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Are you an authentic people leader with a track record of leading a team to success? Do you have natural talent for both changing and running the business? If so, this opportunity might be perfect for you!

The position
As our new Manager for Distribution QA, in the Supply Chain Planning & Logistics QA division, you will lead a team of 7 QA Professionals (currently 5, with 2 more to be hired). The team is responsible for ensuring of the quality of 13 external distribution suppliers, handling the distribution of materials and products worldwide, including between Novo Nordisk production sites, CMOs, and our customers.
They also oversee the quality standards of our temperature monitoring device supplier. This dedicated team ensures rigorous QA oversight, upholds Quality Agreements, and actively engages in auditing processes for all external suppliers.
As part of their daily operations, the team approves transport deviations, transport related CR-cases, transport validations, and QA approves QMS documents. The stakeholders include a wide international network, and the team is in regular contact with stakeholders from various parts of Product Supply worldwide, colleagues from our Global Business Support in India, and numerous external suppliers.
Your key responsibilities will be to:

  • Ensure efficient daily operations, while optimizing our internal flow.
  • Ensure that the team meets project, quality, and organizational goals to achieve high performance.
  • Lead and actively participate in board meetings, process confirmation and the structured use of problem-solving tools to identify and eliminate the root cause of errors.
  • Foster a climate of well-being and innovation within your own team and across related organizational departments.
  • Motivate your team to prioritize what is best for both the business and the team and ensure their willingness to adapt to changes and new priorities together with your team.


Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you have:

  • A Bachelor's, Master's, or equivalent degree in Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field.
  • Preferably proven experience as a people leader, who builds trust, drives engagement, and ensures wellbeing in the team.
  • You possess good stakeholder management and communication skills, and you're genuine with strong people skills that help you build trust.
  • Experience with and understanding of GMP or GDP requirements.
  • Preferably experience from the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Fluency in English, with knowledge of Danish as an advantage.

We expect you to be a natural leader with the ability to coach and guide others in a dynamic environment. You are known for your robust nature, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to set challenging goals and question the status quo. By working in a structured manner with an unwavering focus on quality and deliverables, you maintain a can-do mindset and focus on opportunities rather than limitations, providing the right balance between leadership and management to your team.

About the department
Supply Chain Planning & Logistics QA is responsible for Quality Assurance and support of Supply Chain Planning and Logistic activities including cold chain distribution of Novo Nordisk products worldwide, production planning across the entire Novo Nordisk supply chain, and data management and governance across Novo Nordisk. The department has 21 employees and is expected to grow in the coming years. We are situated in the Novo Nordisk Headquarter in Bagsværd, near Copenhagen.
In our daily operation we work closely together with Supply Chain Planning & Logistic (SCP&L) – our Line of Business, whom we support in quality matters, are involved in high impact projects, and set quality direction for. You will become part of a management team consisting of three managers and one Sr. Specialist, where we focus on setting ambitious targets for the department and at the same time foster an informal work environment and down to earth attitude, where we support each other and make room for our differences.

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 40,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact
For further information, please contact Cecilie Højer, Director Supply Chain QA at +45 3075 7005.

Deadline
28 May 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.

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