drive operational excellence- Advanced EnglishDivisionOperationsBusiness UnitCTSLocationMexicoSiteINSURGENTESCompany / Legal EntityMX06 (FCRS = MX006) Novartis Farmacéutica S.A. de C.V.Functional AreaProcurementJob TypeFull timeEmployment TypeRegularShift WorkNo**Accessibility and accommodation**:Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.