Sourcing Manager - Raw Materials
Novartis
5 - 10 years
Hyderabad
Posted: 08/07/2025
Job Description
Summary
About the Role
Major accountabilities:
- Define and implement sourcing strategies for raw materials in alignment with global category strategies.
- Responsible to handle the spend approx. $50 Mio.
- Detailed analysis of the spend and align with the stakeholders
- Lead supplier selection, qualification, negotiation, and contracting processes.
- Manage supplier relationships and performance, ensuring adherence to quality, service, and cost expectations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Finance to ensure end-to-end alignment.
- Drive supplier consolidation and preferred supplier usage in line with Novartis’ “Hands Free Buying” initiative.
- Utilize tools such as SAP Ariba for RFQs, contract creation, and operationalization of sourcing decisions.
- Monitor market trends and supply risks, and proactively develop mitigation strategies.
- Support sustainability and innovation initiatives within the raw materials category.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Chemistry, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 6+ years of experience in strategic sourcing or procurement, preferably in the pharmaceutical or chemical industry.
- Strong negotiation, analytical, and project management skills.
- Proficiency in sourcing tools (e.g., SAP Ariba) and data analytics.
- Ability to work in a global matrix environment and influence cross-functional teams.
- Knowledge of regulatory and quality requirements in pharmaceutical sourcing is a plus.
Why Novartis?
Join a purpose-driven organization where your work directly impacts global health. At Novartis, we empower our people to reimagine medicine and shape the future of healthcare through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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About Company
Novartis is a leading global healthcare company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. It specializes in the research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of innovative pharmaceuticals. Formed in 1996 through the merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz, Novartis focuses on areas such as oncology, neuroscience, immunology, cardiovascular diseases, and gene therapies.With a strong commitment to scientific innovation, Novartis invests heavily in R&D and collaborates with biotech companies and academic institutions worldwide. The company operates in over 140 countries and serves millions of patients globally. Novartis is also known for its efforts in access to medicine, using programs like Novartis Access and Novartis Foundation to support underserved populations.
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