Senior Director for Tactical Planning and Global S&OP

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Are you ready to take the lead in shaping a global supply chain that powers access to life-saving treatments for millions? Do you thrive on solving complex challenges and connecting strategy with execution? If so, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact as our Senior Director for Tactical Planning and Global S&OP. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.

The position

As the Senior Director you will lead the global S&OP rhythm by owning the process that aligns demand, supply, finance, and production across the globe.

Moreover, you will be responsible for Capacity Planning of 6-36 months horizon, focusing on balancing the bottlenecks in the network.

Your main responsibilities will be focused on:

• Drive Global S&OP process to facilitate collaborative decision making on tactical demand/supply trade-off decisions ensuring cost/service balance.
• Enable the most efficient utilisation of Global supply network by coordinating product approvals and transfers across different sites.
• Lead Capacity Planning 6-36 months horizon, focusing on balancing the bottlenecks in the network.
• Run key decisions and ensuring seamless connection between regional planning and global strategy.
• Challenge forecasts, align with capacity, and make strategic decisions to support business goals cost-effectively and sustainably.
• Unlock global capacity and flexibility by coordinating product transfers and approvals across sites and regions.
• Lead product launch planning in collaboration with commercial and operations teams, ensuring readiness and alignment.
• Plan and execute timely product launches and discontinuations in a robust manner by managing and aligning activities across the organisation.
• Inspire and build a high-performing team with clear priorities, direction, and a strong development focus.
• Own process excellence and compliance as the Process Group Responsible (PGR) for key planning standards.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• A master’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of leadership experience in global supply chain or operations, preferably in a regulated industry.
• Deep expertise in S&OP/IBP, demand & supply planning, and capacity strategy.
• Confidence in navigating complex global stakeholder landscapes.
• A proven track record of leading teams, making decisions, and delivering results.
• Strong communication and strategic thinking skills to simplify complexity and engage stakeholders.
• CPIM certification is considered an advantage

About the department

Tactical Planning and Global S&OP serves as a bridge between short-term operational planning and long-term strategic planning and allows Novo Nordisk to adapt to changing market conditions and business strategies. The department consists of 50 dedicated employees organized in teams headed by five Senior Managers.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 72,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we're working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we're life changing.

Deadline

8th June 2025

Contact

For further information please contact Lars Nobert at lanj@novonordisk.com.

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. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV.