Procurement Specialist with German

Primary Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Other Locations: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Relocation Support: This role is based in Prague, Czech Republic. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

Step into a role where your procurement expertise directly supports scientific innovation. As a Procurement Specialist with German, you'll drive sourcing and vendor management for lab supplies, consumables and services across Switzerland and Germany — all from our dynamic Prague hub. You'll collaborate with senior colleagues, influence global operations, and help shape smarter, more efficient procurement strategies in a company that's reimagining medicine.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support development of category strategy and annual planning with global leads
• Execute sourcing plans aligned with business needs and savings targets
• Analyze supplier, market, and internal data to inform procurement decisions
• Track and document risks and issues across assigned categories
• Facilitate contract management and ensure timely execution
• Manage catalogues and stakeholder relationships across Switzerland and Germany
• Apply procurement best practices across sourcing, negotiation, and systems

Essential Requirements:

• Minimum 2+ years of experience in a similar procurement role, ideally in a global environment
• Proven track record in sourcing, vendor management, and negotiation
• Strong communication skills in English and intermediate proficiency in German
• Experience using SAP Ariba or similar procurement tools
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret and act on data insights
• Skilled in stakeholder management across various organizational levels

Desirable Requirements

• Prior experience in lab procurement or sourcing scientific consumables

Benefits & Rewards

Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement); 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 17,500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Public Transportation allowance; MultiSport Card, Employee Share Purchase Plan. Find out more about Novartis Business Services:

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion / EEO paragraph:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation:

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

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Division

Operations

Business Unit

Universal Hierarchy Node

Location

Czech Republic

Site

Prague

Company / Legal Entity

CZ02 (FCRS = CZ002) Novartis s.r.o.

Alternative Location 1

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Functional Area

Procurement

Job Type

Full time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.