Associate Category Manager

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Are you eager to apply your strategic mindset and commercial expertise in a rapidly growing international company? Do you aspire to harness your skills to secure vital materials for Novo Nordisk’s products, contributing to fostering strong relationships and ensuring seamless collaboration, on a global level? Look no further - join us as Associate Category Manager in our Drug Substance Outsourcing department and be part of a transformative journey. Submit your application now!

The position As Associate Category Manager, your role is to assist Senior Category Managers in defining a clear Category Strategy and independently driving specific sourcing projects to select partners for new compounds by connecting relevant stakeholders and facilitating discussion. You will be responsible for managing the commercial relationships with a selected number of Contracting Manufacturing Organisations (CMO) to ensure adherence and updates to the contract and secure the development of established partners. Your main tasks are related to:
  • Assisting in the formulation of a clear Category strategy which aligns with the company’s overall corporate strategy
  • Understanding market trends and identifying opportunities to shape sourcing strategies while addressing potential risks
  • Cultivating a strong commercial approach and mindset in category operations, fully leveraging available business intelligence and tools
  • Assisting in the creation and implementation of sourcing strategies for specific materials in accordance with both short and long-term strategic goals
  • Coordinating with CMO’s and establishing enduring, sustainable relationships
  • The suppliers of Drug Substance are located primarily in Europe, USA and Asia, hence you should expect up to 30 days of travel activities per year. Your success will depend on your ability to bridge the needs of the organization and the availabilities of the market through contracting partners, creating the best supply solutions for Novo Nordisk. With this in mind, you will apply a balanced approach to quality, delivery cost, and sustainability as the beacon that guides you through a complex landscape of business-critical decisions. This position holds ample opportunities for personal and professional development and will quickly establish you as the go-to person within your area. The position is key for Novo Nordisk to be able to supply existing and new medicines and thereby holds lot of management attention and visibility.
    Qualifications To be successful in this position, we imagine you:
  • Hold a master’s degree in supply chain, business engineering, or a related field
  • Possess a minimum of 1 year of experience in category management or procurement
  • Demonstrate familiarity with manufacturing processes within the pharmaceutical industry
  • Have knowledge of one or more of the following areas – API, Chemical Synthesis (peptides) or small molecule
  • Exhibit a commercial mindset and adept communication skills for effective engagement with external partners on pricing and responsible sourcing
  • Display fluency in both written and spoken English
  • It would be considered as an advantage if you ha ve exposure to peptides and/or s mall molecule or similar produc t and possess experience in creati ng strategies within a category and sourcing. As a person, you are confident when navigating in big organizations. You have a strategic mindset and the ability to quickly understand different business models and industry dynamics. You can impact decision-making through clear recommendations, always founded on solid data and analysis. Since the job requires you to create a broad range of trustful relations across and beyond Novo Nordisk, we expect you to be an outgoing person with a strong personal drive and dedication with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You are a change management agent and are able to negotiate with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels. You can put strategy into action by breaking the bigger picture down into specific supply chain related decisions. Additionally, you thrive in a busy environment and bring a ‘can-do attitude’ and a healthy sense of humour to your work also when the pressure is on.

    About the department
    Strategic Sourcing (StSo) is the global sourcing unit in Novo Nordisk’s Product Supply division, and we are responsible for securing that we have suppliers in place that can support Novo Nordisk’s worldwide pharmaceutical production. Through collaboration with our global supplier networks, we ensure availability of the supply needed to develop and produce products that helps millions of people around the world to live with chronical diseases. Drug Substance Outsourcing is one of the departments in StSo and we source all non-commodity drug substance materials for our products. The department consists of several category managers with varying level of experience who together are responsible to secure Drug Substance Outsourcing in close collaboration with many internal and external stakeholders. We are proud to be a diverse team with multiple nationalities, different genders and educational backgrounds. We are dedicated to employee development through coaching, frequent feedback, formal training and by giving challenging responsibilities to individuals and teams. Working in 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 energise 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 position, please feel free to call Uffe Holm at +45 30797121.
    Deadline
    15 February 2024. Please note that interviews will be conducted, and interviews scheduled on an ongoing basis. Therefore, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 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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