Manager for Raw Material Supply Management

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? Are you passionate about supply management and drive supplier performance? Are you able to work across the value chain and foster a collaborative environment? Do you have a natural talent for collaboration and stakeholder management skills? If so, this might be the right opportunity for you! Apply today for a life-changing career.

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.

• Foster a climate of high well-being, people development and innovation within your team and across related organizational departments.

• Building and optimizing Novo Nordisk supply chain for all Raw materials.

• Engage and optimize supplier performance by structurally following up on supplier performance scorecards and business reviews.

• Take part in driving and setting the direction for the category.

• Collaborate closely with supply chain stakeholders from sourcing and planning teams to effectively deliver agreed projects to completion.

• Think end-to-end and ensure 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 or engineering.

• Possess proven experience as a people leader who builds trust, drives engagement, and ensures team well-being.

• Have 5-10 years of supply chain experience.

• APICS certification (CSCP, CPIM, or CLTD) is a plus.

• Green Belt Six Sigma and/or project management certification is a plus.

• Are fluent in English.

As a person, you have solid stakeholder management and communication skills. You are authentic and empathetic, with strong interpersonal skills that enable you to build trust. We expect you to be a people leader by nature with the ability to coach and lead others in a complex and global stakeholder landscape. You are renowned for your strong interpersonal skills and ability to set challenging goals and challenge the status quo. You are a skilled communicator and thrive in cooperating with a variety of stakeholders. Lastly, you have a high degree of independence and take initiative to challenge ways of doing things 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.

Contact

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

Deadline

25 July 2024

Applications will be reviewed continuously, and we will begin conducting interviews during the posting period, so please do not hesitate to apply.

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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.