Resource Planner Lead

End of 2024, Novo Nordisk acquired the manufacturing site Catalent Anagni S.r.l. with the ambition to expand our capacity to meet the needs of millions of patients.  

At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on life-changing careers, and the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world. 

Are you skilled in resource management and scheduling? Do you have a talent for aligning production demands with staffing levels? If so, we invite you to join our team as a Resource Planner Lead in Anagni, Italy. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career!

The Position

As our Resource Planner Lead you will maintain and update manning plans to ensure optimal allocation of employee resources. You will report directly to Director of Project Management Office & Project Controls.

Additionally, you will:

• Regularly review staffing levels to align with production demands and adjust as necessary.
• Develop and implement schedules, adjusting as needed to accommodate changes in demand or resource availability.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure alignment on production objectives and resource needs.
• Provide inputs for budget processes and requests from Headquarters.
• Ensure alignment to Global Project Management Office.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you must have high integrity and quality standards for timely correct and objective analyses. You must possess the ability to adapt to constantly changing conditions and acting with a sense of urgency.

You should also have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, Human Resources, Control or a related field.
• Strong attention to details with analytical and systematic mindset.
• Great communication and professional relationships’ management skills.
• Experience as a Workforce Planner/Coordinator or similar position within the pharma industry is an advantage.
• Fluency in Italian and English.

About the Department

Our team is onsite in Anagni, Italy, where we focus on driving innovation and excellence in manufacturing. Our department is committed to achieving project objectives within scope, time, quality, and budget constraints. With a collaborative and supportive atmosphere, we encourage our team members to bring their unique skills and perspectives to the table, helping us achieve our goals and make a difference in the industry.

You will be joining Fill & Finish Expansions, a newly established and growing area within Product Supply, Quality & IT. The Fill & Finish Expansions area is responsible for facilitating a global collaboration around designing, planning, and building major Fill & Finish Expansion projects across Product Supply to meet the needs of millions of patients. We are rethinking our facilities with modern technology and setting the standards for the future. With a global approach, you will work with multiple sites and cultures around the world.

Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact 

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 CV in English language. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. Please apply to the role via our online platform, as we don’t accept directly sent CVs 

Deadline
March 20th, 2025.

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.