## [Procurement Manager REFS](/req-10087983-procurement-manager-refs "Procurement Manager REFS") Job ID REQ-10087983 Sep 18, 2026 LOC_CZ ### About the Role Major Accountabilities - Lead end-to-end sourcing and procurement activities for Capital Projects, Real Estate, and related facilities categories, ensuring alignment with business objectives and procurement strategies. - Develop sourcing approaches and negotiation strategies for procurement requirements above strategic thresholds when no existing category strategy is available. - Oversee and support sourcing execution conducted by buyers, acting as an escalation point for complex procurement and supplier issues. - Partner with REFS, Finance, Procurement stakeholders, and business leaders to identify cost-effective solutions that balance operational needs and company strategy. - Drive savings initiatives, productivity improvements, and value creation opportunities across assigned spend categories. - Monitor supplier markets, industry trends, and competitive intelligence to enhance sourcing decisions and category performance. - Ensure procurement activities comply with corporate policies, responsible procurement standards, anti-bribery requirements, and preferred supplier agreements. - Manage procurement projects and category performance, maintaining strong communication with regional/category teams to leverage demand aggregation and risk mitigation opportunities. Minimum Requirements - Bachelor's degree or equivalent university qualification required; Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Law, Engineering, or a related field preferred. - Professional procurement certification such as CIPS (or similar) strongly preferred. - Minimum 5+ years of procurement and contract management experience. - Demonstrated experience sourcing capital projects, construction, real estate, IFM (Integrated Facilities Management), or related services. - Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, RFI/RFQ processes, supplier evaluation, contract negotiations, and Source-to-Contract (S2C) methodologies. - Proven ability to work effectively within global, matrixed organizations and collaborate across multiple geographies and cultures. - Strong analytical, project management, stakeholder management, and financial acumen skills with experience managing significant spend portfolios. - Excellent written and verbal English communication skills; additional language capabilities such as German, Spanish, Portuguese, or Russian are advantageous. 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? Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representative of the patients and communities we serve. Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: ### Role Requirements **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? [https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture](https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture "https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture") **Benefits and Rewards:** Learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally. [Read our handbook (PDF 30 MB)](https://www.novartis.com/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-life-handbook.pdf) Primary location salary range Kč792,190.00 - Kč1,471,210.00 Division DIV_TO Business Unit Purchasing & Sourcing Location LOC_CZ Site Prague Company / Legal Entity CZ02 (FCRS = CZ002) Novartis s.r.o. Functional Area FCT_PR Job Type Full time Employment Type Temporary (Fixed Term) Shift Work No [Apply to Job](https://novartis.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Novartis_Careers/job/Prague/Procurement-Manager-REFS_REQ-10087983 "Apply to Job") ![careers default image](https://prod1.jobapi.novartis.com.cn/themes/custom/cosmos/patterns/images/careers-default-image.webp "careers default image") Job ID REQ-10087983 ### Procurement Manager REFS [Apply to Job](https://novartis.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Novartis_Careers/job/Prague/Procurement-Manager-REFS_REQ-10087983 "Apply to Job")