Senior Category Manager

Location:

Bagsværd – Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

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Other Industries & Skills:

Purchasing & Supply Chain

Job ID:

130658858

Posted On:

15 June 2024

        

Do you have a strong passion for sourcing, a strategic mindset and the ability to show commercial edge? Do you thrive in building effective supplier and stakeholder relationships and have a drive to act as a sourcing and manufacturing partner? Would you like to use your skills to help us deliver the products needed by millions of people living with chronic diseases? Then apply now, as you might be the Senior Category Manager, we are looking for to join our Strategic Sourcing Department and to contribute to our ongoing efforts to secure the ability of the Product Supply division of Novo Nordisk!

The position

As Senior Category Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring efficient and robust category management, both in the short and long term, for production supplies and services. You will be working on different categories and be
collaborating closely with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally within our global sourcing organization as well as externally with suppliers.

You will be responsible for:

-Creating and developing category strategies to securing long-term supply
-Working with various development functions across Product Supply to develop specifications for both existing and new material, services, and external requirements
-Managing and mitigating risks associated with sourcing and procurement activities to ensure continuity of supply and minimal disruption
-Leading contract creation and negotiations to secure favourable terms and conditions for the organization
-Exploring and creating category transparency across the organization by connecting projects and ideas within different fields, including sustainability, data management, source to contract, etc.
-Driving projects that explore new processes, technologies, and innovative sourcing methods to be ahead of the curve

You will be based in Denmark and work closely with our local and global Production sites in Brazil, China, Denmark, France, and USA. As you will be working with suppliers and internal stakeholders internationally, you should expect some travel activities. This position holds ample opportunities for personal and professional development.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, we expect you to:

-Hold a master’s degree or equivalent in supply chain, procurement, business, engineering, or any other relevant field
-Have a minimum of 5 years of experience in procurement, sourcing or category management obtained within an international organization or a consulting company
-Be fluent in English, both written and spoken

As a person, you possess an agile and strategic mindset and an ability to quickly understand different business models and industry dynamics. You can put strategy into action by breaking the bigger picture down into specific supply chain related decisions. You are a skilled professional with strong analytical skills and a solid understanding of numbers. Last but not least, you enjoy working in a multicultural and high-pace environment and bring a ‘can-do attitude’, and a healthy sense of humor to your work also when under pressure.

About the department

Strategic Sourcing is the central sourcing unit in Novo Nordisk’s Product Supply division. We are responsible for ensuring that we have suppliers in place that can support Novo Nordisk’s worldwide pharmaceutical production. Through collaboration with our international suppliers, we ensure availability of the supply needed to develop and produce products that helps millions of people around the world to live with chronic.

You will be part of a diverse department that ensures global supply of Distribution, Energy and Production Services and supplies such as Gowning, Waste Management, Sterilizations services and other critical production materials and services. Joining our team, you will be surrounded by several experienced international Category Managers, allowing you to continue your development within the sourcing domain.

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energies us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here – to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact

If you have questions regarding the job, you are welcome to call Bettina Lohse (Senior Category Lead, Production Services and supplies) at +4530794654.

Deadline

10 June 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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