Procurement Operation Excellence Manager

Job Description Summary

This role drives Procurement Operational Excellence priorities, ensuring alignment with the Novartis Enterprise Strategy. The individual leads and supports improvement initiatives and projects across sourcing and procure-to-pay (standardization, governance, process optimization, digital/automation enablement, KPI performance management), and prepares strategic deliverables and leadership-ready materials. Success requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

• Support spend transparency from Aladdin and Pandas to generate insights and align the 3-year Procurement strategy and roadmap. 

  
  
  

• Support cross-functional Procurement projects

  
  
  

• Maintain procurement KPI tracking for business reviews

  
  
  

• Prepare key updates and strategic deliverables for Procurement leadership

  
  
  

• Help communicate strategic priorities, performance updates, and key highlights to Procurement associates and stakeholders. 

  
  
  

• Contribute to operational excellence initiatives and projects, including standardization, automation, digital/AI enablement, and continuous improvement. 

  
  
  

• Organize and facilitate governance forums and leadership workshops to support effective decision-making and execution.

  
  
  

Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree with an MBA

  
  
  

• Work experience in the pharmaceuticals / life sciences or consulting industry

  
  
  

• 4–7 years of overall experience

  
  
  

• Experience in top-tier consulting firms / analytics experience

  
  
  

• Project management and stakeholder engagement

  
  
  

Skills:

• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).

  
  
  

• Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.

  
  
  

• Effective communication skills with keen attention to detail.

  
  
  

• Comfortable working in a dynamic, cross-functional team environment.

  
  
  

• Ability to synthesize complex information into actionable insights. 

  
  
  

Languages :

• English.

  
  
  

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.
Accessibility and accommodation
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to diversityandincl.india@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message

Skills Desired

Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies, Negotiating, Root Cause Analysis And Problem-Solving, Vendor Management