About the Department
At Novo Nordisk, our Finance and Operations team is the engine that elevates holistic commercialization of our products. The Finance and Operations team works closely with the business across the organization to guide enterprise wide resource allocations, investment choices, drive core operations and develop insights to drive growth and operational excellence across the value chain while innovating for future capabilities. We regulate accounting, uphold workplace safety, manage our Supply Chain and sampling, support technology, provide commercial operations, insights & analytics, maintain our facilities and assure the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a life-changing career in a global business environment. We encourage our employees to make the most of their talent. And we reward hard work and dedication with the opportunity for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to realize your potential?
The Position
The Executive Director, North American Operations (NAO) Supply Chain holds comprehensive responsibility for the commercial Supply Chain within the NAO region. With oversight of both Supply Chain Operations and Supply Chain Development, the leader plays a pivotal role in driving strategic initiatives, ensuring efficient day-to-day operations, engaging in the Global Supply Chain Transformation and driving NAO Supply Chain Development.
The position is responsible for:
Relationships
Reports to the VP, Finance and Supply Chain. Reporting into this position are:
Position regularly interacts with senior leadership across the Global Supply Chain and the entire NAO Organization. Maintains deep relations with Global Supply Chain Stakeholders, NAO Supply Chain Organization and corresponding roles in IO and the regions within IO.
Essential Functions
- Leadership & Team Management
- Provide vision and direction to all NAO Supply Chain teams, ensuring alignment with global objectives
- Build a high-performing team environment, emphasizing skills development and performance management
- Strategy Development & Execution
- Work with stakeholders to develop a forward-thinking NAO Supply Chain Strategy
- Implement and monitor the execution of the strategy across NAO Supply Chain teams
- Leadership support and collaboration with Operations
- Collaborate with the Supply Chain Operations Leader to harmonize strategies and operations
- Support the Operations Leader in addressing challenges and refining processes within Supply Chain Operations
Physical Requirements
10-20% overnight travel required.
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
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.
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.
If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.