Sourcing Professional

Sourcing Analyst

Are you passionate about sourcing? Do you thrive in challenging the status quo and building effective relations with stakeholders and suppliers? Would you like to contribute to our efforts in turning ideas into better treatments for millions of people living with serious chronic diseases and ensuring our production?

If yes, then read on, as you may be our next Sourcing Analyst within Facility Management category. Apply now for a life-changing career!

The position

As a Sourcing Analyst for Facility Management you will be driving sourcing related tasks as well as supporting Category Managers with diverse tasks.

***This is a parental cover role and is until end of February 2026***

Your responsibilities will include

• Support source-to-contract process
  • Support experienced Sourcing Managers in the source-to-contract process, including supplier identification, evaluation, and selection.
  • Assist in the development and execution of sourcing strategies to meet organizational objectives.
  • Execute sourcing processes and projects in accordance with guidelines and minimum requirements.

• Perform analysis and evaluation
  • Perform bid evaluations to assess supplier proposals and identify the best value options.
  • Conduct market research to stay updated on industry trends, competitive landscape, and pricing dynamics.
  • Track and analyse market trends impacting the availability and pricing of materials and services, providing insights to inform sourcing decisions and anticipate market changes.
  • Prepare reports and maintain documentation related to sourcing activities, market insights, and bid evaluations.

• Support negotiations with suppliers
  • Aid in contract negotiations to secure favourable terms and conditions, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and strategic goals.
  • Support the coordination of supplier integration plans with internal stakeholders to ensure seamless operations and efficient supply chain management.

• Support category managers with ad-hoc tasks necessary to improve procurement performance.

This is a great opportunity to be exposed to different organizational areas throughout Novo Nordisk, as well as frequent interactions and presentations to senior management. 

Qualifications

As a successful candidate, you hold a Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in, e.g. Business Administration, Engineering, Law, Supply Chain Management or similar.

It would also be beneficial for the successful candidate to have:

• Previous experience within Procurement, preferably within Facility Management category
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and conflict management skills
• Previous experience with Coupa system
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint

On a personal level, you are a team player that brings a positive and constructive attitude and mindset to work, who actively engages in constructive feedback and knowledge sharing and has a solution oriented approach. You have a strategic mindset and use data to drive evidence-based decision-making, complete high-quality complex analyses, and draw strong recommendations. In addition, you are self-driven and able to deliver results independently. We also expect you to be curious and understand the value chain in a large organisation. Finally, you have excellent presentation skills and can communicate at all levels of the organisation.

About the department

Corporate Procurement is anchored within Global Solutions area which reports to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Novo Nordisk. In addition, we build strategies and execute improvement projects to optimize the global indirect spend of DKK +50 billion related to, e.g., Facility Management, R&D activities, Marketing services, Travel, Professional Advisory Services, and IT.

We work fact-based and take active leadership for the initiatives we are involved in. We are ambitious, curious, and constantly strive for excellence. We promote a global mindset, collaboration, teamwork, innovation, dedication to business partnering, and a relentless focus on creating rewarding careers for our people. 

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 63,000 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.

Deadline

14 January 2025.

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few lines about your motivation in your resume or CV.

Please assist us in maintaining a fair and inclusive selection process by not attaching a photo to your application.

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.