Are you an experienced manager with a passion for operational excellence and LEAN? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can make a significant impact? Join our API LEAN Team at Novo Nordisk, where you can play a pivotal role in driving efficiency, innovation, and excellence, all while contributing to the development of life-saving medicines. Take the next step in your career and be part of our journey towards growth and making a real difference in the world.

 

Apply today for a life-changing career!

 

The Position

As a LEAN Manager, you will be an integral part of business support in Product Supply (PS) – Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) production globally. In this role, you will play a crucial part in fostering a culture where LEAN is the standard way of operating through developing principles and systems for teaching, guiding, and coaching our leaders and employees.

 

You can look forward to:

Maturing and deploying Value Stream Mapping (VSM). Identifying and supporting problem-solving initiatives using LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt methodologies. Developing our LEAN competences and skillset in API via our LEAN Academy. Supporting the implementation of the elements in the NN LEAN Supply System. Advising API management teams on LEAN principles and systems, and the future direction for LEAN in API. Formulating, communicating, and implementing corporate strategies to support our business targets.

 

You will have a high degree of independence and the opportunity to influence our organization on the LEAN mindset and methodology. In addition, you will foster collaboration with other LEAN partners across the organization, balancing your efforts between operations and projects. You will also provide support with ad-hoc systematic problem-solving or workshop facilitation to enable process stability, increase capacity, or reduce unit costs.

 

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who embodies a true LEAN mindset — someone who not only understands but passionately believes in the principles that drive efficiency, innovation, and excellence, and can inspire others to follow them. We do realize that few people are experts at everything. But if you can nod your head at the following attributes, then you could be the person we are looking for:

 

An academic degree in engineering, business, or a relevant field. Proven leadership experience in a manufacturing environment, with strong stakeholder management skills. Experience with LEAN implementation, project management, strategy deployment, coaching, change management, and cultural transformation. Expertise in LEAN transformation and/or turnaround processes in a large multi-site, international environment. Professional proficiency in English.

 

As a person, you have a remarkable ability to communicate with clarity and assertiveness, along with the ability to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes and negotiate at a strategic level. You demonstrate excellent cooperation skills and excel in fostering collaboration and ensuring active engagement among other employees.

 

About the Department

You will be part of API – Business Support, a diverse unit comprising over 180 employees with headquarters in Kalundborg. The position is in the API cLEAN department, where we provide various types of support to the CVP areas and the management team. Our responsibility is to mature LEAN in the organization by developing guiding principles, robust systems, and standardized tools, deploying LEAN-related initiatives, and supporting ad hoc cases in Line of Business.

 

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at various stages of our careers is never easy. That is why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it is a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 40,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we are life-changing.

 

Contact

For further information, please contact Simon Palsøe, SVP LEAN Partner, at +45 3448 1627.

 

Deadline

24 March 2025.

 

Applications will be processed as they are received, so do not hesitate to apply. 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 to 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.