LEAN Partner

5 days ago

Hillerød, Denmark Novo Nordisk AS Full time

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Category: Business Support & Administration

Location: Hillerød, Capital Region of Denmark, DK

Are you passionate about process improvement and implementing Operational Excellence (OE) in an office/administrative environment? Do you have a knack for mapping processes, coaching and upskilling others? Do you have a collaborative mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement of internal processes? If so, Global Contract Manufacturing Devices (GCMD) Business Support might be your new workplace.

The Position

GCMD is a newly established area where you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that GCMD is adopting a Lean mindset. This entails mapping, improving, and possibly creating new processes aligned with company policy and area strategy. You will collaborate closely with your stakeholders, sometimes navigating uncertainty.

As Lean Partner, you will drive the Lean Roadmap, including:

  • Ensuring a relevant portfolio of projects and initiatives exist to realize the shared vision of process excellence.
  • Advising GCMD management on implementing Operational Excellence principles and systems, as well as aiding with visual management setup and organizing work efficiently.
  • Coaching leaders and employees on new ways of working, identifying Lean ambassadors, and ensuring ample coaching capacity for cLEAN Training in GCMD.
  • Mapping, developing, and implementing best practices to enhance operational efficiency and process excellence across GCMD.
  • Developing skills and capabilities in your colleagues, equipping them to execute OE initiatives in GCMD.
  • Ensuring knowledge sharing and representation of GCMD in parent organization networks.
Qualifications

To be successful in this role, we believe you:

  • Hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
  • Have a solid toolbox for improving processes, continuous improvement, mapping processes, and driving workshops.
  • Have a minimum of 5 years of hands-on successful experience with implementing Lean or OE in an administrative/office environment.
  • Possess solid communication, coaching, and training skills.
  • Display fluency in both spoken and written English.

On a personal level, you are a purpose-driven, strategic individual with strong collaboration and analytical skills. You have a structured approach to project management combined with a focus on change management when introducing new ideas. You are proactive in approaching stakeholders, communicate clearly, and obtain buy-in. Additionally, you have a natural curiosity to explore new ways of working and setting direction, skillfully collaborating across departments, navigating uncertainties, and improving internal processes.

About the Department

As a Lean Partner in GCMD, you will join the Business Support Department, responsible for driving strategic and functional agendas in GCMD, including quality, digitalization, IT, and training. Collaborating with dedicated colleagues within the functional area will be integral to day-to-day activities.

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 groundbreaking scientific research to our rich personal lives that motivate and energize 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 and Deadline

Contact Jeppe Wendelin at or +45 30 75 72 01.

Deadline: 01 January 2025

Please do not submit a cover letter, but 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 the communities we operate in. Together, we’re life-changing.

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