Supply Chain CoE Manager

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Are you driven by ensuring patients receive uninterrupted access to life‑changing medicines? Do you thrive in a dynamic, fast‑growing international environment? This is your opportunity to join a global healthcare leader and shape supply chain excellence across CIS countries.

Join Novo Nordisk Region Emerging Markets, Supply Chain Center of Excellence for BAMECA (Business Area Middle East Central Asia) & BAAF (Business Area Africa) as Supply Chain COE Manager and get a life-changing career! The position will be responsible for CIS countries. This position is to be based either in Istanbul (Turkey) or Baku (Azerbaijan) or Tashkent (Uzbekistan).

Your new role
As Supply Chain COE Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring Novo Nordisk product availability to patients across CIS countries with uninterrupted, efficient, and compliant supply. You will demonstrate a growth-focused mindset by proactively finding and adding value to our customer and stakeholder relations in and beyond the affiliates and also ensure product availability for in-market demand, appropriate inventory levels and accurate replenishment from our production to the countries. Besides you will support the product supply chain into and within the CIS countries in accordance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP), local legislation & business requirements (including management of third-party distribution partners).

• Organising and coordinating S&OP meetings between Finance & Operations heads, Commercial, Quality and other process owners in the CIS countries to ensure timely product supply, launches of new products & discontinuation of withdrawal products,
• Being in charge of product orders and communication with the Production sites, ensure correct planning of supply as well as being responsible for planning of delivery timetables and overseeing arrival of shipments,
• Ensuring optimal stock levels, incl. mandatory safety stocks according to local laws and driving and coordinating with relevant stakeholders to ensure forecasting system is up to date and of the highest possible standard,
• Standardizing and harmonizing the processes of CIS countries wherever applicable,
• Ensuring that documentation is produced and stored according to internal and external requirements, and that appropriate actions are executed in a timely manner in the event of a product recall or stock related crisis management situation in line with relevant SOPs (Standard Operating Procedure),
• Checking diligently L/C’s (Letter of Credit) to avoid any discrepancies, controlling the L/C

and relevant bank documents upon receipt and ensuring that required conditions are applicable

Your New Department

You will join a dynamic and inclusive team committed to operational excellence and innovation. As Supply Chain Centre of Excellence (CoE) for BAMECA and BAAF, we take pride in embedding best practices and enabling operational success across our 77 affiliates in Middle East Central Asia and Africa. With a strong focus on collaboration, strategic thinking, and continuous improvement, we work together to make a meaningful impact on Novo Nordisk's mission to improve the lives of patients worldwide.
Our team culture is built on mutual respect, diversity, and a shared commitment to achieving our goals.

Your Skills and Qualifications
You have minimum 3 years of relevant experience in supply chain, preferably in demand/supply planning, operations, forecasting, customer service and import/export environment. It is expected that you hold a bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering, supply chain or similar. Having a master’s degree in supply chain would be plus and pharmaceutical industry knowledge would be preferable. Further sought-after skills are:

• fluency in English and Russian is a must.
• Experience with S&OE and S&OP
• Strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems (SAP preferred); experience with OMP is a plus.
• Experience with project management and a mindset towards business development and continuous improvement
• Strong analytical, coordination, collaboration, problem-solving and communication skills in order to ensure major supply chain tasks are achieved and various stakeholders managed.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

Deadline

14th February 2026

Novo Nordisk is currently in the process of adjusting job titles globally. Please note that the job title listed in this advertisement may be subject to change. More detailed information will be provided during the recruitment process. We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

We’re not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.