Director of Test Material Supply

Are you experienced with supply chain management? Do you have high stakeholder management skills? We are seeking a Director of Test Material Supply to join our team and play a pivotal role in our Fill Finish Expansion (FFEx) program. If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge, read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

The Position
As the Director of Test Material Supply, you will actively engage in discussions with stakeholders at any level, to help the department succeed with disciplines such as production agreements, supplier contracts, etc. 
You will continuously improve the operation of the department by implementing and/or integrating into robust systems.
Your responsibilities will also include:
•    Building a clear roadmap addressing risks for a stabile test material supply.
•    Implementing accordingly to close supply risk gaps.
•    Driving an agenda where progress and robust anchoring of solutions are key.
•    Providing clear communication on supply and demand status, and impact assessment.
•    Setting direction in optimization projects with both supply, quality and cost as drivers.

Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should have:
•    Extensive experience in supply chain management.
•    High stakeholder management skills.
•    Strong leadership and strategic abilities.
•    Excellent problem-solving and process improvement skills.
•    Experience in capacity planning and/or contract manufacturing is an advantage.

Additionally, you have an excellent command of verbal and written English. Having a NN Production site network is considered an advantage.

About the Department
Located in Lyngby, our department is crucial to primarily supply test materials to new FFEx equipment installed globally. The test material management team has developed a roadmap to address the complexities of the program, requiring full-time strategic leadership engagement. Our focus is on multiple disciplines, including finding new external suppliers, establishing reliable contracts, reflecting demand in internal production agreements, challenging and changing material use standards, and incorporating technology to reuse materials. For now we are also handling our own small scale production with a filling line and soon to add handling units, de-labelling units, and potentially warehouse management. 
To learn more about Fill & Finish Expansions in Novo Nordisk visit our career site here: Let's build the future for patients: Exciting Careers in Growing Expansion Project (novonordisk.com)

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 72,000 employees around the world. We recognise the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact 
For further information please contact Ronnie Espensen, Senior Director at +45 30 79 36 77.

Deadline
30 March 2025.
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.