LDC Buying Channels Adopt Manager

Location: Mexico City #Hybrid
About the Role: This role will help drive the execution of Novartis’ ambition to turn data and digital into a strategic asset to drive actionable insights across the organization in the area of Procurement Content Enablement (e.g. Catalogs or e-Forms) / Buying Channels Enablement. This ambition is one of key pillars in the broader digital transformation happening at Novartis to be a focused medicines company powered by data and digital.
Key Responsibilities:
• Accountable for the LDC Adopt for Procurement Content Enablement / Buying Channels Enablement along the business requirements based on the Novartis architectural standards, performance, quality and security principles.
• Accountable for implementation and adoption of design decisions for complex issues in strong collaboration with the respective functional GPOs and LDC Pillars.
• Accountable for smooth deployment and country adoption of Procurement Content Enablement / Buying Channels Enablement processes: meets business and user requirements & improves and sustains standardization efficient while respecting regulatory/control requirements (e.g., NFCM-control requirements, P3, TPRM, GxP)
• Supports the development, execution and operations of solutions. Work (together with the IT Expert) on Procurement Content Enablement / Buying Channels Enablement to ensure integrated solutions by strongly being connected to experts in connected work packages, data & analytics, by applying a continuous improvement mindset
• Prepare and run fit-gap workshops across Procurement Content Enablement / Buying Channels Enablement, support Core team to identify critical integration points and dependencies, propose solutions for key gaps, provide effort estimations and alignment with business teams
• Accountable that dedicated project work is delivered to agreed time, cost and quality constraints following the release calendars. Accountable for the solutions are peered reviewed, formally documented and signed off by domain pillars and business functions.

• University level degree.
• Extensive experience in operational Procurement: Category know how, source-to contract, business analysis, operational excellence, process improvement and change management
• Additional Project Management training, a certification/designation desirable. Lean / Six Sigma Certified preferred.
• At least 3 years’ experience in country and global roles
• Proactive, result orientated and with a strong customer centrist attitude
• Interest to learn, explore and develop within the given role
• Leverages business understanding and its requirements in the design of the Transformation Program agreed end states/outcomes
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
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