Would you like to make your experience within supply chain and stakeholder management count? Are you ready to focus on quality and delivery of lifesaving and life-changing medicines to our patients while maintaining a healthy work-life balance? If so, we invite you to join our team as a Capacity Partner at Needle Manufacturing (NM) in Hjørring.
Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.
The position
As our new Capacity Partner, you will, on behalf of NM, serve as the interface towards central supply chain functions in Novo Nordisk to align and communicate on production targets and internal capacities.
Key Responsibilities include:
Driving and supporting mid- and long-term capacity planning processes in NM in collaboration with local and central planning functions in Novo Nordisk. Act as strategic supply chain partner for NM management, focusing on balancing cost, quality, and delivery. Drive Master data excellence to ensure a stable and reliable supply chain. Collecting data, creating insights, and proposing recommendations related to NM operations and our role in the global needle network Analysing and preparing business cases for management and facilitating required discussions Creating management decision-making material and communication packages for our global stakeholders Continuous Improvement by leading and participating in initiatives to enhance processes, and tools, and support best practices across production sites. Contribute to other business topics that serve for NM success in close collaboration with NM business partners.
Qualifications
As a person, you are a strategic thinker, you act as a proactive and solution-oriented individual who thrives in a dynamic environment. You have strong communication skills, enabling you to collaborate effectively with stakeholders across functions and at all levels. Your analytical mindset allows you to interpret complex data and translate it into actionable insights. You are adaptable, open to change, and able to motivate and engage those around you. With a natural ability to facilitate discussions and drive improvements, you are committed to fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
To be successful in this role, you should have:
A bachelor’s degree (preferably a MsC) in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or any other relevant field A minimum of 3 years of experience in planning from a manufacturing, supply chain, or operations management function in an international organization Excellent stakeholder and change management skills and the ability to effectively introduce new ways of working and continuous improvements Strong analytical skills and experience with data analysis and reporting. Experience with presenting for senior management Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
About the department
You will be part of the Business Support department. We are responsible for providing support to businesses in diverse aspects that include Apprentice, Training, LEAN, Quality Compliance, Business Partnering, Finance & Administration.
We are part of Needle Manufacturing (NM) in Hjørring which is responsible for the internal production of pen needles as well as quality control of all Novo Nordisk pen needles produced both internally and external. We are organized into seven departments with more than 425 employees dedicated to ensuring the supply of pen needles to Novo Nordisk. We are driven by a quality mindset and pride ourselves on being a workplace where our can-do spirit and high ambitions come together to create great results for the benefit of our patients.
Needle Manufacturing in Hjørring is responsible for the internal production of pen needles and quality control of all Novo Nordisk pen needles produced both internal and external. We are organised into seven departments with more than 440 employees dedicated to ensuring the supply of pen needles to Novo Nordisk. Our team is driven by a quality mindset, and we pride ourselves on being a workplace where our can-do spirit and high ambitions come together to create great results for the benefit of our patients.
Working at Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 45 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 77,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we're working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we're life changing.
Contact
For more information, please contact (Jie Wen Miao) at ojwm@novonordisk.com
Deadline
3 March 2025
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We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
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.