(Associate) Cost Intelligence Partner

Are you a recent graduate eager to kick-start your career in a dynamic, fast-paced environment? Do you envision yourself thriving in a diverse stakeholder landscape, driving exciting global projects across departments?

If you're looking for an exciting opportunity in cost intelligence and want to contribute to shaping the future of our business, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now and join us in the Sourcing Intelligence & Business Support CoE! 

The position
As (Associate) Cost Intelligence Partner, you will contribute to the development of our new Centre of Excellence function, “Cost Intelligence”, working closely with the Cost Intelligence Lead to support the creation and implementation of cost-related processes and insights across the organization. 

You will gain valuable exposure to cost analytics, price trends forecasting, and spend management while contributing to the development of processes and tools that support decision-making and supplier negotiations within the area.

Some of your key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the development of the new Cost Intelligence CoE, assisting and accelerating the creation of processes for price trend analytics, spend forecasting, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models and cost fact-packs pack for supplier negotiations
• Helping with performance management and data analytics within the unit
• Contributing to key financial processes, including category budgeting and other recurring financial activities
• Overseeing cooperation with the Global Business Services (GBS) team in India, providing support to category managers related to cost analysis

Qualifications
To succeed in this role, we imagine you:

• Hold a master’s degree in finance, economics, business administration, management, or a related field
• Have a curious mindset, enjoying solving problems and working with large amount of data
• Showcase exceptional communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrate proficiency in both spoken and written English

On a personal level, you are a proactive and collaborative team player, able to work on your own while maintaining a structured approach to tasks. You thrive in an environment that offers learning opportunities, challenges, and diverse projects. Additionally, you have a strong ability to build relationships and enjoy sharing knowledge, effortlessly navigating a dynamic environment with many stakeholders involved.

About the department
SSIMS is one of the central sourcing units in Novo Nordisk’s Product Supply division, responsible for medium- and long-term strategic sourcing activities, which involves global identification and strategic management of suppliers for Novo Nordisk’s worldwide pharmaceutical production sites. We also work with – and support – our colleagues in our sister unit, Global Strategic Outsourcing & Devices (GSOD).

You will be part of Sourcing Intelligence & Business Support CoE, where we drive cross-unit assessment and projects, represent the unit in different fora outside our area and contribute with value-adding sparring to the category management and sourcing departments in SSIMS/GSOD. The disciplines that we represent and tailor for include sourcing/scenario analytics, financial advisory, digitalisation, quality-related processes and business intelligence.

You will enter a thorough, yet fast-paced and motivated environment, where we collaborate closely with stakeholders inside and outside the sourcing units. The office is in the Product Supply HQ in Bagsværd (note that in February we will relocate to Taastrup), where 20 talented colleagues in the Sourcing Intelligence & Business Support CoE look forward to welcoming you.

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 about the role, please contact Manager Simon Larcher at +45 30775455.

Deadline
8 December 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 in 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.