Senior Buyer - Africa & Middle East

Job Description
Together we will shape the future of Sandoz… are you ready to make a
difference?

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Buyer to join our team.

Major Accountabilities:

Buying responsibilities:

o Support strategy implementation and provide category expertise.
o Leads sourcing plan implementation in area of responsibility through change
planning, negotiation, contract development, etc.
o Actively contribute to the identification of business critical opportunities
resulting in process improvement, savings generation.
o Support Category Managers and possibly local country/site teams in day-to-
day spend, projects and vendors management activities.
o Maintain strong communication with category, countries, sites and business
functions. Responsible for the communication / distribution of any regional-
specific strategies to the relevant stakeholders (region and country) together
with site and/or country business partners.
o Support development and execution of projects based on the Category Strategy
and business activities to fit into the annual category planning.

Contracting responsibilities:

o Monitoring and identification of expiring contracts, initiating process for
contract extension or competitive bidding.
o Collect supplier, market, category and internal business data.
o Perform complex matter and vendor level spend analysis.
o Coordinates and collaborates with Category to ensure transparency and
consistency on spend and savings data.
o Manage preferred supplier roster, incl. creating and monitoring SLAs,
conducting regular performance reviews.
o Contribute to cost-effectiveness of commercial deals, risk management of
supply base and ensuring that company standards are appropriately applied.
o Ensure that all internal and external risks are addressed and resolved in a
timely manner.
o Monitor compliance and adherence to Sandoz Procurement policies and
procedures.
Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and
diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Minimum Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in business or any related field.
* ‎5 to ‎7 years of experience in indirect procurement, preferably in pharmaceutical industry and with regional experience.
* Strong knowledge of procurement processes, strategic sourcing, and vendor management is essential.
* Experience in SAP is a must and any sourcing platform.
* Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
* Proficient in Microsoft Office.
* Fluency in English (oral and written); knowledge of other languages spoken is a plus.

Why Sandoz?
Almost ‎500 million patients were touched by Sandoz generic and biosimilar
medicines in ‎2022 and while we're proud of this, we know there is more we
could do to continue to help pioneer access to medicines for people around the
world.

We are at a pivotal moment in our history giving us the freedom to invest in
our future so we can continue to help millions of people access affordable
high-quality medicines. Together we will shape the future of Sandoz, building
an organization from the ground up and in return, experience an ambitious
environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is
welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!

The future is ours to shape!
Division
SANDOZ
Business Unit
Global Functions STO
Location
Egypt
Site
Cairo
Company/Legal Entity
HEXAL EGY
Functional Area
Procurement
Job Type
Full Time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No