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The role works closely with Global Category Managers and Line of Business stakeholders, acting as an internal Procurement/Procurement consultant.\nKey accountabilities include:\nLead and support Procurement, optimization, and implementation projects across Indirect Procurement categories.\nEnsure successful project implementation, communication, and change management.\nApply Indirect Procurement best practices within strategic Procurement and project management, including project initiation, execution, control, and implementation.\nAnalyse market conditions, assess opportunities within defined project scopes, prepare business cases, and report on synergies achieved.\nCollaborate with business stakeholders, Procurement colleagues, and finance to identify and drive savings with a strong focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).\nSupport negotiations with suppliers together with Global and Category Managers, aligning initiatives to optimize Total Cost of Ownership.\nDrive and support initiatives under Procurement Operational Excellence programs, Must Win Battles/Most Valuable Projects (MWBs/MVPs), Sustainability, and other strategic initiatives.\nCommunicate the Procurement agenda and ensure continued realization of benefits achieved through project activities.\nImplement new processes and contracts and conduct relevant change management activities to anchor results in the organization.\nDeliver on individual business targets and KPIs and contribute to overall Global Indirect Procurement KPIs and strategic ambitions. Tasks and Responsibilities Core Responsibilities\nSupport or lead Procurement and optimization projects across Indirect Procurement.\nDrive and support implementation initiatives to ensure benefit realization, including performance measurement, hyper-care activities, and identification of continued optimization opportunities.\nActively apply and communicate the Strategic Procurement Methodology.\nSupport or drive global strategic initiatives and ensure implementation into relevant regions.\nProactively participate in relevant workgroups (e.g., Sustainability, Technology).\nCollaborate openly with peers across Procurement and P2P (e.g., BUY_APAC, Proc. Excellence, Business Finance) to enable operational excellence. Stakeholder Engagement\nEnsure strong stakeholder engagement through effective project management and proactive collaboration.\nAlign closely with Global Category Managers and peers to support global alignment, cross-functional collaboration, and process development. Daily Operations\nEnsure effective usage of Procurement tools and contribute to continuous improvements of tools, processes, and templates (e.g., NPP, Sievo analytics, savings verification, SPM, e-Procurement tools, CLM).\nDeliver on defined KPIs, individual business targets, and Individual Development Plan (IDP).\nContribute positively to team culture and social collaboration across the organization.\nOur purpose guides the way\nIn Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.\nOpportunities for everyone\nWe are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.\nWe make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.\nExplore other openings\nIf this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. 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