Manager, Procurement

About the Department

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.

As a part of Novo Nordisk, Catalent, Indiana LLC. in Bloomington, Indiana, is a state-of-the-art facility where we have an integrated model from process and formulation to clinical and commercial biomanufacturing and drug product fill/finish and packaging. The Bloomington campus is a recognized facility where talented teams work with innovators to help develop, manufacture and supply products to patients around the world.  

What we offer you:

1. Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
2. All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
3. Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
4. Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
5. Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
6. Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
7. Tuition Assistance 
8. Life & Disability Insurance
9. Employee Referral Awards

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career.  Are you ready to realize your potential?  Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.

Our state-of-the-art facility in Bloomington, Indiana provides a fully integrated model from process and formulation development to clinical and commercial biomanufacturing and drug product fill/finish and packaging. Bloomington’s main campus has been recognized as Facility of the Year in both 2007 and 2017 by the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE), INTERPHEX, and Pharmaceutical Processing magazine.

The Direct Procurement Manager will support the local site to source direct materials and services, support program introductions, evaluate the supply base and implement strategic initiatives that deliver value to Catalent through cost savings, process improvements, supplier innovation, and supplier management, to help gain competitive advantages and meet customer needs.

The Position

The position is responsible for supporting the direct material strategic initiatives and new product/program development projects at the site, working closely with cross-functional teams to implement cost savings, support new product launches, and mitigate risk to the business.  In addition, this role will evaluate the existing supply base to identify opportunities to deliver cost savings to support the goals and objectives as established by Procurement Leadership, Site Operations, and Key Functions.

Relationships

Reports to: Director, Procurement

Essential Functions

• Identify and support site-level and global procurement initiatives for cost savings, contract opportunities, supplier quality and risk mitigation of single sourced materials
• Performs routine spend analysis to understand spend variance and find cost reduction opportunities via collaboration with Category Management
• Support Global Procurement strategic initiatives
• Collaborate with Financial Shared Services to ensure vendor payments are processed on time
• Prepare various reports for cost savings tracking, supplier spend analysis and performance
• Manage site based VMI and Consignment programs
• Comply with all site and Corporate SOPs and documented processes
• Follow all procedures within the company Security, EHS and Global Trade policies
• Other duties may be assigned

Qualifications

• Education/Experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Degree in business, finance, engineering, sciences, or purchasing, preferred
  • Master’s Degree, preferred
  • Minimum of 3 years leadership experience required
  • Minimum of 5 years relatable experience
  • Global operations, finance, and matrix management experience, preferred
  • Demonstrated leadership, change management, strategic/tactical planning, project management and analytical skills preferred
  • Quality, biologics, pharmaceutical and technical background, preferred
  • Strong understanding of pharmaceutical industry and GMPs preferred
  • Experience leading cross functional teams, processes and continuous improvement initiatives preferred
• Technical Requirements:
  • Ability to use Excel, Word, and other Office systems
  • Ability to attend training and apply learning on routine operation, maintenance and theory or laboratory instrumentation, SOPs, and regulatory guidelines
  • Ability to peer review data to ensure data is well organized with complete documentation
  • Proficient in operation and troubleshooting of a wide variety of instrumentation and data systems
  • Ability to work with and lead other groups to develop, qualify and transfer methods accordingly
  • Ability to provide ideas, introduce new technology, and drive process improvements

• Behavioural Requirements:
  • Ability to see and hear, read, and write clear English
  • Requires adaptability, analysing, assessing, calculating, decision making, dependability, good judgment, reading, memorizing, social skills, speaking, stress control, writing
  • Ability to communicate effectively and follow/retain detailed written and verbal instruction in an accurate, timely, safe, and professional manner with supervisor, group members, and other departments as necessary, in a professional and accurate manner
  • Ability to manage time effectively to complete assignments in expected time frame and independently seek out additional work when tasks are completed ahead of time
  • Ability to cooperate with coworkers within an organized team environment or work alone
  • Detail oriented with ability to work effectively under high pressure with multiple deadlines
  • Strong ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
  • Positive attitude and ability to work with others
  • Ability to process a large volume of work
  • Ability to effectively carry out and implement change
  • Ability to put aside personal opinions and focus on business needs, department needs, or group needs
  • Ability to make decisions which have significant impact on the department’s credibility, operations, and services
  • Ability to understand opposing points of view on highly complex issues and to negotiate and integrate different viewpoints
  • Ability to transfer knowledge to others via training or mentoring of staff; demonstrated ability to guide others through communication and learning
• Leadership Requirements:
  • Monitors quality of others’ work within group and mentors’ others regarding project or task requirements
  • Ability to organize and prioritize work schedules of others, including integrating timelines and meeting milestones for successful project completion
  • Review and provide feedback on the completeness of documents written by junior staff
  • Demonstrated ability to lead by influence and drive results through others not under direct supervision
  • Establishes an effective, professional, and positive relationship with employees
  • Clarifies responsibilities and expectations and holds employees accountable
  • Participates in and conducts timely HR-related processes
  • Provides timely constructive feedback that is clear and direct
  • Provides guidance on how to strengthen knowledge, skills, and abilities to improve personal and organizational performance
  • Uses appropriate methods and flexible interpersonal style and coaching to develop others’ capabilities
  • Recognizes and reinforces developmental efforts, progress, and improvements
  • Collaboratively works with direct reports to set meaningful performance objectives

Physical Requirements

Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reading of written documents and use of computer monitor screen, reaching with hands and arms, talking, writing, listening. Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, carrying, grasping. Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds. Must comply with EHS responsibilities for the position. Working conditions will be Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioned controlled. Working in a lab environment will require working with skin irritants, lung irritants, electrical equipment, sharp instruments, toxic materials, and hazardous waste. Safety procedures will be followed to minimize exposure, including clean room gowning.

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.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

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