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Number of Openings* 1 ECMS Request no in sourcing stage * Duration of contract* 3 to 6 months (May be changed based on requirement) Total Yrs. of Experience* 10 years Relevant Yrs. of experience* (Total and Relevant cannot be the same which results in sourcing irrelevant talents) 8 years Detailed JD *(Roles and Responsibilities) Experience in implementation, Migration of S4 HANA PP and QM projects. Experience in PP/QM module including project exposure to Design, Configure, Develop and Deploy SAP PP Production Planning, Control and Quality Management. Should have good knowledge of MRP, Planning Strategies, Demand Management, MTO MTS, Capacity planning, Special procurement keys, Subcontracting Process. Must have knowledge on cross module integration (like PP - CO, PP - PS, PP - QM, PP - MM) and solution design, in Production Planning, Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling(PPDS) , SAP QM and SAP PM. Should have experience in working with interfaces to SAP and non-SAP systems. At least 2 Full Life Cycle Implementations / Roll- Outs experience. Should have knowledge on RICEFW Expertise in implementation project life cycles including blueprinting, configuration, testing, cut - over and go-live support - Knowledge of SAP project management methodology Experienced and Hands on to the Support environment. Mandatory skills* Experience in implementation, Migration of S4 HANA PP and QM projects Desired skills* Experience in PP/QM module including project exposure to Design, Configure, Develop and Deploy SAP PP Production Planning, Control and Quality Management Domain* SAP PPQM Approx. vendor billing rate excluding service tax* (Currency should be in relevance to the candidate work location) 10000 INR/ day Precise Work Location* (E.g. Bangalore Infosys SEZ or STP) All DCs Across India ( Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Bangalore etc), work model - Hybrid BGCheck (Pre onboarding Or Post onboarding) Pre onboarding Is there any working in shifts from standard Daylight (to avoid confusions post onboarding) * NA

Number of Openings 1 ECMS ID in sourcing stage 522500 Assignment Duration 6 Months Total Yrs. of Experience 12+ Relevant Yrs. of experience 6+ Detailed JD (Roles and Responsibilities) PM Consultant (Plant Maintenance) with PP skills With 8 to 10 years of experience in SAP PM with SAP PP experience 2-3 End to End S4 HANA Implementation experienced Knowledge and hands-on skills of SAP PP in Planning, Demand management, Variant configuration, Master data, Shop floor control activities, integration with other modules Knowledge and hands-on skills to handle Archetypes like MTO, MTS, ETO, CTO, ATO, Service scenarios Good understanding PM like Maintenance process, Maintenance Notification, Measuring points etc and PP functionalities like MTO, ETO, CTO, MTS etc Candidate should have good understanding of PP technical and business scenarios, functionality and business processes. Arrangement of the whole organizational master data vis. PM Supplies, Arrangement, Access Code, BOM, Repair Job Sheet, Evaluation Point, Counters, PM Task Centers, and Maintenance Plan Design of RICEF objects and implementation back to the business for final approval (Show & tell sessions) Performs final validation of solution (SIT) before submission to requester to run the User Acceptance Test Fluent in English Good Interpersonal skills Should be aware of Agile/Hybrid methodology Mandatory skills Plant Maintenance Desired/ Secondary skills PM Domain SAP Max Vendor Rate in Per Day (Currency in relevance to work location) 13000 INR/Day (Based on quality of the profiles) Work Location given in ECMS ID Offshore BG Check (Before OR After onboarding) Post onboarding Is there any working in shifts from standard Daylight (to avoid confusions post onboarding) YES/ NO No

Job Title: Resource Management Specialist - RMG Team Department: Resource Management Group (RMG) Location: Bangalore Employment Type: Full-Time Experience: 3-7 years Job Summary: We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Resource Management Specialist to join our Resource Management Group (RMG). In this role, you will be responsible for managing internal staffing, overseeing onboarding processes, and ensuring efficient bench management. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of workforce planning, excellent coordination skills, and the ability to align resources with project needs to drive organizational success. Key Responsibilities: 1. Resource Management: Maintain real-time visibility of resource availability and allocation. Collaborate with delivery and business units to fulfil staffing needs based on project requirements. Track and manage utilization, ensuring optimal workforce productivity. Conduct periodic resource forecasting and capacity planning. 2. Onboarding Coordination: Facilitate end-to-end onboarding of new hires, including documentation, orientation scheduling, and system access. Act as a liaison between HR, IT, and delivery teams to ensure a smooth onboarding experience. Ensure compliance with company policies and guidelines during the onboarding process. 3. Bench Management: Monitor and manage employees on the bench, ensuring timely deployment to new projects. Work closely with the sales and delivery teams to map skills of bench resources to upcoming opportunities. Drive initiatives to reduce bench time and enhance resource engagement. Maintain a bench dashboard with real-time status and profiles. Required Skills and Qualifications: 3-7 years of experience in resource/staffing management, preferably in IT or professional services. Strong understanding of workforce planning, utilization metrics, and project resourcing models. Hands-on experience with onboarding processes and tools. Excellent communication, coordination, and negotiation skills. Proficiency in MS Excel and resourcing tools like SAP, Salesforce, or internal RMS platforms. Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. Familiarity with project management concepts and Agile/Scrum environments. Experience working in a global or multi-location setup. Success Traits: Strong interpersonal skills and stakeholder management. Analytical mindset with attention to detail. Results-oriented and proactive problem solver.

Deep knowledge of SAP PP (Production Planning) and QM (Quality Management) modules, including configuration and implementation. S4 HANA features, particularly in PPDS (Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling) and Advanced Variant Configuration. Required Candidate profile Strong experience in demand management, MRP processes, and manufacturing execution. Knowledge of quality management processes, notifications, inspections, calibrations, and interfaces. PLM Products.

Design, configure, and implement SAP PP solutions including Discrete, Repetitive, and Process Manufacturing. Configure MRP, Demand Management, BOM, Routing, Work Centers, and Capacity Planning. Ensure seamless integration with SAP SD (Sales & Operations Planning), SAP MM (Materials Management), and SAP WM (Warehouse Management). Oversee data migration of BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Versions. Manage and maintain Material Master, Work Centers, and Resources.

Design, configure, and implement SAP PP solutions including Discrete, Repetitive, and Process Manufacturing. Configure MRP, Demand Management, BOM, Routing, Work Centers, and Capacity Planning. Ensure seamless integration with SAP SD (Sales & Operations Planning), SAP MM (Materials Management), and SAP WM (Warehouse Management). Oversee data migration of BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Versions. Manage and maintain Material Master, Work Centers, and Resources.

Design, configure, and implement SAP PP solutions including Discrete, Repetitive, and Process Manufacturing. Configure MRP, Demand Management, BOM, Routing, Work Centers, and Capacity Planning. Ensure seamless integration with SAP SD (Sales & Operations Planning), SAP MM (Materials Management), and SAP WM (Warehouse Management). Oversee data migration of BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Versions. Manage and maintain Material Master, Work Centers, and Resources.

Design, configure, and implement SAP PP solutions including Discrete, Repetitive, and Process Manufacturing. Configure MRP, Demand Management, BOM, Routing, Work Centers, and Capacity Planning. Ensure seamless integration with SAP SD (Sales & Operations Planning), SAP MM (Materials Management), and SAP WM (Warehouse Management). Oversee data migration of BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Versions. Manage and maintain Material Master, Work Centers, and Resources.

We help the world run better Responsible to accelerate S/4HANA Public Cloud mindshare within INDIA, also responsible for solution, nurture topic, strategic sales program or designated segment determined to require a period of extraordinary attention. The scope of activities spans from thought leadership, creating awareness in the market, best practice development, enabling field sales / value adding teams / partner organizations, creating accretive pipeline and engaging in existing opportunities with their respective solution/topic of focus. Customer facing role which acts as accelerator to existing sales teams and customer opportunities, and identifies new business through market or partner engagement. Is an important leverage point for enablement, adoption, best practice development and identification of target customers & campaigns for engagement by the field. Core tasks include: Responsible for overall success of S/4 Public Cloud business in liaison with all functions and leadership within Market Unit Maintain overall Health of Business thru Pipeline/Demand, Partner Eco-System, Enablement across Sales, Presales & Partners. Participate in regular Forecast meetings at MU and Regional Level, responsible for Volume (NN) and Value Forecast management for Market Unit. Help, Guide & drive other ASE s within MU as a team leader Define target account lists via the creation of ideal customer profiles Bring focus and accelerated enablement to sales teams (Sales, Solution Sales, value adding teams, partner organizations) to insure high field adoption Educate sales teams on curated positioning & value proposition for specified focus solution/area and consulting with customers accordingly Create accretive pipeline via direct engagement, through the Sales field, through the ecosystem and via demand management Inform the global solution areas of new requirements, successful campaigns or segmentations, innovations with customers Engage with the field on deal strategy - and throughout the full opportunity lifecycle, where needed Consult with the field on deal execution with regard to focus-specific contracting & deal structure Consult on and assess forecast of focus area Build strong sales best practices to incubate repeatable, structured approach for new businesses Accountability Responsible for driving overall business outcome of S/4HANA Public Cloud in Market Unit responsible for delivery of outcome of assigned projects or areas of responsibility internally recognized senior on complex technical and business matters works on large, complex activities, using demonstrated creativity and expertise and applying specialist professional knowledge to deliver high quality results / technical solutions collaborates in devising long-term concepts may include team lead or supervisory responsibilities Complexity contributes independently, resolves complex issues in own specialist area (e.g. cross-functional or cross-country projects) works independently on topics while setting priorities having sole responsibility provides regular project status and updates decisions/solutions can enhance essentially current and future design and strategy enhance complex systems & processes Experience advanced technical or business skills and special knowledge in one / several areas individuals with a customer focus have developed the acumen to cultivate and develop lasting customer relations typically several years experience with increasing amount of responsibility Communication builds and maintains partnerships with internal and external customers and partners contributes actively to build common ground for cooperation communicates clear and conveying processes & policies in a way that others can understand communicates relevant messages in a timely manner and with constructive feedback to cross functional colleagues & managers Experience & Education Requirements Sound understanding of Cloud ERP markets and related solution area including competitive and SAP suite of products Prior experience with software/IT organizations and with a demonstrated proficiency of Enterprise and/or LoB software solutions through Solution Management, Sales, Presales, Consulting or Business Development roles. SAP product experience and/or SAP sales experience. Working knowledge of cloud, Hosted Services, SaaS/ PaaS models and cloud-based commerce/ business networks. Capable of leveraging a professional network resulting in market, pipeline and revenue growth for SAP. Proven track record of success in the selected industry area. Customer facing experience. Fluency in English, any other language an asset. Fluency in the language of local markets desirable. Education Bachelors degree (or equivalent) required, MBA or equivalent degree required from accredited university preferred. Completion of Sales Methodology training desirable

Design, configure, and implement SAP PP solutions including Discrete, Repetitive, and Process Manufacturing. Configure MRP, Demand Management, BOM, Routing, Work Centers, and Capacity Planning. Ensure seamless integration with SAP SD (Sales & Operations Planning), SAP MM (Materials Management), and SAP WM (Warehouse Management). Oversee data migration of BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Versions. Manage and maintain Material Master, Work Centers, and Resources.

Design, configure, and implement SAP PP solutions including Discrete, Repetitive, and Process Manufacturing. Configure MRP, Demand Management, BOM, Routing, Work Centers, and Capacity Planning. Ensure seamless integration with SAP SD (Sales & Operations Planning), SAP MM (Materials Management), and SAP WM (Warehouse Management). Oversee data migration of BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Versions. Manage and maintain Material Master, Work Centers, and Resources.

Design, configure, and implement SAP PP solutions including Discrete, Repetitive, and Process Manufacturing. Configure MRP, Demand Management, BOM, Routing, Work Centers, and Capacity Planning. Ensure seamless integration with SAP SD (Sales & Operations Planning), SAP MM (Materials Management), and SAP WM (Warehouse Management). Oversee data migration of BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Versions. Manage and maintain Material Master, Work Centers, and Resources.

Design, configure, and implement SAP PP solutions including Discrete, Repetitive, and Process Manufacturing. Configure MRP, Demand Management, BOM, Routing, Work Centers, and Capacity Planning. Ensure seamless integration with SAP SD (Sales & Operations Planning), SAP MM (Materials Management), and SAP WM (Warehouse Management). Oversee data migration of BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Versions. Manage and maintain Material Master, Work Centers, and Resources.

Design, configure, and implement SAP PP solutions including Discrete, Repetitive, and Process Manufacturing. Configure MRP, Demand Management, BOM, Routing, Work Centers, and Capacity Planning. Ensure seamless integration with SAP SD (Sales & Operations Planning), SAP MM (Materials Management), and SAP WM (Warehouse Management). Oversee data migration of BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Versions. Manage and maintain Material Master, Work Centers, and Resources.

Design, configure, and implement SAP PP solutions including Discrete, Repetitive, and Process Manufacturing. Configure MRP, Demand Management, BOM, Routing, Work Centers, and Capacity Planning. Ensure seamless integration with SAP SD (Sales & Operations Planning), SAP MM (Materials Management), and SAP WM (Warehouse Management). Oversee data migration of BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Versions. Manage and maintain Material Master, Work Centers, and Resources.

Design, configure, and implement SAP PP solutions including Discrete, Repetitive, and Process Manufacturing. Configure MRP, Demand Management, BOM, Routing, Work Centers, and Capacity Planning. Ensure seamless integration with SAP SD (Sales & Operations Planning), SAP MM (Materials Management), and SAP WM (Warehouse Management). Oversee data migration of BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Versions. Manage and maintain Material Master, Work Centers, and Resources.

Design, configure, and implement SAP PP solutions including Discrete, Repetitive, and Process Manufacturing. Configure MRP, Demand Management, BOM, Routing, Work Centers, and Capacity Planning. Ensure seamless integration with SAP SD (Sales & Operations Planning), SAP MM (Materials Management), and SAP WM (Warehouse Management). Oversee data migration of BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Versions. Manage and maintain Material Master, Work Centers, and Resources.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: This person will lead Demand Management and Inventory Management under supply chain function for the country in the matrix & cross functional environment. He/she shall be playing key role for making strategies to bring in productivity & efficiency in the area of Inventory and Demand Management. Responsible for the complete responsibility of Inventory Management of the Country Should Coordinate with sales and marketing for the demand visibility and should get the F/C and align the Inventory accordingly Should be responsible for Inventory optimization between the 2 sites ( GGN and BNG) and ensure the liquidation before placing fresh order Take complete control on the finished goods inventory and work closely with CS and BDM for the liquidation and have follow up action for timely liquidation to avoid obsolescence. Responsible for Inventory target of the company and work towards lean Inventory management with the help of ELS. Coordinate with purchase and provide forecast for the upstream supply chain for better visibility of the future demand. Daily ordering of Raw material based on the consumption pattern after necessary discussion Attending the daily MDI for PPC and Purchase function and take necessary action. Faster and quicker response to the E-mails for better visibility of stocks. Compiling the F/C V/S actual and discuss with sales and align the inventory. Better planning of AF,BF and CF category item and ensure there is no stock out for fast movers without affecting the Inventory target. Focus on AR,BR,CR category items and ensure there should not be inventory pile up in these areas. Inventory and Demand planning related MIS report . Inventory Data Management ( ABC FMR , SS and ROL ) Drive efficiency in Inventory Management for better OTA ( On time availability of stocks). Establishing Sales and Operation Planning process for Demand and Supply Balancing. Control Inventory and maintain Inventory Target set by the Management This position requires a detailed understanding of the Inventory Management /Materials Management. BE / B.Tech / MBA / Degree (Preferred in materials management) <

functional SF testing exp at JG4 level. We want good SF product knowledge + Functional testing exp. Specific requirements of this unique demand/role: Roles and Accountable for End to End testing deliverables in a portfolio and demand management, by bringing in capable candidates to the team and ensuring End to End delivery for each of the programs has top quality deliverables. Maintain Business Continuity. Manage a small team of 10-12 members, their goals, appraisals and the development plans supporting their aspirations. Demonstrate Automation experience, ability to manage and deliver top quality testing for medium to large programs. Take a leadership position in automation, working with Architects and Scrum team members to clarify requirements, ensure testability and the ability to automate. Provide feedback on design, both functional and technical. Innovate on latest tools and processes to improve QA functional, manual and Automation testing. Document best practices and mentor junior team members. Work on frameworks to ensure continuous deployment and continuous integration. Develop new proofs-of-concepts for QA Automation, ensuring continual improvements. The role has frequent exposure to and interaction with senior levels of business leadership. Works independently under minimal managerial supervision. Delivers the work as assigned, applying the work procedures, frameworks. Guidance provided for those tasks where there are limited precedents available. Define roadmap for the CC in collaboration with Portfolio/IT managers and drive alignment across all stakeholders, Mandatory skills: SalesForce testing expertise. Bachelors Degree in computer science / equivalent and 12+ years of experience as QA lead. Agile testing & test automation (accelerators tools). Selenium C# with BDD framework using Specflow, API Automation. Implementation of selenium Grid. Applying appropriate test measurements & metrics functional SF testing exp at JG4 level. We want good SF product knowledge + Functional testing exp. Specific requirements of this unique demand/role: Roles and Accountable for End to End testing deliverables in a portfolio and demand management, by bringing in capable candidates to the team and ensuring End to End delivery for each of the programs has top quality deliverables. Maintain Business Continuity. Manage a small team of 10-12 members, their goals, appraisals and the development plans supporting their aspirations. Demonstrate Automation experience, ability to manage and deliver top quality testing for medium to large programs. Take a leadership position in automation, working with Architects and Scrum team members to clarify requirements, ensure testability and the ability to automate. Provide feedback on design, both functional and technical. Innovate on latest tools and processes to improve QA functional, manual and Automation testing. Document best practices and mentor junior team members. Work on frameworks to ensure continuous deployment and continuous integration. Develop new proofs-of-concepts for QA Automation, ensuring continual improvements. The role has frequent exposure to and interaction with senior levels of business leadership. Works independently under minimal managerial supervision. Delivers the work as assigned, applying the work procedures, frameworks. Guidance provided for those tasks where there are limited precedents available. Define roadmap for the CC in collaboration with Portfolio/IT managers and drive alignment across all stakeholders, Mandatory skills: SalesForce testing expertise. Bachelors Degree in computer science / equivalent and 12+ years of experience as QA lead. Agile testing & test automation (accelerators tools). Selenium C# with BDD framework using Specflow, API Automation. Implementation of selenium Grid. Applying appropriate test measurements & metrics

Work youll do PMO - Demand Management is responsible for managing and overseeing the intake, evaluation, prioritization, and resource allocation of project and service requests across the practice. They ensure that demands align with business strategy, capacity, and capabilities, providing clear visibility to leadership and stakeholders. Manage the demand intake process by gathering, validating, and assessing new project requirements. Facilitate demand governance processes, including prioritization meetings and approvals. Work closely with business units, project managers, resource managers, and leadership to align project demand with organizational goals. Monitor pipeline demand and work with resource managers to ensure the availability and assignment of the right resources. Analyze and report demand trends, risks, and issues to support strategic planning and decision-making. Maintain demand management tools, databases, and documentation for accurate tracking and reporting. Ensure a transparent and efficient demand-to-delivery lifecycle. Support capacity planning by forecasting resource needs based on incoming demand. Communicate demand status updates and insights regularly to stakeholders and executive leadership. Identify continuous improvement opportunities in the demand management process and recommend solutions. Skills Required Bachelors Degree in Business Administration / Computer applications / IT / related field 3+ years of experience in PMO, Resource Management, or Demand Management roles. Proficiency in Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) Experience with demand and portfolio management tools (like ServiceNow, Clarity PPM, Jira, etc.). is preferred

What you will do: Collaborate with project managers and department heads to identify resource requirements for ongoing and upcoming projects. Evaluate project timelines, budgets, and resource constraints to ensure the efficient allocation of resources. Maintain a comprehensive overview of available resources Conduct resource capacity planning to assess and manage resource demands based on project priorities and objectives. Track and report on resource utilization, analyzing data and providing suggestions for resource optimization. Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve resource-related conflicts, negotiate resource sharing, and balance competing priorities. Implement and maintain resource management tools, systems, and processes to enhance visibility, transparency, and efficiency.

Summary The role is accountable for driving and implementing the REFS Procurement strategic goals at global level levels and successfully managing relevant KPIs regarding productivity, compliance metrics, processes, customer satisfaction, and people development. The role is also responsible for successfully managing and developing relationships and effective demand management with senior stakeholders, driving value for their business across the organization, and with key suppliers to increase value for Novartis. The Global Head Procurement REFS is the primary procurement business partner for Real Estate facility Services global organization, ensuring budget-alignment, strategy, and productivity achievement, including design and delivery of margin expansion initiatives across Novartis. The purpose of the role is to develop and maintain all organizational structures and necessary internal alignments to ensure an effective procurement process and provide high-value external solutions to the business supporting projects. The role is also responsible for the global category management of Real Estate, Facility Management, Development Construction management, etc This includes the overall governance and management of special projects across Novartis About the Role Major Accountabilities: Demand management Implement for key sourcing category plans to source fit for purpose demand from suppliers with optimal unit cost for materials / services (competitive bidding, majority of spend with new disruptive suppliers). Work on Intake Solutions and Demand Management to enable active demand management in all categories and strengthen unit cost KPIs. Analyzing specifications for optimization. Linking specification to customer value, challenging specification confidently. Conveying messages clearly and convincing stakeholders. Sourcing and supplier relationship management Executing the Source-to-Contract process including respective strategies, approaches and methods: preparing and conducting fact-based negotiations. Adapting tactics from a broad portfolio of negotiation strategies to achieve results that support business and Procurement Keep supplier base stable while focus on Supplier Diversification to foster the usage of acceptable suppliers within the updated preferred vendor concept as part of the new Global Procurement Guideline Drive and implement sustainable price/improvement initiatives Accountable for productivity/cost efficiency targets. Accountable for key compliance metrics such as PO-compliance, process compliance, internal audits. Support centrally led processes (eg, NFCM, TPRM). Successful implementation of global, regional and country projects across categories functions, ensure key stakeholder alignment and customer satisfaction. Manage quality of the REFS end-to-end Procurement process incl. compliance to policies, sourcing strategies and processes. Introduce new disruptive vendors to exchange existing ones with same quality but cheaper prices Manage relationships with senior stakeholders Serve as the key contact for senior stakeholders in the organization for all Procurement-related topics. Build effective relationships of mutual trust and understanding. Achieving results by proactively building long-term, sustainable and effective relationships, understanding the stakeholder landscape and demonstrating political astuteness across business structures and networks Manage Global/Regional/Country/NOCC Procurement team Lead the Country Procurement team and act as a role model of the Novartis Values Behaviours. Lead Procurement REFS model in the areas of responsibility. Regularly assess develop the team s capabilities (hard soft skills). Identify and develop key talents in the organisation through assignments, (above)-country projects, mentoring coaching. Minimum Requirements: >10 years of relevant business experience (industry specific experience). Preferably > 10 years of experience in Procurement or other related experience within the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in category management, supplier management, or related area, with a focus in with a focus in the Procurement domain. Strong project management or other leadership experience. University/Advanced degree needed. masters Degree/other advanced degree is preferred. Excellent spoken and written English. Other foreign languages as required.

-To plan and lead Category initiatives for a clearly defined sub-category globally OR one category regionally OR all categories in one country OR multiple cross-divisional categories in one country; to develop the sub-category strategy as part of the wider Category Strategy; to lead proactive sourcing projects, specification definition and demand management, as we'll as manage sub-category-specific supplier performance and innovation activities. Key Responsibilities: Translates global divisional category strategy into global, divisional, sub category strategy OR translates regional procurement strategy into country strategy and local implementation. Lead the implementation of sourcing plans for the sub category and deliver sub-category savings targets following engagement in the target setting process. Provide input into the overall Category or sub-category strategy about segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships, and lead business planning activities and ensure these projects are staffed and executed on a timely basis in line with the targeted goals. Manage strategic sub-category supplier relationships, and implement consistent key performance indicators for the sub-category, ensuring that any supplier performance risks and issues are resolved on a timely basis to end user satisfaction. May directly control at a country level purchases with respect to supplier choice, timing and commercial conditions (may vary between divisions depending on way spend is controlled). Collect supplier information and feedback from

Summary -To plan and lead Category initiatives for a clearly defined sub-category globally OR one category regionally OR all categories in one country OR multiple cross-divisional categories in one country; to develop the sub-category strategy as part of the wider Category Strategy; to lead proactive sourcing projects, specification definition and demand management, as we'll as manage sub-category-specific supplier performance and innovation activities. Key Responsibilities: Supports in Implementing category strategic goals from overall Procurement strategy / Ecosystem management Under guidance of the regional category manager/s 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. Contribute to overall savings opportunity identification and delivery 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. Maintaining and updating Procurement applications accordingly to the Procurement content (eg e-catalogs, user portal). Continuous improvement of procurement content and automation. Support definition and implementation of Procurement tools and processes. Managing data analysis and reporting, eg analyzing spend, demand, supply markets and competitors. Extracting, cleansing and consolidating information to fact-based insights for further usage eg in category strategies. Commitment to Diversity Inclusion: : We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. Essential Requirements: Demand management Responsible to ensure the right balance between business needs and Novartis strategy. Accountable to work with stakeholders to identify the most cost-effective ways to deliver business objectives. Sourcing and supplier relationships management Executing the Source-to-Contract process including respective strategies, approaches and methods: Preparing and conducting fact-based negotiations. Adapting tactics from a broad portfolio of negotiation strategies to achieve results that support business and Procurement objectives. Proactive assessment of new ways of working, involving innovative scientific technical solutions by identifying and onboarding the right suppliers. Manage relationships with stakeholders Analyzing specifications for optimization. Linking specification to customer value, challenging specification confidently. Conveying messages clearly and convincing stakeholders. Achieving results by proactively building long-term, sustainable and effective relationships, understanding the stakeholder landscape and demonstrating political astuteness across business structures and networks EDUCATION: University/Advanced degree is required. masters Degree/other advanced degree in the business administration, finance, law or scientific or technical field is preferred. EXPERIENCE: +10 years of relevant business experience (industry specific experience). Preferably > 10 years of experience in Procurement or other related experience within the Pharmaceutical industry, preferably in category management, supplier management, or related area, with a focus in the REFS Category domain. Strong project management or other leadership experience. LANGUAGES Excellent spoken and written English, Japanese Chinese would be preferred.

Implement global category strategy at local level OR implement sourcing business plan for area of responsibility; directly deploys global category strategy at site level. About the role: To be responsible for multiple categories in one country OR one cross divisional category in one country part of the Category aligned teams. May lead the delivery of individual projects defined as part of the Annual Category Plan; to focus on project delivery with activities including requirements gathering, market analysis, qualifying and selecting suppliers with the relevant Business Partners and partners, as we'll as non-sourcing projects such as demand management and process improvement. Your responsibilities include but are not limited to Implement global category strategy at local level OR implement sourcing business plan for area of responsibility; directly deploys global category strategy at site level. Supervise the implementation of sourcing plans for the sub-category deliver sub-category savings targets following engagement in the target setting process. Provide input into the overall Category segmentation and identification of key supplier relationships or may directly control purchases with respect to supplier choice, timing and commercial conditions on a local basis (may vary between divisions depending on way spend is controlled). Manage strategic sub-category supplier relationships and implement consistent key performance indicators for the sub-category, and report on suppliers performance.