Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics

Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics

Are you motivated by the opportunity to lead a world-class Analytics function to drive value creation through holistic insights, smart tech and automation? Are you keen on working in a complex stakeholder landscape and deliver values through global collaboration?

If you can bring strong leadership, a successful change management toolbox, and a global mindset then this role may be for you!

The position

We are looking for an experienced leader to further advance our Analytics function. A key enabler for taking Procurement to the next level will be to leverage holistic insights to drive value in and from procurement, and this role is pivotal to drive and enable Analytics team in accelerating this journey.

As the Senior Manager of Advanced Analytics, you will lead a team of 8-10 specialists in 3 different tracks (Business Intelligence partners, data engineer, and automation engineer), and collaborate closely with our global Procurement organization to drive value creation by leveraging holistic insights.

Some of your responsibilities will be to:

• Develop Advanced Analytics strategy and anchor in the Global Procurement Strategy and drive implementation across all Procurement units.
• Act as a strategic partner to Senior Management ensuring that Novo Nordisk Procurement sets and delivers on ambitious targets utilising digitalisation and data insights.
• Ensure insightful data is available and utilised across all levels of global Novo Nordisk organisation (incl. reports to Senior Management on strategic initiatives such as sustainability related insights) and drive an increasingly data driven culture.
• Successfully anchor Analytics CoE in offshore Global Service Centre and drive effective utilisation within the CoE.
• Lead, coach and build highly engaged Analytics team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Finance, Economics, Engineering or similar with excellent results.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience and proven track record preferably with a combination of finance/ controlling, procurement and business intelligence, including at least 5 years of with people leadership.
• Knowledge of and experience within various data systems, database/ foundation, data engineering process, BI solutions and platforms.
• Solid knowledge and experience with stakeholder and change management in a complex organisation.

On a personal level, you are motivated by driving change, bridging gaps across cultures and effectively collaborating with stakeholders at all organisational levels. You set high ambitions for yourself and your team and have the ability to motivate and inspire others. You are analytical and result-oriented with excellent communication and presentation skills.

As well, you are fluent in both written and spoken English.

About the Department

Corporate Procurement is the Centre of Excellence for procurement in Novo Nordisk. We are responsible for the global procurement strategy, processes, and systems. We negotiate contracts covering more than DKK 80 billion of Novo Nordisk’s spend. Global Procurement has 500 employees around the world with the largest hubs in Denmark, India and the US.

A key enabler for taking Procurement to the next level will be to leverage holistic insights to drive value in and from procurement. The Advanced Analytics team is responsible for driving this journey.

Contact

For further information, please contact An Tran, Senior Director Advanced Technology at ABQT@novonordisk.com

Deadline

Please apply before 4th April.

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 resume or CV.

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Please note that only applications in English will be considered.

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 recognise 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.

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.