Category Manager Senior Lead

5 days ago


Taastrup, Høje-Taastrup Kommune, Denmark Novo Nordisk AS Full time

Novo Nordisk A/S is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Lead Category Manager to join our dynamic team in Høje Taastrup, Denmark.

About the Job

This is a fantastic opportunity for a strategic thinker with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to lead our category strategy for Small Molecules. As Senior Lead Category Manager, you will be responsible for developing market insights, owning sourcing strategies, and collaborating with suppliers to secure supply availability.

You will work closely with internal stakeholders to provide sourcing advice that supports innovation and decision-making, with a focus on quality, timing, and competitive terms. This role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to navigate complex business models and industry dynamics.

Responsibilities
  • Develop category-related market insights to identify trends and dynamics, ensuring sourcing opportunities and risks are identified and acted upon.
  • Owning and developing sourcing strategies that secure supply to Novo Nordisk in the short and long term.
  • Sourcing and contracting items within your category to enable availability for manufacturing, ensuring they meet defined requirements in terms of quality, timing, and competitive terms.
  • Providing sourcing advice to support innovation and decision-making with a time horizon of up to 10 years.
  • Collaborating strategically with key suppliers as well as building strong collaboration with internal stakeholders.
Requirements
  • Holding a master's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, manufacturing, or a related field.
  • Bringing extensive experience in procurement or strategic sourcing within a highly regulated organization, coupled with a strategic mindset.
  • Having a good understanding of chemical processes, ideally with expertise in small molecules.
  • Showcasing strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Being fluent in both written and spoken English.


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