Market Intelligence Lead

Are you passionate about supply market intelligence that enables informed decision making and market shaping? Do you possess a talent for orchestrating processes and cultivating external partnerships? 

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Strategy, Sourcing & Negotiation (SSN) CoE department. Submit your application today!

The position
As Market Intelligence Lead in this newly established role, you will focus on developing a novel supply market intelligence program for our category management teams within direct sourcing. 

We expect the supply market intelligence offering will consist of primary research conducted by our Global Business Services team and secondary research sourced from external agencies and market reports. 

You will be entrusted with the following key responsibilities:

• Creating and supervising a program for managing direct spend supply market intelligence
• Defining requirements and processes for primary and secondary supplier market intelligence
• Overseeing cooperation with the Global Business Services team in Bangalore, India, and external market report agencies
• Collaborating with category managers to execute comprehensive market searches

Additionally, independent research will be conducted by you in areas requiring in-depth market understanding. The process for obtaining supply market intelligence have not yet been fully defined, and you will have a significant impact on the design of the final layout. 

Qualifications
To excel in this position, we believe you:

• Hold a master’s degree in business, economics, engineering, information studies, or another relevant field
• Bring a minimum of  6 years of experience in market analysis agencies or financial due diligence, OR
• Possess market intelligence or alternatively process/program management experience in a procurement function across a complex organization
• Demonstrate strong communication and presentation skills, committed to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Display fluency in both spoken and written English

It would be considered as an advantage if you have experience in procurement or bring expertise from the pharmaceutical or the healthcare industry.

As a person, you naturally take responsibility for driving market intelligence projects and processes forward, interacting with stakeholders across a complex stakeholder landscape. You have exceptional research skills, challenging the status quo and promoting alternative solutions. You are a natural anchor point in the department, and your colleagues will naturally turn to you for guidance and advice. You communicate clearly and concisely and are comfortable in giving presentations, impacting decision-making through clear recommendations, based on solid data and analysis. Additionally, you thrive in a busy environment and bring a ‘can-do attitude’ and always act as a team player.

About the department
The SSN CoE department is part of Global Strategic Outsourcing & Devices function located in Høje Tåstrup, Denmark. We have the global direct spend responsibility managing a network of outsourced partnerships for Product Supply. 

Our SSN CoE department is dynamic and diverse team of specialists in strategy, sourcing and negotiation with members from multiple nationalities and backgrounds. 

Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear, and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 61,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life-changing.

Contact
For further information, please contact Senior Manager, Anton Larssen at +45 34483213.

Deadline
26 November 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.