Senior Manager, Supplier Management

About the Department

At Novo Nordisk, we are helping to improve the quality of life for millions of people worldwide. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

In NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains. Our newer Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) facility in Clayton, NC sits on 825,000 square-feet of state-of-the-art equipment, and houses the Fermentation, Recovery and Purification in the production of ingredients for Novo Nordisk’s innovative oral products. At API, you’ll join a global network of manufacturing professionals who are passionate about what they do.

What we offer you:

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
• Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance 
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Awards

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential? Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.

 

The Position

Lead, manage, and develop the team. Handle supply and supplier management of raw materials for API production delivered from suppliers to NN sites. Identify and develop solutions to issues arising in crisis situations as well as during qualification and optimization projects. Ensure supply chain solutions that support the overall strategic direction of Sourcing Operations (SoOp), Product Supply (PS), and NN. Represent SoOp in the relevant stakeholders' groups in the sites they serve. Develop strong collaboration across different groups of internal and external stakeholders in a global context. Foster a climate of continuous improvement and innovations within own teams and across related organizational entities. Ensure team is inspection ready and work in compliance with relevant standards.

Relationships

Reports to Director Global Supplier Operations API (GSO API)

Essential Functions

• Lead team by coaching, mentoring, developing, and overseeing daily activities of direct reports within the team
• Contribute to the successful performance of the team through close collaboration with stakeholders across the relevant NN flows, taking on cross GSO API responsibilities and projects
• Ensure effective supply management handling of API materials managed in Global Direct Procurement, delivered from suppliers to PS sites
• Act as GSO API sourcing representative in relevant groups as well as a GSO API representative in PS Core Groups to develop new processes for delivering the material and optimize supply chains
• Ensure supply chain solutions support overall strategic direction of GDP, PS, API M1-US, and NN while remaining inspection ready and working in compliance with relevant standards
• Drive global sourcing of production materials from worldwide vendors to NN sites within PS and CMC on time, in full, and in QDC balance
• Ensure that each category has an appropriate operational governance model established, securing effective execution of projects & operational tasks, a model is in place to manage supplies, supplier relationships are developed with Strategic Sourcing (SSIMS) and other relevant stakeholders
• Lead cross-organization optimization projects by driving and coaching the project teams and recommending solutions and best practices
• Ensure the team is operating in compliance with ES Quality Management System, relevant core SOPs, internal procedures, regulatory requirements (GxP) as well as compliant and ready for audits and inspections
• Support management with data related to demand, capacities, inventories & supplier management related issues while being responsible for giving input to & updating assigned Balanced Scorecard Metrics & related departmental KPIs within Supply Chain
• Secure continuous improvement in customer satisfaction through feedback, collaboration, and effective communication with all stakeholders within & external to the site
• Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements

Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time. (% can change on a case-by-case basis based on the role.)

Development of People

Supervisory. Ensure that reporting personnel have individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and measurements that are consistent with the priorities of the business, and that interim reviews are held so that their work is focused on those priorities, and they understand their level of accountability for results and the measurement process. Ensure that the IDP forms include completed learning and aspiration plans and are in place for all reporting personnel to enable the achievement of goals and capability to assume increased levels of responsibility. Manage the application and communication of all Novo Nordisk policies, procedures, and Novo Nordisk Way.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Economics, Engineering, or a relevant field of study from an accredited university required
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Supply Chain Management, material or production planning, or manufacturing with a preference towards pharmaceutical or other regulated industries required
• Minimum of three (3) years of leadership, management, &/or supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment with a preference towards pharmaceutical or other regulated industries required
• APICS Training & Certification, CSCP or CPIM a plus
• Experience leading/managing projects of various sizes/complexity preferred
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills; ability to communicate across cultural barriers; ability to communicate with various management levels internally and externally required
• Proven process improvement & problem-solving skills preferred
• Strong knowledge of LEAN concepts & Flow manufacturing skills preferred
• Familiarity with SAP systems (BW, APO, ECC preferred) preferred
• In-depth understanding of Novo Nordisk production processes as well as support processes such as, Quality Control & Quality Assurance preferred
• Proven expertise in mentoring & staff development, change management, planning & organizing, managing execution & revising work plans for complex issues addressed by cross functional teams required

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and defeating diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

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