S&OP Manager - International Operations

Are you ready to make the next step in your professional development in a global expanding company? If so, join Novo Nordisk as Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Manager and get a life-changing career! This role is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and directly reports to the Senior Director, Demand Planning & Fulfilment, International Operations - Strategic Operations (IO-SO).

The Position

As S&OP Manager, you will support improve and sustain our S&OP process, and work across central functions (mainly finance and commercial) and regional teams to drive decision-making and resolution of business cases. In this role, you are expected to contribute to the following areas with the following activities.

You will have the following key responsibilities to:

• Assist in preparing for the IO S&OP meeting by aligning on prioritized cases with Global S&OP, and understand the financial implications of different scenarios and communicate risks and opportunities for more productive discussions, as well coordinate with multifunctional case teams to determine options to be presented for decision makers and ensure all necessary inputs for the IO S&OP meeting are available
• Support the facilitation of the IO S&OP meeting, ensuring all stakeholders are engaged, decisions are made, and execution plans are articulated and communicate decisions to relevant functions / regions and ensure execution is taking place.
• Ensure the IO S&OP process is maintained at the intended level of maturity and maintain tracking of attendees, action plans, outcomes, and meeting summaries.
• Document the current process and collaborate with the Regional S&OP process responsible for continuous improvement, support the implementation of process improvements, share and apply best practices with other business units/geographies.
• Build rapport, understanding, and trust with key stakeholders through ongoing dialogue and delivering results, communicate effectively with stakeholders across the organization, listening to multiple viewpoints and understanding their relevance to IO S&OP outcomes and focus on continuous improvement and identify opportunities to simplify and integrate process steps.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you need to have relevant academic degree with a minimum of 3-5 years of working experience within supply chain management. Experience in a multinational company and pharmaceutical industry is highly valued.

To be effective in this role, you should have the following qualifications:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.

About the Department

You will join a small team made by passionate people that strives for excellence and is driven to generate value. In our team we continuously look at how we can maximise our patient and business outcome through higher transparency and a better decision-making process. We do this cross functionally with the support of different areas of the business.

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 63,400 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV and motivational letter online. Internal candidates are kindly requested to inform their line manager before applying. For any role related questions, please contact the hiring manager Aleix Pastor Garcia, Sr. Director, Demand Planning & Fulfilment, IO-SO, at +41 79 777 44 41.

Deadline
Please apply no later than 10th May 2024.

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.

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.