Supply Chain Operations Manager

Location:

Kalundborg – WestZealand, Zealand, Denmark

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Health, Nursing & Social Services Jobs

Other Industries & Skills: 

Manufacturing, Purchasing & Supply Chain

Job ID:

131510178

Posted On: 

15 January 2025

Does enabling high-volume production for the future sound interesting? Are you all about developing people and cultures? Do you have the mindset and experience to drive a productivity and build robust Supply Chain processes? Do you thrive working in a changing environment with a growth agenda?

If so, then you might be our new Supply Chain Operations Manager in the Finished Products Manufacturing DK1, Kalundborg (FPM DK1) Business Support team.

Read on to find out more and apply today and join us for a life changing career!

The Position

As a Supply Chain Operations Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless operational flow for our manufacturing enabling reliable and responsive supply to our patients.

In this role, you will be leading and inspiring a team of 9 employees. Your primary focus will be on developing a strong culture offsetting in NNWay essentials, optimizing processes, set direction, and deliver exceptional supply chain performance across our operations.

Key Responsibilities will include:

-Build a best-in-class Supply Chain Operations organization, with a focus on people management and ensuring mental health, promoting performance mindset, and embed a culture of engagement aligned with the NN Way
-Execute and develop Supply Chain Operations processes with a business partnering approach and in alignment with standards and requirements to drive productivity and enable the growth journey in FPM DK1.
-Coordinate priorities and production planning with key internal teams (S&OP, S&OE, Operational Planning), with focus on improving lead times to enable reliability and responsiveness in the value chain.
-Ensure that Capacity alignment processes are closely interlinked with financial budgeting processes, enabling efficient utilization of manufacturing capacities and act as the KPI data owner for supply performance metrics.   
-Responsible for material coordination, and for master data and Area super user for the sites warehouse management system and ERP system.
 

Qualifications

You are a passionate about leadership practices, know that success is only created by followership from your team and stakeholders. You effectively prioritize tasks across diverse areas and communicate clearly with stakeholders. You are proactively and decisively ensuring an ongoing culture of continuous improvement and implementing your newly gained skills based on cLEAN Supply System, fostering success and collaboration. Agility and simplicity are close to your heart, and you achieve this by being naturally positive and look for opportunities instead of barriers. High drive, independency and work efficiency is expected.

To succeed in this role, you preferably have:

-Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain, Finance or a related field.
-Management experience of 2+ years is preferred.
-Solid understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
-A minimum of 5 years of proven expertise in supply chain and production planning
-Professional proficiency in English, both written and verbal; knowledge of Danish will be an advantage.
-SAP Experience is preferred
 

About the department

In FPM DK1 we are approximately 600 employees and are responsible for assembling and packing products on our production lines, supporting patients with Diabetes and Obesity treatments. We are on a growth journey, and our footprint on the manufacturing network is increasingly more significant as we deliver on our strategy road map.

Supply Chain Operations is a cornerstone of the Business Support department, where more than 140 dedicated and engaged colleagues bring value to patients by delivering high-quality Good Manufacturing Process (GMP) compliant products in a timely and cost-efficient manner. We drive change by working actively with cLEAN and always look to improve our processes. We are ambitious, curious, and constantly strive for excellence. We promote a global mindset, equality, teamwork, and a relentless focus on creating rewarding careers for our people.

Our behaviours and values are guided by NNWay and we apply our passion, skills and commitment to our purpose; driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases.

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

Please click on “Apply Now” to submit your resume in English. 

Deadline

28 January 2025.

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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