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Procurement Team Leader & LDC Expert
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · 🇺🇸 Saluggia
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Study Leader” (Natural Sciences Managers) in NJ: $141k–$141k, median $141k. Most were filed at wage level II (100%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
The US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Salary Range: €41,400.00 - €77,000.00 Job Description Summary Lead the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of Procurement processes aligned with business needs, compliance, data governance, and SAP S/4HANA capabilities. Act as the key Procurement representative, driving process standardization, governance, deployment, and change management across functions and geographies, while supporting team collaboration and serving as a trusted advisor throughout transformation and continuous improvement initiatives. Job Description Major accountabilities • Lead the Procurement workstream within LDC transformation and deployment programs, ensuring delivery against scope, timelines, and business objectives. • Drive procurement process harmonization and standardization across markets, countries, and manufacturing sites in alignment with global standards. • Partner with IT, business, and functional teams to design, validate, and deploy SAP S/4HANA procurement solutions. • Own procurement business requirements, fit-gap assessments, solution validation, and deployment readiness activities. • Lead UAT, business testing, go-live preparation, hypercare, and post-deployment stabilization to ensure successful adoption. • Ensure governance, quality, migration, and compliance of procurement master data, while mitigating operational and regulatory risks. • Drive change management, training, user readiness, and adoption of new procurement processes, tools, and ways of working. • Manage stakeholder relationships and lead the Procurement team by providing direction, coaching, performance oversight, and issue resolution. Minimum Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline. • Extensive experience in Procurement process management, transformation, and global deployment programs. • Strong expertise in Source-to-Pay (S2P), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and procurement operational processes. • Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Procurement implementations, deployments, or large-scale ERP transformations. • Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and managing global stakeholders in a matrix environment. • Strong knowledge of procurement master data governance, internal controls, compliance, and risk management practices. • Experience leading UAT, change management, training, business readiness, and go-live activities. • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to drive organizational change. Why Novartis? Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture Benefits and rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve. Skills Desired