Director - Travel, Fleet, Professional & HR Services

Corporate Procurement

Bagsværd, Denmark

This is a unique opportunity to join Novo Nordisk and Corporate Procurement’s transformation journey and be a key part of an executive-sponsored cost optimisation programme that releases sustainable external cost for reinvestment in Novo Nordisk’s strategic priorities. As Director, you will lead a strong team of category managers and procurement professionals to set direction across Travel, Fleet, Professional & HR Services and deliver measurable value at the intersec-tion of strategy and stakeholder experience. You will ensure the team sets the strategic direction for their global categories and deliver tangible impact.  If you are energised by leadership, pace, complexity, and creating impact, this role gives you the platform to do it.

Your new role

You will join at our Headquarters in Bagsværd, Denmark, and report to the Senior Director of Corporate Services. As Director for Travel, Fleet, Professional & HR Services within Corporate Procurement, you will provide people, functional and strategic leadership for the area, leading a team of 8 direct reports and providing matrix leadership to offshored resources. You will be active part of Corporate Services’ Leadership Team and of the Corporate Procurement’s Extended Leadership Team, ensuring senior impact across Corporate Procurement and beyond.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Provide people and functional leadership for your Travel, Fleet, Professional & HR Services Team, setting clear direction, priorities and ways of working that enable delivery of the Corporate Procurement strategy.
• Lead organisational design and development, ensuring the right set-up, roles and capabilities to meet evolving business needs.
• Develop and execute cost-optimisation initiatives and strategic plans, translating ambition into clear roadmaps, decisions and measurable outcomes delivered with business sponsors and anchored in strong governance.
• Build and develop individuals and talents within your team and through functional lead of offshore delivery through timely feedback, coaching and performance management, fostering an engaging, high-performing and inclusive culture rooted in the Novo Nordisk Way.
• Drive continuous optimisation, standardisation and digitalisation across processes, while leading prioritisation in a complex stakeholder landscape.

Your new department

Corporate Procurement manages Novo Nordisk's global indirect spend of approximately 130 billion DKK. We define and drive the global procurement strategy with around 150 employees in Denmark and over 500 globally, acting as a strategic partner in executing the company’s strategy and enabling value at scale. We are anchored with our CFO.

We work with a global enterprise mindset and a strong focus on business partnering and career development. We invest in our people and foster a high-performance culture built on trust, empowerment, and enjoyment. In our non-hierarchical set-up, great collaboration is what enables impact for you and for Novo Nordisk.

Your skills and qualifications

To succeed in this role, you bring strong strategic leadership capability combined with deep procurement expertise and a people‑centred leadership style. You likely have:

• A Master’s degree in Business Administration, Strategic Procurement, Supply Chain Management or a related field.

• Minimum 10 years of leadership experience within strategic procurement, ideally from a large, global organisation.

• Proven ability to translate strategy into execution through clear prioritisation, strong decision‑making and delivery through others.
• Strong track record of building partnerships and influencing senior stakeholders globally and leading through change, uncertainty and complexity.
• Demonstrated experience in project and change management, supported by data‑driven decision‑making and a continuous improvement mindset.
• The ability to build trust and psychological safety, develop diverse teams and foster engagement and empowerment.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long‑term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 940,800 DKK to 1,448,700 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position.
The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits:
The salary package may include short‑term and/or long‑term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here.

Contact

For further information about the position, please contact Natacha Laterna Braik, Senior Director, Corporate Services, at NHLB@novonordisk.com.

Deadline

17 May 2026

You do not need to attach a cover letter, but please include a few sentences in your CV explaining why you are applying. To ensure a fair and efficient recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo to your CV.

Please note that only applications in English will be considered.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.