Senior Process Owner - CoE Procurement Processes

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Are you passionate about establishing best practices and optimizing processes within procurement and contract management? Do you want to play a key role in ensuring the highest quality of goods and services for a leading global healthcare company? If so, we invite you to join our Investment | Engineering & Sourcing (IES) team at Novo Nordisk. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career. 

The position 

As our new Senior Process Owner at Novo Nordisk, you will: 

• Develop, improve and maintain best practices and processes for our IES processes  

• Key processes include: procurement management, contract management, category management  

• Utilize technology solutions to harvest efficiency and compliance opportunities. This is done in close collaboration with our digitalization associate (e.g. no coding/development competencies required).  

• You will also be the formal owner of all procurement and contract templates, including legal and commercial templates and appendices. This is done in close collaboration with our legal colleagues (e.g. no legal competencies required).  

• Manage interfaces with GBS, Legal colleagues, and other IES members. 

• Act as a system super user for Coupa, SAP, Clarity, relevant SharePoint pages, and IES Digitalization tools. 

We are recruiting for two new team members that will share the above-mentioned responsibilities.  

Qualifications 

We are looking for candidates who possess the following qualifications: 

Need to have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field. 

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, contract management, or similar relevant work experience. 

• Passion for optimizing processes and taking ownership of best practices. 

• Strong understanding of procurement processes and supplier relationship management. 

• As a person, you are ambitious, have a flair for the important details within a complex environment, and are result-oriented.  

• You approach tasks with structure, energy, curiosity, and a positive attitude.  

• You work collaboratively with internal clients and stakeholders. 

Nice to have: 

• Proficiency in using procurement software and tools such as Coupa, SAP, and Clarity. 

• Experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry. 

• Familiarity with market dynamics that impact materials/services availability and pricing. 

• Knowledge of continuous improvement goals/programs. 

Studies show that members of underrepresented communities do not apply unless they are 100% “qualified”. If this is part of the reason you hesitate to apply, we ask you to reconsider and give it a chance. Maybe your profile fits our needs much better than you think.  

About the department 

Investment | Engineering & Sourcing is part of the Product Supply organization. Product Supply is a modern technology organization that proactively drives the purpose of Novo Nordisk and delivers the highest quality of products to patients in a sustainable and efficient way. In IES, we play a key role in ensuring that there is sufficient capacity to treat our patients worldwide. We are doing so by supporting our global capex projects succeeding in their projects through engineering and sourcing activities. When we talk about capex projects, we are referring to maintenance and expansion of production facilities.  As a function we sit in the sweet spot between our global supplier base and our colleagues in the projects who are considered our customers. Due to the large growth in the overall company, we have also a significant increase in capex spend and related projects that we are supporting. This situation gives a fantastic opportunity to strengthen the contributions we are delivering even more as well as driving change through the capex projects in line with the company aspirations. 

Today, our team consists of around 60 employees with diverse backgrounds, and we prioritize teamwork, collaboration, and a people-focused culture. Regardless of your experience level, you will have the opportunity to learn and grow within our supportive and inclusive environment. 

Working at Novo Nordisk 

At Novo Nordisk, we do not wait for change. We drive it. We are 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 to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we are all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact and Deadline 

For further information please contact the hiring manager Bianca Jonas via email [email protected] or get to know us better by visiting Novo Nordisk Investment ǀ Engineering & Sourcing (IES).  

Deadline

17th November 2024

Applications will be evaluated continuously, and candidates may be called for an interview before the deadline, so please apply as soon as you can. You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few lines about your motivation in on your CV or resume. Additionally, please do not attach photos to your CV as this allows for a better and more fair process.