Advanced Procurement Professional

Are you seeking new and exciting career opportunities? Do you want to play a significant role in supporting the organizational growth from a procurement perspective?
If yes, then you might be our new Advanced Procurement Professional. Come and join our team in Aseptic Manufacturing (AM) Gentofte!
The position
As Advanced Procurement Professional, you will join a team of 8 colleagues working within finance and procurement. In this role, you will collaborate closely with team members to develop and maintain the procurement process and drive procurement agendas in close collaboration with the management team. The team has a strong focus on standardization and utilization of best practices.
The responsibilities will include:

• Acting as a procurement specialist and supporting line of business in their requirement for consumables (indirect purchases) or spare parts for maintenance and more.
• Approving and challenging purchase requests from line of business to achieve competitive sourcing targets, while managing supplier relationships, including monitoring supplier performance, resolving issues, and maintaining a positive relationship with suppliers.
• Contributing to the overview of all AM GE locally signed contracts/agreements and ensure compliance with Novo Nordisk Procurement for Manufacturing (PfM) rules.
• Managing the procurement process from end-to-end, including issuing purchase orders, tracking deliveries, and processing invoices
• Negotiating contracts and terms with suppliers to ensure the best possible price and delivery terms, plus build positive relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors.

Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you have:

• An academic degree in business administration, supply chain management, finance, international business or similar combined with minimum 5 years' experience in procurement, supply chain management or similar.
• Experience in navigating the complex organizational structures in the context of a large company, preferably within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Ability to create processes to implement new initiatives while maintaining compliance; strong focus on continuous improvement of processes.
• Proficiency in the MS Office Suite; experience with ERP Systems (SAP ECC), BSM systems (Coupa), Tableau, PowerBI, is considered an advantage.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

On a personal level, you are a highly driven and curious professional always on the lookout to improve or expand your knowledge. You possess excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to drive agendas independently. You are result-oriented and focused on delivering high-quality outcomes at the right time. Structured and organized, you have an analytical mindset that enables you to conclude tasks quickly and efficiently. Additionally, you possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and you work well within a team environment.
About the department
You will be part of Finance and Procurement team in Aseptic Manufacturing Gentofte. The team manages all finance partnering, project controlling and procurement activities at the site. This includes driving process excellence, optimal resource allocation, delivering insights and actions based on the available data and being a proactive partner to the organisation.
You will join a diverse and high-performing team of 8 colleagues with different business experience levels. We use our varying experience to identify gaps and propose high-quality solutions which continuous improvement and development of the processes and the organisation.
Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don't wait for change. We drive it. 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, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales - we're all working to move the needle on patient care.
Contact
For further information, please contact Wei Sandelin, Finance and Procurement Manager [email protected] (Kindly note that applications will not be accepted via e-mail).
Deadline
27 October 2024.
Please upload a CV in English. 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. 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.