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**Responsabilities**:
**Drive/Implement Brazil strategic goals from overall Procurement strategy**
- Accountable for productivity/cost efficiency targets in Commercial and Corporate in Brazil.
- Accountable for key compliance metrics such as PO-compliance, process compliance in Commercial and Corporate. Support centrally led processes (e.g., SFCM, TPRM (Third Party Risk Management)).
- Successful implementation of global, regional and local BR projects across Commercial and Corporate & functions, ensure key stakeholder alignment and business relevance
- Manage quality of the Brazil end-to-end Procurement process incl. compliance to policies, strategies and processes. Support seamless integration of capability centers into the end-to-end process.
**Manage relationships with (senior and executive) stakeholders**
- Serve as key contact for stakeholders in the Commercial and Corporate.
- Build effective relationships of mutual trust and understanding.
- Transmit relevant business insights to their local teams, global/regional Category Management as well to sourcing managers and buyers.
**Manage supplier relationships**
- Executing the Source-to-Contract process including respective strategies, approaches and methods: Preparing and conducting fact-based negotiations. Adapting tactics from a broad portfolio of negotiation strategies to achieve results that support business and Procurement objectives.
- Manage and build effective relationships with key suppliers in their area of responsibility to drive value for Sandoz through cost effectiveness and access to innovation.
- Ensure effective local implementation of global supplier strategies (e.g. implementation of strategic suppliers, contracting principles, execution of global/regional contracts).
- Manage local supplier landscape in Commercial and Corporate in line with business strategies & global Procurement goals and strategies (e.g. payment terms, manage tail spend, local supplier management process).
- Manage and build effective relationships with key suppliers in their area of responsibility to drive value for Sandoz through cost effectiveness and access to innovation and sustainability.
- Executing the Source-to-Contract process including respective strategies, approaches and methods: Preparing and conducting fact-based negotiations. Adapting tactics from a broad portfolio of negotiation strategies to achieve results that support business and Procurement objectives.
**Ensure effective communication**
- Ensure effective communication between the different Procurement functions, such as Operations, Capability centers, global/regional category management, compliance.
- Serve as the key contact for stakeholders in Commercial and Corporate in Brazil and ensure that business needs/requirements are reflected in procurement activities.
**Drive/Implement Brazil strategic goals from overall Procurement strategy**
- Accountable productivity/cost efficiency targets in their area of responsibility.
- Accountable for key compliance metrics such as PO-compliance and process compliance in their area of responsibility. Support centrally led processes (e.g., SFCM, TPRM).
- Successful implementation of B projects across categories & functions, ensure key stakeholder alignment and customer satisfaction.
- Manage quality of the Brazill end-to-end Procurement process incl. compliance to policies, strategies and processes. Support seamless integration of capability centers into the end-to-end process.
**Contracting activities**
- Contract preparation, review and archiving:
- Full terms and conditions or contractual terms negotiation.
- Post signature contract management:
- Monitoring and identification of expiring contracts, initiating process for contract extension or competitive bidding.
- Termination strategy definition and contracts termination management.
- Suppliers' performance review coordination for key local suppliers.
**Requirements**:
- Complete higher education. MBA or Specialization is desirable.
- Fluent English. Portuguese is mandatory.
- Solid experience leading indirect procurement. Experience in pharmaceuticals is a plus.
- Ability to work with negotiation for all business areas (indirect purchasing).
- Knowledge or familiarity in SAP (Ariba) is desirable.
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