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Do you consider yourself a strategic implementer with a passion for resolving and documenting complex challenges in a dynamic environment through strong partnerships internally and externally?

Then join us and play a pivotal role enabling the inbound supply organization succeeding with product launches, new solutions for existing products as well as being a wizard of SAP user functionalities. If you excel in independent decision-making, project management, sourcing and want to bring your experience to an international level in a GMP environment, this is an exceptional opportunity to make an indirect impact on 600 million lives embarking with us on our growth journey.

The position

As we are in the midst of ramping up, hence creating a solid, value adding and direction setting Supply Chain department with an increasing number of international and local suppliers as well as CMOs, you will have significant influence on our sourcing agenda and strategic development including training of own department, as well as freedom to further develop.

You will work broadly and closely with a variety of stakeholders such as Manufacturing Development, Warehousing, Production, Process Support, QC and QA to ensure the successful implementation of our strategies while fostering a collaborative and productive environment. Although, no people leadership is involved, your holistic, solution oriented and proactive approach and strategic drive will be instrumental in propelling our organization forward.

You can look forward to:

  • Driving implementation of new suppliers, raw materials, and packaging materials s based on their capabilities, capacity, and ability to support our long-term objectives.
  • In various projects acting as a key liaison between the organization and sourcing, optimizing Supply Chain processes, facilitating efficient communication and collaboration.
  • In relation to new solutions and processes, aligning and resolving supplier related terms, quality agreements and obstacles with the Category Manager teams.
  • Ensuring adherence to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards and regulatory requirements as well as documenting qualification and validation of suppliers and products.
  • Providing SAP super user guidance and support to colleagues regarding system interfaces and process optimization.
  • Highlight challenges and pitfalls and navigating the organization to overcome beforehand.

The job is located in the northern part of Køge, just 20 min. drive south of Greater Copenhagen area with the flexibility to work from home 1-2 days per week, on average. You will be expected to travel less than 1 week per year.

Qualifications
We imagine that a successful candidate will have:

  • An academic degree in a relevant field (e.g. Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Life Sciences).
  • Prior experience in either supply chain management, vendor management, supply and demand management, and/or inventory optimization.
  • Familiarity working in a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) environment, including experience documenting GMP qualification of suppliers and/or products, handling change management, and deviations.
  • Capable of managing uncertainty and changing demands by identifying and challenging stakeholders, hence organizing, and creating clarity through project management and meeting/workshop facilitation.
  • Demonstrating ability to act and think tactically and strategically as well as excel in communication and collaboration skills to effectively engage with internal stakeholders and external CMO partners.
  • Being able to deliver good results timely and handle complex decision-making processes with unclear responsibility and uncertain risks.
  • Being proactive, innovative and a team player.
  • Fluent in English.

The Department

You will become part of a team of 14 Inbound Supply colleagues, who are responsible for vendor management of all raw materials (chemicals and packaging) and process aids for production and CMOs. The team is likewise responsible for supply and qualification of new materials and/or suppliers in relation to product launches. The Inbound Supply team is part of the Supply Chain and Procurement department covering Warehousing, Indirect Procurement and Production Planning.

Contact

For further information please contact Manager of Inbound Supply, Helle Breinholt at +45-31995983.

Deadline

9 April 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.

Working at Novo Nordisk Pharmatech

Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S has 400+ employees and is 100% owned by Novo Nordisk A/S. We improve biopharmaceutical manufacturing – and make biopharmaceuticals cheaper to produce, thereby enabling better access to medicine for patients.

Biopharmaceuticals are medicines based on biological molecules, such as insulin, growth hormone and blood coagulation factors, that are purchased by Novo Nordisk and many other global pharmaceutical companies.

Novo Nordisk Pharmatech A/S is a fast-growing company, which is generating many exciting projects and excellent development opportunities. Even though we keep growing at a fast speed, we nurture the ‘family’ culture for instance by greeting each other and respecting each other’s unique competences and contributions, to foster a welcoming, inclusive and enabling work environment.

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.

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