Procurement Manager Indirect Spend

5 days ago


Kalundborg, Kalundborg Kommune, Denmark Novo Nordisk AS Full time

Jobbeskrivelse
Placering
Kalundborg, Denmark

Jobkategori
Procurement

Do you have a passion for procurement and thrive on exciting business challenges? Are you eager to apply your expertise in indirect spend to drive strategic sourcing initiatives? If you want to be part of a high-performing team supporting major investment projects in the pharmaceutical industry, we have an outstanding opportunity for you.

As the Procurement Manager for Indirect Spend in PS API, you'll play a pivotal role in planning and executing procurement activities for our largest investment projects in Kalundborg. You'll leverage your skills to drive cost optimization, process improvements, and supplier collaboration across indirect categories. This is a chance to join a dynamic team committed to procurement excellence within a world-class pharmaceutical organization.

The position
We have an exciting position to offer with a great variety of tasks. As a Procurement Manager, some of your responsibilities will be to:

  • Manage the Procurement Plan for indirect spend in major investment projects in PS API
  • Coordinate procurement activities with the Purchasing and Sourcing teams.
  • Act as a focal point for project organization, providing guidance and support for Indirect Spend related matters
  • Prioritize sourcing pipeline and daily purchase requests, aligning tenders and scope with central procurement organizations and engineering partners
  • Plan and execute sourcing events, drive sourcing process and negotiations, conduct market screening of potential suppliers, maintain Sourcing Pipeline, and manage end-to-end sourcing and contracting activities

As our new Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for indirect spend transactions in the project organisation. Together with the rest of the team you will ensure to drive sourcing and purchasing processes and act as the link between the project organisation and central Procurement Organisations in Novo Nordisk.

The categories in scope are broad, and you will thus collaborate with many interesting colleagues across the organisation both in Kalundborg, Bagsværd and Virum.

Qualifications
To excel in this role, we imagine you have the following qualifications:

  • Academic background within Supply Chain, Engineering, Business Administration or other relevant field
  • Extensive experience as Procurement Manager, preferably in project settings, ideally complemented by formal or informal leadership
  • Experience in end-to-end procurement processes within Indirect Spend categories
  • Experience with digital procurement tools (Coupa, ARIBA, SAP or similar)
  • Fluency in written and spoken English. Danish is an advantage

Possessing experience within construction-related projects as well as familiarity with GxP or the pharmaceutical industry in general would be advantageous.

On a personal level, you are recognized for your procurement knowledge and your supportive attitude. You enjoy being part of a global work environment while effectively communicating complex issues in an easily understandable manner. Direction setting and the management of multiple changes and priorities are well within your capabilities. You demonstrate the ability to work independently while also functioning as a team player, consistently aiming for strong business results. Self-driven and proficient at following through on agreements, you establish robust professional relationships both internally and externally. Proactive and possessing a solution-oriented mindset, you tackle tasks with effectiveness and efficiency.

About the department
We Support our PS API Investment Projects, that is responsible for some the largest capacity expansion projects in the pharmaceutical sector. We are anchored in PS API Business Support and therefore have a broad area of responsibility and stakeholders in the organisation.

We are responsible for indirect spend and for defining and driving the indirect procurement strategy. We contribute to a range of optimization projects and provide the insights that shape the way we will do things in the future. We look forward to welcoming you to the team, and to sharing our knowledge and experience.

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

Contact
For further information, please contact Manager Steffen Møller Sørensen at +45 30756294 or

Deadline
8 September 2024

Please note that applications will be reviewed, and interviews will be conducted 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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