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Are you a passionate people leader, eager to shape the strategic direction of a rapidly growing unit that supports the delivery of device components across the Novo Nordisk Portfolio? Do you have a strong desire to lead a team of talented colleagues, to secure the readiness of future supply chains and to establish strong collaboration with local and central teams?

If you are looking to make a significant impact on the lives of millions worldwide, we would love to welcome you to our team. Join us on our journey to achieve our ambition in Global Contract Manufacturing Devices (GCMD). Apply today!

The position

You will lead our Operations Development team within the Operations Department. The team consists of Project Managers and Capacity Partners. The Project Managers focus on timely execution of the supply chain work-packages for capacity expansion projects at either existing or new contract manufacturers. The Capacity Partners are responsible for ensuring balanced supply networks by making demand and supply balance decisions across tactical (S&OP process) and strategic horizons (Long-term Supply & Demand process). A strong focus on process standardization and optimization is essential in this role to ensure robustness and excellence within the team.

You will:

  • Lead a team of 10 talented professionals, fostering performance, engagement, development, and ensuring robust processes and collaboration within the team.
  • Set the strategic direction and be responsible for securing the readiness of GCMD future supply chains.
  • Secure efficient collaboration and decision-making process involving a broad set of stakeholders internally in GCMD (New Product Introduction, Technical, Operations) and with central supply chain teams.

You will be an integral part of the Operations management team, together with 4 other managers and will report to the Director of Operations.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, we expect that you:

  • Hold a master’s degree in business administration, supply chain management, economics or a related field.
  • Show expertise in people management, leading teams, mobilizing organizations, driving agendas, and facilitating cross-functional collaboration. As a minimum you have 3-5 years of experience in people leadership roles.
  • Possess strong problem-solving skills and the ability to understand, translate and communicate across a broad range of stakeholder including senior leadership.
  • Preferably, you have experience in supply chain management and operations in an international environment.
  • Ideally, you possess a GMP oriented mind-set, knowledge of the current regulatory requirements in the pharma & medical device manufacturing, experience working with CMO-s and insight into NN quality systems and but we are happy to consider candidates from other industries as well.

On top of these, you need to be fluent in both spoken and written English.

About the Department

Global Contract Manufacturing Devices is a unit in Novo Nordisk of over 200 colleagues managing a growing network of over 50 contract manufacturers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality components for medical devices to internal production sites. You will join the department of GCMD Operations, responsible for ensuring seamless collaboration across internal GCMD functions (Ops, Technical, Quality) towards our contracts manufacturers. The department is also in charge of securing long-term capacities and of supporting capacity expansion projects from an operations and supply chain perspective.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re 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, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

For further information, please contact Director, GCMD Operations, Neeraj Mehrotra at: neem@novonordisk.com

Deadline

31 May 2025

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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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