Category Manager for IT Consulting

Are you a Category Manager who wants to take part in developing the IT consulting area in Novo Nordisk? Do you thrive in challenging the status quo and building effective relations with stakeholders and suppliers? Would you like to be part of the Digital journey in Novo Nordisk thus contributing to our efforts to turn ideas into better treatments for millions of people living with serious chronic diseases?

If yes, then you are the Category Manager for IT consulting that we are looking for. Apply now for a life-changing career!

The position

You will together with the IT Consulting Procurement Team be responsible for securing that we engage the best partners and secure the best terms for Novo Nordisk. You will be co-developing our strategy as well as leading sourcing projects from initiation to final implementation.

This role includes a wide range of strategic and tactical procurement activities, such as:

• Develop, structure, and implement procurement strategies and activities within your area of responsibility in close collaboration with rest of the IT Consulting Procurement Team across our global organisation
• Close collaboration with stakeholders at all levels and managing your own pipeline of sourcing projects
• Contribute to all phases of sourcing and negotiations with suppliers
• Facilitate collaboration with strategic suppliers and drive Supplier Performance Management
• Maintain a consistent focus on optimising purchasing processes and procedures for the IT consulting program
• Daily point of contact towards IT consulting colleagues in India through sparring and use of best-practice

Qualifications

You hold a relevant academic degree, e.g. HD/B.Sc./M.Sc. in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, IT engineer or similar, and have 2-4 years of experience from working in a procurement department and executing tender processes (RfP’s).

• Experience with strategic procurement and category management
• Experience with supplier negotiations and executing category strategies
• Project management skills, including the ability to develop business and project plans and drive problem solving
• Experience with procuring IT consultancy and/or management consultancy is an advantage together with having knowledge about IT methodologies like SAFE, Agile and Scrum
• Advanced Excel, Power BI, and Coupa Purchasing suite is an advantage

On a personal level, you are result-oriented and have great people skills and feel comfortable cooperating with colleagues at all levels, while being a true team player with the ability to challenge the current situation with strong communication and sharp analytical skills.

About the department

Corporate Procurement is responsible for the indirect spend in Novo Nordisk and for defining and driving the global procurement strategy. 

Corporate Procurement consists of 150 employees based in Denmark and India (globally 500 people) and is responsible for the indirect spend in Novo Nordisk and for defining and driving the global procurement strategy. We promote a global mind-set, dedication to business partnering and a relentless focus on creating rewarding careers for our people. Employability is high on our agenda as there are great future career opportunities both within Novo Nordisk in Denmark and globally. We invest in developing our employees through coaching and sparring with frequent feedback combined with formal training and by giving challenging responsibility to individuals.

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact

For further information, please reach out to Morten Olesen, IT Consulting Procurement Manager +45 34488079.

Deadline

12 May 2024.

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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.