Supplier Manager - Us Sourcing Hub

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 life-changing careers, and 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 12 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

The purpose of the position is to secure supply through high supplier performance & compliance to supply agreements for assigned material categories. This position is responsible for optimizing the Supply Chain for multiple production sites in API US Clayton, OFP Durham & BRD New Hampshire, through data analysis, stakeholder management, problem solving & execution of changes. Identified opportunities for operational improvements & seeks agreement through consensus management.

Relationships

Director, API US Sourcing Hub.

Essential Functions

• Secures Supply
• Manage supplier capacity by establishing & coordinating purchase forecasts & matching supplier capacities to Novo Nordisk future production demands
• Manage supplier compliance to Novo Nordisk purchasing related requirements, including completion of supplier related change requests
• Drive & contribute to supplier/supply risk management in the relevant sourcing categories
• Identifies, establishes, designs & shares best practices
• Influences Key Stakeholders
• Collaborate & dialogue with users on system support & understanding
• Communicates to Line of Business approved suppliers per category
• Conducts consumption & forecast analysis & relevant analytical tasks to support & justify sourcing direction & related activity
• Develops & prepares summary reports & presentations as required
• Seeks out, builds, & maintains trusting & collaborative relationships & alliances with others inside & outside of the organization in ways that accomplish key business objectives; & helps others do the same
• Manages Supplier Performance
• Coordinate supplier audits (Quality & Responsible Sourcing) in cooperation with supplier audits & QA & participate in relevant audits
• Drive coordination when crisis management is needed to ensure materials are timely delivered to production
• Acts as a liaison between the line of business, appropriate internal stakeholders, & supplier to ensure business objectives are met
• Monitor & drive supplier performance for the suppliers in terms of supplier adherence to agreements, supplier delivery on time, supplier quality performance
• Dialogues with suppliers to ensure optimal relationship with respect to delivery performance
• Driving category optimization projects across the inbound supply chain to increase competitive advantage of Novo Nordisk supply chain
• Partner with internal customers
• Understands broad organizational perspectives & delivers messages & presentation to various stakeholders to gain consensus for tactical initiatives & ideas, in the face of complexity or disagreement
• Other accountabilities, as assigned

Physical Requirements

Moves equipment &/or supplies weighing up to 33 pounds within the facility using various body positions. Ability to do close precision work with their hands. Must be able to remain in a stationary position (sitting and standing) 50% of the time. May required corrected vision to 20/25 based on role. May require color vision based on role. Occasionally ascends/descends a ladder. May be required to work at elevated heights. Occasionally works around odorous &/or hazardous materials.

Qualifications

• BSc in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related field. Minimum (10) years plus Supplier Management experience considered in lieu of Bachelor’s degree required. Obtained MBA a plus
• Minimum of (6) years progressively responsible experience within supply chain, supplier management, key account management, purchasing or logistics required
• Raw Material Supplier Management &/or purchasing experience preferred preferred
• Experience from the pharmaceutical industry or other regulated industries a plus
• Project Management experience a plus
• Proficient with PCs, Microsoft Office Suite required
• Extensive experience in supplier collaboration & management of cross-organizational supply optimization projects preferred
• Strong knowledge of Project Management Methodologies, Processes & Purchasing practices preferred
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in SAP or equivalent preferred
• Ability to translate technical information into operational actions preferred
• Demonstrated experience in practical problem solving & process improvement methods a plus
• Project Management Tools, Ariba or other eSourcing & contracts management systems a plus
• Knowledge of US, EU regulations & guidelines, & application of GMP’s a plus
• Experience planning, organizing, managing execution, checking results, & revising work plans preferred
• Strong communication skills across multiple organizational levels preferred
• Experience with capacity management, purchase forecasts & matching supplier capacities with production demands preferred

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.