Business Support Director

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Kalundborg, Denmark

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Business Support & Administration

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Are you prepared to move forward and pursue a life-changing career at Novo Nordisk? Are you seeking a professional opportunity to apply your leadership skills? If you are an experienced leader dedicated to improving business operations and excelling in a strategic role, supporting senior leaders, and ensuring operational excellence, then you've found the right place

In Product Supply PPV (Purification Plant V), we are looking for a highly motivated and experienced operational excellence leader to join us as Director in PPV Business Support. Apply today for a job starting up a new production facility and kick-start your career with meaningful impact

The position
As a Business Support Director, your responsibilities will include:

1. Building a highly effective and efficient business support function.
2. Leading leaders and developing the organization in our newly established production area.
3. Driving day-to-day activities representing the Business Support area across the organization, following up on actions and preparing presentations on behalf of the senior leader.
4. Developing, outlining, and monitoring operational excellence and continuous improvement objectives through close collaboration with leaders and experts.
5. Establishing relationships across the API organization for effective stakeholder management and management support.

You will be involved in a broad range of tasks, including reporting to senior management, leading problem-solving on critical issues, and developing needed business strategies.

Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should have the following qualifications:

1. An academic degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.
2. Experience with partnering, financial planning, reporting, and performance management processes, and knowledge of business processes, systems, and pharmaceutical industry requirements.
3. Proven experience in a leadership role (including people management), providing executive business support to senior leaders.
4. Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.
5. Fluency in English, as well as excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across the organization.

As a person, you have excellent relationship-building skills and a positive attitude. You are acknowledged for solving complex business challenges, ensuring satisfaction across all stakeholders and keeping long-term goals in sight. You understand that you can only succeed by empowering your team to find solutions to challenges. You provide clear direction and follow-up to ensure agreements are kept and deadlines are met. You are analytical and attentive to details, flexible, and able to work independently.

About the department
As a Director for Business Support, you will be responsible for leading a department consisting of approximately 65 employees, divided into 4 teams. The department is part of a new production area PPV, that is transitioning from the project stage to the operational phase.

We will produce the future products of Novo Nordisk, which play a significant role in Novo Nordisk's social responsibility strategy. We are dedicated to delivering strong results that add to the success of Novo Nordisk in crucial ways by ensuring high quality API at a competitive cost for our patients.

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don't wait for change. We drive it. We are 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 to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we're all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact
For further information please feel free to contact VP Randi Poulin Pedersen, +45 3079 8162.

Deadline
9 September 2024

We will be evaluating applications and scheduling interviews on an ongoing basis, so please 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 the communities we operate in. Together, we're life-changing.