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Are you ready to take a key role in ensuring operational excellence within our team of contract manufacturing? Then join the Operations Management team at Novo Nordisk in Hjørring and play a vital role in managing our relationships with our Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) to secure timely delivery of products that meet customer demand.

The Position

In your role in Operations Management for Global Contracting Manufacturing Devices Needles Supply, you will play a pivotal part in managing and enhancing our partnership with CMOs. Your role will include:

  • Developing and monitoring key performance indicators in collaboration with the CMO, with an emphasis on ensuring a robust working relationship that promotes mutual growth.
  • Creating new operational standards and methodologies to improve collaboration and to ensure that our projects transition seamlessly into operational phases.
  • Engaging with various internal departments and coordinating complex activities will also be essential for facilitating effective communication and cooperation.
  • Having an active role in projects with suppliers aimed at increasing capacity to ensure our operations can accommodate rising demands.
  • Formulating and implementing procurement strategies to guarantee the timely and effective delivery of high-quality products from the CMOs.
  • Furthermore, you will be responsible for identifying opportunities for process improvements and transformations within Novo Nordisk to lay a strong groundwork for future operational developments

Qualifications

To succeed in this position, you must have:

  • A relevant background or education corresponding to MSc or BSc within Engineering, Pharmacy, or Supply Chain.
  • Minimum 3-5 years of experience in supply chain management.
  • A proven track record of successful supplier management, negotiation and relationship building.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
  • Analytical skills and a technical, structured approach to problem-solving.
  • Knowledge of regulatory guidelines within the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.

Travel Requirements

Expect approximately up to 10 weeks of travel per year to support CM and other operational needs.

About the department

You will be part of the Operations Management team with 12 dedicated and skilled colleagues who are responsible for our manufacturing and supply of pen needles.

The team is part of External Supply/Needles Supply which is overall responsible for the global end-to-end supply chain of Novo Nordisk's pen needles including both internal and external production, quality assurance, and manufacturing development. We are organised in three departments and with more than 30 employees dedicated to ensuring the pen needle supply to Novo Nordisk. We are driven by a quality mindset and pride ourselves on being a workplace where our can-do spirit and high ambitions come together to create great results for the benefit of our patients.​

Working at Novo Nordisk

To work for Novo Nordisk, you will need the skills, dedication, and ambition to change lives for the better for millions of patients living with diabetes and other chronic diseases. In exchange, we offer the chance to be part of a truly global workplace, where passion and engagement are met with opportunities for professional and personal development.

Contact

For further information, please contact Manager, Tommy Jensen on +4534447987 or Director, Niels-Kristian Østergaard, on +45 3079 5801.

Deadline

11 July 2025

We will invite candidates for interviews on an ongoing basis and conclude the recruitment process when the right candidate has been found.

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. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your resume.​

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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