Head Procurement Region Europe
Holzkirchen, Germany
Leading the Commercial Country Procurement Organization of Region Europe, reporting to the Chief Procurement Officer of Novartis and being a member of the Novartis Procurement Leadership Team.Additional role of Global Procurement Business Partner to the Sandoz Executive Committee.Operationally managing $900m$ of 3rd party spend across all Marketing & Sales and Corporate Spend categories. Accountable for the delivery of all procurement KPIs in the region, such as savings, payment terms, compliance, supplier rationalization & automation.Key achievements: - Successfully led the transformation of Region Europe Procurement team from a fragmented function to an integrated customer facing organization with strategic focus.- Successfully led the "Power our Purpose" initiative (biggest productivity program in Novartis history at that time) for the Sandoz division in collaboration with Sandoz Executive Committee- Consistently delivered yearly savings for Region Europe of 60+ m$