Global Category Manager Automation & Robotics
Novartis (company site, opens in a new tab)HyderabadOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 28–40 LPA
Posted 6h ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Lead and execute global sub-category strategies and sourcing plans for Automation & Robotics to deliver procurement savings and value.
- Manage strategic supplier relationships, including performance indicators, risk mitigation, and major contract negotiations within the sub-category.
- Oversee budgets, resource allocation, and team leadership to support category management objectives in a global procurement environment.
Minimum Requirements
- Significant professional experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management with complex sourcing responsibility.
- Experience developing and implementing category or sub-category strategies and managing supplier relationships.
- Demonstrated commercial capability including supplier negotiations and contract management.
- Work Experience Required: Significant professional experience in relevant procurement roles; Notice Period: Not explicitly mentioned in the JD.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experience or exposure to industrial or laboratory automation, robotics, control systems, system integration, or related technology categories.
- Capability to manage technology-focused sourcing considering lifecycle cost, scalability, and interoperability.
- Strong stakeholder management skills across functions and geographies with proven leadership in managing and developing teams in a procurement setting.