Warehouse Manager, Operational Readiness

About the Department                                                                                                                                               

You will be joining Fill & Finish Expansions (FFEx), which is responsible for all major expansion activities within aseptic production, solid dosage forms, finished products, fill & finish warehousing, and QC across all production areas in Product Supply. The area is anchored in Product Supply, Quality & IT, which globally employ approx. 20,000 of Novo Nordisk’s 50,000 employees.

FFEx is a newly established and growing area with the responsibility to design, plan, and build all new aseptic filling capacity across Novo Nordisk to serve the needs of millions of patients. We do it by rethinking our production facilities with the use of modern technology, as we are setting the standards for the aseptic production of the future. Facilities designed today which we will still be proud of 20 years from now. FF Expansions has a global approach, where you will be working with multiple sites and cultures across the world.

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 12 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

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential? Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.

The Position

Manage various critical warehouse operational readiness by building & leading the warehouse operations teams, leading SOP & job instruction creation, operations ramp up strategy & execution, lead tactical & long-term production processes & strategic initiatives to drive production readiness & ramp-up. Contribute to a positive, constructive & ambitious work environment in department leadership team as well as in own area of responsibility.

Relationships

Senior Project Manager.

Essential Functions

• Manage warehouse operational aspects of the Project to include cost, quality & schedule requirements in area of responsibility
• Develop & lead a warehouse operations team including operators, specialists, & support personnel to support all new processes
• Work with local & global organization to develop an effective production ramp up strategy & lead the local team during execution
• Develop the strategy with the expansion management team & line of business to ensure successful project execution
• Interface between the program & the line of business operations team ensuring alignment in preparation of production launch
• Develop employees by providing resources, career development, coaching & feedback
• Drive a safe workplace culture, ensuring safety & environmental requirements are met
• Ensure robust processes are in place to exceed all quality objectives, specifications & requirements
• Drive project performance to meet business & stakeholder needs
• Lead strategic activities to drive operational performance & process/technical improvements ensuring standardization across shift teams
• Elimination of issues & build simplicity into the processes
• Set direction by developing transparent process objectives based on site goals
• Drive process performance to meet business & customer needs
• Drive operational standardization & collaboration across shift teams & departments
• Provide strategic resource planning to operating the process in a cLEAN® way
• Other accountabilities, as assigned

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. (% can change on a case-by-case basis based on the role).

Development of People

Ensure that reporting personnel have individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and measurements that are consistent with the priorities of the business, and that interim reviews are held so that their work is focused on those priorities, and they understand their level of accountability for results and the measurement process.

Ensure that the IDP forms include completed learning and aspiration plans and are in place for all reporting personnel to enable the achievement of goals and capability to assume increased levels of responsibility.

Manage the application and communication of all Novo Nordisk policies, procedures, and Novo Nordisk Way.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Economics/Business Administration or equivalent combination of education & work experience required
• Minimum seven (7) years in lean production manufacturing required
• Minimum five (5) years of proven leadership experience in Manufacturing, Engineering &/or Production required
• Advanced Project Management competencies obtained through relevant PM training or experience required
• Knowledgeable in core work processes & GMP concepts preferred
• Understanding of complicated product documentation & standard operating procedures with attention to high-level concepts required
• Demonstrates functional/business understanding as well as superior written & oral communication skills required
• Extensive knowledge of project management including the ability to create work plans & detailed project schedules preferred
• Proficient in problem solving, negotiation, conflict management & interpersonal skills required
• Ability to act as project lead & lead cross functional project teams in the development & implementation of projects required
• Ability to influence others on objectives & projects outcomes required
• Basic understanding of contractual documents required
• Ability to read/review design drawings (CAD) with a basic understanding of P&ID’s required
• Thorough understanding of technical documents such as URS, SAT, FAT & Validation Protocols required
• Proven expertise in mentoring & development of people leaders, change management, planning & organizing, managing execution, & revising work plans for complex issues addressed by cross-functional teams preferred

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.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

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