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Category Manager Direct (Torre Annunziata)

  • Tempo indeterminato
  • Torre Annunziata (Città Metropolitana di Napoli)
  • Acquisti

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Job Description

The Category Manager Direct is responsible for creating or supporting the development of strate-gies, aligning and implementing category plans for the Direct spend areas. He/she will build effec-tive relationships with the business, within the assigned division/organization, ensuring procure-ment objectives are achieved while business stakeholder satisfaction is kept at the highest level and their priorities are properly addressed. The successful candidate understands the business needs, challenges existing situations, follows and implements change and transmits relevant input to the category organization by using Procurement tools such as S&S and SSI Tracker. Implement local, regional and global procurement strategies including the management of key (Global) suppliers, and ensure close collaboration with the local stakeholders (such as Business Owners, QA, PM, Legal, HSE, etc.) to agree and implement the best procurement strategy for the Local Goods or Service required. He/she acts in accordance to the Local and Global SOP and policies such as Code of Conduct, HSE, GMP, Third party Guidelines, and SOX/NFCM rules.

Major Accountabilities:

- Supervise the acquisition of goods (raw materials, packaging, technical materials, material varied) and services necessary for the operation of the Site in line with production schedules to the needs of the client in accordance with internal policies and procedures of the Group;
- Managing the supplier base and supply Contracts in force;
- Identifying and proposing new Direct suppliers with careful market research and especially verifying the reliability of the suppliers proposed on the basis of financial parameters and ref-erences in accordance to the Business Continuity Program;
- Assess the level of service provided by the Direct Suppliers, by Reporting / performance measurements (i.e. OTIF Report);
- Looking for new or alternative materials and /or services by gathering information on the evo-lution of the market of technical materials and materials in general, and share them with the Business;
- Manage the yearly Segmentation Process and Supplier Relation Management Process in both, Direct and Indirect Area , and in Accordance to the Local Working Instruction;
- Improve synergy with other production plants in the NTO network;
- Attendance to the Direct Global Workshop
- Implement and follow the Change Process for validation/on board of new suppliers/materials.
- Ensuring Compliance with the SOX/NFCM rules within whole Purchasing process;
- Collaborate with the Site Procurement Head for the definition of the strategies to apply for the purchases of goods and services ensuring the highest level of internal customer satisfaction;
- Manage traditional and/or E-procurement Tenders for Direct Categories, guarantee garrison and collaboration with the Global Category Managers in case of x-Divisional Tenders, provide Support to the Indirect buyer in case of managing of complex Indirect tenders , ensure that the negotiation get the best purchasing conditions in terms of price, delivery and methods for payment, define all optimum conditions of deliveries, on the basis of the delegation conferred;
- Propose and implement Value Creation initiatives for Direct Categories;
- Ensuring the proper repository, fully Compliance to the IGM Matrix , of the data gathered as Tender Documentation, Quotation, Purchase Orders, Conditions of purchase, Suppliers infor-mation and any other data necessary to ensure the continued control over the management of activities within the Novartis Systems; Follow the Order Cancellation Process in accordance to the Local WI;
- Ensure monthly Direct and Indirect Reporting and Analysis with data gathering, Savings cap-turing, submission and maintenance within Spend &Save, SavePlan and SSI Tracker tools;
- Collaborate with the Legal Department and with the Business Owners in the preparation and facilitation of the Local Contracts issuing according to the business needs and supporting liti-gation in case;
- Monitoring the correct Direct Order fulfillment, compliant with the level of service/Technical Specifications:
 Defining the main requirements expected with internal customers (delivery time, quality, delivery notice);
 Monitoring the compliance by the supplier, the level of service required (processing pe-riodic reporting and managing any reminders);
 Put in force Remediation Plan with the suppliers, in accordance with the Packaging, Quality and Production Departments, in the event of non-compliance with the agreed conditions.

- Maintain and sustain information related to the market for the following expertise:
 Providing the research of materials and/or new or alternative Services;
 Collecting information on market trends in technical materials and materials in general, as magazines, brochures, etc., transmitting this information to affected customers.
- Ensuring the Support to the Procurement Team in the weekly Preparation of the Documenta-tion required by the Local Compliance and Review Committee;
- Ensure support to the Procurement Head for some specific/ad hoc Reporting and analy-sis/check that might be raised as outcome by the Local Compliance and Review Committed;
- Willingness to travel to cover the occasional tasks to support x-Divisional activities.

Profilo richiesto

Minimum requirements

The candidate should ideally have:
- a technical Academic background, possibly with a degree in Engineering (3 +2 full path in the case of new Academic Rules) with good analytical and synthesis skills, and is a problem solver.

- few years of experience, ideally in Production, Purchasing or Supply Chain (in these cases we also consider a candidate with different academic background)
- Italian and English fluent
- 3-5 years of Procurement experience, 2+ years in the healthcare industry or equivalent
- Experience in change and Category management,Influencing skills, especially in the context of multi-functional teams involving engineering, operations, and finance.

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