Senior Manager, Supplier Management
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 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 14 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
Position
Lead, manage, and develop the team. Handle supply and supplier management of raw materials delivered from suppliers to NN sites. Identify and develop solutions to issues arising in crisis situations as well as during qualification and optimization projects. Ensure supply chain solutions that support the overall strategic direction of Sourcing Operations (SoOp), Product Supply (PS), and NN. Represent SoOp in the relevant stakeholders' groups in the sites they serve. Develop strong collaboration across different groups of internal and external stakeholders in a global context. Foster a climate of continuous improvement and innovations within own teams and across related organizational entities. Ensure team is inspection ready and work in compliance with relevant standards.
Essential Functions
Lead team by coaching, mentoring, developing, and overseeing daily activities of direct reports within the team
Contribute to the successful performance of the team through close collaboration with Inbound Supply Management (ISM) stakeholders, taking on cross ISM responsibilities and projects, and ensuring inter-organizational collaboration across teams and departments
Ensure effective supply management handling of raw materials managed in SoOp’s supply chain, delivered from suppliers to PS sites
Act as SoOp sourcing representative in relevant groups as well as a SoOp representative in PS Core Groups to develop new processes for delivering the material and optimize supply chains
Ensure supply chain solutions support overall strategic direction of SoOp, PS, API M1-US, and NN while remaining inspection ready and working in compliance with relevant standards
Drive global sourcing of production materials from worldwide vendors to NN sites within PS and CMC on time, in full, and in QDC balance
Lead cross-organization optimization projects by driving and coaching the project teams and recommending solutions and best practices
Ensure the team is operating in compliance with ES Quality Management System, relevant core SOPs, internal procedures, regulatory requirements (GxP) as well as compliant and ready for audits and inspections
Secure continuous improvement in customer satisfaction through feedback, collaboration, and effective communication with all stakeholders within & external to the site
Physical Requirements
Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Economics, Engineering, or a relevant field of study from an accredited university required
Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Supply Chain Management, material or production planning, or manufacturing with a preference towards pharmaceutical or other regulated industries required
Minimum of three (3) years of leadership, management, &/or supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment with a preference towards pharmaceutical or other regulated industries required
APICS Training & Certification, CSCP or CPIM a plus
Experience leading/managing projects of various sizes/complexity preferred
Excellent verbal & written communication skills; ability to communicate across cultural barriers; ability to communicate with various management levels internally and externally required
Proven process improvement & problem-solving skills preferred
Strong knowledge of LEAN concepts & Flow manufacturing skills preferred
Familiarity with SAP systems (BW, APO, ECC preferred)
In-depth understanding of Novo Nordisk production processes as well as support processes such as, Quality Control & Quality Assurance preferred
Proven expertise in mentoring & staff development, change management, planning & organizing, managing execution & revising work plans for complex issues addressed by cross functional teams required