Contract Manager for Physical Security Operations

Would you like to part of maintaining and protecting the physical aspects of a facility? Are you ready to manage a portfolio of buildings within hard Facilities Management (FM)? Does it sound exciting to you to manage expectations and collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders? Would you like to be part of driving the process for a new Global framework agreement within Physical Security Operation? 

If yes, then you are the new Contract Manager for Physical Security Operations. Apply now to join our Access Control and Advisory team! 

The Position
As a Contract Manager your role will be to play a critical role in ensuring that the organizations contracts are effectively managed, compliant, and contributory to the achievement of strategic objectives. You will manage facility services delivered through a supplier contract, while collaborating with our different departments within Physical Security Operation, to ensure excellent operations. Furthermore, you will be the link between the suppliers and internal stakeholders, and make sure services are delivered according to the agreed service level. 
Your main tasks will be to: 

• Maintain global framework agreement and service specifications, and manage hard FM in all new buildings
• Manage expectations and collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers
• Manage and oversee budget requirements and financial logbooks and prepare business cases
• Manage the entire lifecycle of contracts, from negotiation to execution and performance evaluation
• Manage KPI’s for operation within asset management
• Identify potential risks associated with contracts and develop strategies to mitigate these risks

Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you have: 

• Educational background in facilities management, engineering, or business 
• Proven track record managing sites or service contracts, following up on FM budgets, and investment planning 
• Experience in project management or overseeing security-related projects will be considered as an advantage
• Systematic and structural work style, always keeping focus on the broad overview
• Strong negotiation skills, as well as excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• Fluency in Danish and English

On a personal level, you are a team player with a service mindset and have flair for stakeholder management as you will be in daily contact with line of business, vendors, etc. You have excellent planning skills and are used to work in a structured manner with an agile mind-set. Furthermore, we expect you to be result oriented and persistent, even when the tasks become complex, and you experience some resistance. Finally, you possess a combination of legal, financial, and negotiation skills, as well as a strong understanding of the organizations industry and operational needs. 

About the department

You will be part of the Access Control & Advisory team, which consists of 12 dedicated and diverse employees. The departments primary responsibility is advising on technical requirements and specifications for the connection of approved and standardized security equipment, maintenance and repair of security equipment, and production of ID cards and other types of access cards. Your primary base will be in Bagsværd, but the job involves activities across our Danish locations. 

Working at Novo Nordisk 

Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear, and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s 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’s 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’re life changing.

Contact 

For further information, please contact Manager Christiane Myrup +45 3079 5943.

Deadline 

12 May 2024.

Please note that we will conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, we encourage you to apply promptly.

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.