Do you want to use your strong financial skills and business mindset to support Novo Nordisk's ambitious production capacity expansion strategy? Are you ready to take on diverse responsibilities, from investment portfolio management and governance to financial management and process optimization? Then this is a great opportunity for you to join us in the Investment Management team and contribute to shaping the future of one of the fastest-growing and global areas in Novo Nordisk’s value chain. Apply now!

 

The position

In the role of Investment Partner, you will collaborate with line of business in External Supply (ES) to bring capacity expansion plans from slides into reality and deliver tangible impact for the business. We collaborate closely with our many internal and external partners and operate a robust external manufacturing network.

 

As Investment Partner, you will have the following tasks:

Driving the investment budget and reporting processes with a focus on cost, resource allocation and budget accuracy Acting as a trusted business partner and single point of entry for the supported areas in ES, using your financial insights to enable sound decision-making Steering project and portfolio governance, ensuring high-quality decision-making material and sound prioritization Collaborating closely with ambitious and talented stakeholders, often with non-financial backgrounds Sharing and developing best practices and tools to enhance investment discipline across all External Supply

The current office location is Bagsværd; however, the department will relocate to Taastrup at the end of the year.

 

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, we imagine you:

Hold a Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline, coupled with practical experience in a similar position Serve as a trusted business partner, demonstrating strong stakeholder management and networking skills Exhibit a process-oriented mindset, displaying interest in mapping, streamlining, and optimizing processes Possess solid experience with the Microsoft Office package, particularly Excel, along with ERP systems, preferably SAP Showcase proficiency in both written and verbal English, along with good communication and presentation skills

It would be considered an advantage if you possess prior project partnering experience.

 

As a person, you embody a proactive and high-performing approach, constantly striving to learn and achieve ambitious goals. Your structured and analytical mindset enables you to maintain an overview, while your self-motivating nature drives you forward. You exhibit timely and meticulous attention to detail, complemented by strong networking, interpersonal, and follow-up skills that contribute to task success. With a ‘can do’ mindset, you demonstrate courage and do not shy away from improving processes, recognizing opportunities for optimizations.

 

About the department

You will be part of the Investment Management team within External Supply Finance which is part of a larger Business Support.

Joining a dedicated team of 7-8 members, you will be welcomed into an environment where we value purpose, responsibility, and proactiveness, and we treasure our open, informal, humorous, and trustful team culture. We focus on continuously improving individual and team competencies with a clear focus on people development.

 

 

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 more information, you can contact sr. director Daniel B. Frederiksen on dabf@novonordisk.com

 

Deadline

27 January 2025

 

 

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 or CV. 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.