Global Sourcing Manager - R&D Services

Location: Czech Republic, Prague #LI-Hybrid
About the Role:
The Sourcing Manager, R&D Services is responsible for implementing procurement projects to achieve key productivity targets. You will be working closely with Category and Procurement partners to align business requirements, optimize sourcing strategies, and handle supplier relationships.
The role focuses on R&D Services related to Advanced Modalities, including Biologics DS Manufacturing and Bioprocess Materials & Services.
The Sourcing Manager ensures operational excellence, financial productivity, risk mitigation, and supplier market intelligence.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day Procurement services, including defining negotiation strategies, obtaining approvals, and maintaining strong communication with global category teams.
- Support sourcing execution and negotiation, acting as a partner concern point and ensuring compliance with category strategies and preferred supplier agreements.
- Contribute to overall savings opportunity identification and delivery.
- Manage demand by balancing business needs and Novartis' strategy, collaborating with partners to identify cost-effective ways to achieve business objectives.
- Planning and achievement of productivity targets, overall value proposition, and priorities agreed with the business and procurement collaborators.
- Increase Procurement effectiveness through productivity and process improvements.
- Cash flow contribution through extending payment terms with major suppliers.
- Provide overall insight from a Divisional and/or Functional perspective.
- Ensure alignment between category activity and requirements.
- Financial impact in terms of savings generation.

Essential Requirements:
- University/Advanced degree in a scientific field (e.g., Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Pharmacy)
- More than 2 years of Procurement and contracting experience.
- Solid experience in navigating global, matrix organizations across geographies and cultures.
- Extensive experience in sourcing processes, negotiation strategies, project management, communication, collaboration, and market analysis.
- Excellent spoken and written English.
Desirable Requirements:
- Procurement-related qualification (e.g., CIPS, mCIPS, or business degree) would be beneficial.
- Subject matter expertise in one or several of the following categories highly desired:
* Drug Substance Manufacturing - Biologics
* Cell Line Procurement and Licensing
* Advanced Modalities (RLT, ADC, etc.)
* Handling IP-related product manufacturing/sourcing (Media powders, Resins, etc.)
* Bioprocess Materials and Services
Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
You’ll receive: Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement); 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program; Meal vouchers (full tax covered by company); MultiSport Card and more. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: https://www.novartis.cz/
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.
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