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Novo Nordisk

Manager for Raw Material Supply Management

Bagsværd

August 23, 2024

Manager for Raw Material Supply Management

Category: Manufacturing

Location:Bagsværd, Capital Region of Denmark, DK

Are you an authentic and empathetic people leader with a strong track record of leading a team to success? Do you have the capability to balance daily operations while executing on the department's strategic priorities, driving the supply management and supplier performance?

If you are excited to work across the value chain and foster a collaborative environment, apply today and join us in Inbound Supply Management!

The Position

As our Manager for Raw Material Supply Management, you will be responsible for leading a team of 15 dedicated Supply Managers and Quality Professionals within the RAW category, as well as fostering a climate of high well-being, people development, and innovation within your team and across related organizational departments.

Your key activities also include:

Building and optimizing Novo Nordisk supply chain for all Raw materials
Engaging and optimizing supplier performance by structurally following up on supplier performance scorecards and business reviews
Participating in driving and setting the direction for the category
Collaborating closely with supply chain stakeholders from sourcing and planning teams to effectively deliver agreed projects to completion
Thinking end-to-end and ensuring strong collaboration with the purchase planning team and sourcing

Besides leading the supply management team, you will also join a dedicated and ambitious management team, reporting to the Director of Inbound Supply Management. Your role will involve close collaboration with peers to drive the department's success and development.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, we imagine you:

Hold a Master’s degree in business administration, engineering, or another relevant field
Demonstrate proven experience as a people leader who builds trust, drives engagement, and ensures team well-being
Possess a minimum of 5 years of supply chain experience across a complex organisation
Showcase strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills
Display fluency in both spoken and written English

It would be considered as a strong advantage if you have APICS certification (CSCP, CPIM, or CLTD), along with Sigma Belt and/or project management certification.

As a person, you possess solid stakeholder management and communication skills and are known for your authenticity and empathy. As a natural people leader, you excel at coaching and guiding others in a complex, global stakeholder landscape. Your strong interpersonal skills helps you to set challenging goals and challenge the status quo. Lastly, you demonstrate a high degree of independence, taking initiative to question existing practices and drive innovative improvements.

About the Department

Inbound Supply Management is part of Sourcing Operations, which has the overall operational responsibility for the inbound supply chain of Novo Nordisk and consists of 550 employees. We use our differences to create novel ideas and high-quality solutions to ensure continuous improvement of the Sourcing Operations function globally.

You will be working in the headquarters with an environment characterized by innovation, openness, and highly engaged colleagues who are dedicated to helping us change lives for the better for patients around the world.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

For further information, please contact Mads Thuesen at +45 34 48 97 32.

Deadline

11 September 2024.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo to your CV.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.

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