Senior Manager for Pack Supply Management

Location:

Bagsværd – Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Engineering Jobs

Other Industries & Skills:

Manufacturing, Purchasing & Supply Chain

Job ID:

131162287

Posted On:

28 September 2024

   

Are you a seasoned people leader with a strategic mindset, dedicated to empowering and cultivating high-performing teams? Do you have a proven history of enhancing supplier performance and a desire to influence the future of a dynamic field?

If this speaks to you, we look forward to having you join our collaborative and dedicated team in Inbound Supply Management. Apply today and embark on the next phase of your leadership journey!

The Position

As Senior Manager, you oversee the Pack team consisting of 2 managers and a total of 30 employees. You are responsible for the Supply Planning (Purchase planning) but also the Supply Management team (Supply Relation Management) for the entire Pack category, reporting into the Director of Inbound Supply Management. In addition, you serve as a key member of the Inbound Supply Management leadership team.

This means that in this role, you will take on responsibility for the operational landscape by ensuring timely deliveries and effectively managing supplier performance.

Your key tasks include:

-Creating an environment that prioritises well-being, people development, and innovation both within the team and across departments
-Collaborating closely with our Strategic Sourcing department to drive and set the direction for the category, ensuring the execution of the category projects
-Assessing regularly supplier performance and engaging directly with the suppliers in the operational and strategic business reviews
-Driving continuous improvement in supplier performance while building strong partnerships
-Maintaining an end-to-end thinking to facilitate robust collaboration with the purchase planning and the Supply Management teams
-Ensuring timely delivery and inventory build-up according to the agreed policies

Your responsibilities will also encompass developing, implementing, and maintaining KPIs, along with establishing the requirements for warehouse capacity.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, we think you:

-Hold an academic degree in engineering, business administration, supply chain, operations, or a related field
-Bring proven expertise as a people leader with a talent for fostering engagement, ideally with experience in managing other leaders
-Demonstrate at least 10 years of experience in Supply Chain, preferably in supply management
-Showcase a strategic thinking, coupled with solid communication and stakeholder management abilities
-Display proficiency in both spoken and written English

Relevant certifications such as APICS CSCP, Six Sigma, and/or project management are considered a plus.

On a personal level, you thrive in engaging, motivating, and inspiring your team to perform at their best in a dynamic, international environment. You have a strategic mindset and embrace innovation to drive strong performance and harmonization efforts. You are skilled in navigating complexity and ambiguity, confidently managing and driving change. Additionally, you successfully build strong networks and foster collaboration, gaining commitment from both internal and external stakeholders.

About the Department

Inbound Supply Management is part of Sourcing Operations, which has the overall operational responsibility for the inbound supply chain of Novo Nordisk and consists of 650 employees. We use our differences to create novel ideas and high-quality solutions to ensure continuous improvement of the Sourcing Operations function globally.

You will be working in the headquarters with an environment characterized by innovation, openness, and highly engaged colleagues who are dedicated to helping us change lives for the better for patients around the world.

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, Mads Thuesen at +45 34 48 97 32.

Deadline

6 October 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 to 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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