Category Management Lead

4 days ago


Gladsaxe, Gladsaxe Municipality, Denmark Novo Nordisk AS Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Category Management Lead to join our team in International Operations – Strategic Operations. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for securing efficient and robust category management across our commercial supply chain within logistics and distribution.

Your primary focus will be on collaborating with our International Operations Commercial Supply Chain team to strategize, implement, and support global sourcing activities, negotiations, and partnerships across the 7 IO regions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead major negotiations and sourcing events with key wholesalers & distributors driving margin focus and top line impact
  • Drive value beyond savings by providing supply chain procurement subject matter expertise and strategic advice to LoB
  • Act as cross-functional strategic link between global/local and internal/external stakeholders
  • Manage our strategic partnerships and drive senior management meetings between our executives and main partners
  • Explore and implement alternative distribution methods (e.g. direct to pharmacy)
  • Identify external opportunities and innovation through partners, including sustainability projects, and leverage global negotiation tactics such as portfolio bundling and global representation

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have a master's degree or equivalent in supply chain, procurement, business, engineering, or any other relevant field, along with a minimum +7 years of work experience within a related field and a holistic understanding of the full value chain.

You will also possess strong knowledge about logistics & distribution, particularly in pharma or retail, excellent communication skills and stakeholder management to achieve followship across functions and geographies, and be structured, independent and with the ability to build relationships and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.

About Our Team

You will join our procurement team in International Operations – Strategic Operations, comprised of passionate people that strive for excellence and are driven to generate value. In our team, we continuously look at how we can maximise our patient and business outcomes through higher transparency and a better decision-making process.



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