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Anastasia Zarutskaya

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Head of Procurement Europe, International and Global Functions at Novartis
📍 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Anastasia Zarutskaya is the Head of Procurement for Europe, International, and Global Functions at Novartis, with over a decade of experience in strategic sourcing and supply management. Educated at the Academy of Foreign Trade in Moscow, she previously held significant procurement roles at Unilever. Colleagues describe her as knowledgeable, a strong team member, and well-respected.

Beyond her corporate role, Anastasia is a certified coach through Erickson Coaching International. She is passionate about career development and coaching, which she actively practices. She often receives recommendations for her structured, positive, and personalized guidance that helps individuals define their professional paths and aspirations.

She is deeply interested in how artificial intelligence will fundamentally reshape leadership and operational processes.

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Current Role
Head of Procurement Europe, International and Global Functions
Location
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Personality Overview

How Anastasia shows up

Judgemental
Upfront
Hard To Convince

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Anastasia cares about

Strategic Procurement
Her entire career is focused on procurement, with an emphasis on driving innovation, operational efficiency, and global strategy at Novartis and Unilever.
Career Coaching
She is a certified coach and has received multiple recommendations praising her ability to guide professional development and help others define their career goals.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Head of Procurement Europe, International and Global Functions
Novartis
5-2023 - 7-2025
Head of Procurement Western and Eastern Europe
Novartis
2-2020 - 5-2023
Head Of Procurement Russia & Poland
Novartis
6-2019 - 2-2020
Indirect procurement Lead - Marketing and Business services Russia, Ukraine, Belarus
Unilever
2-2013 - 5-2019
Global Procurement Manager, Marketing
Unilever
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Education
2021 - 2021
Certificate
Erickson Coaching International
2000 - 2005
Manager in foreign trade with knowledge of foreign language
Academy of foreign Trade, Moscow
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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