Procurement Specialist

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.

The Global Procurement Function is responsible for strategic sourcing, driving cost savings, supplier relationship management, supplier risk management, business continuity and global process development across all Catalent sites.

The Position

The Procurement Specialist will have a dual role in supporting the local direct and indirect procurement managers in delivering key initiatives as well as creating efficiencies for the entire site. In this role this individual will efficiently support the execution of a variety of projects that support the business including cost savings, cash preservation, negotiations, and a variety of other procurement projects to support the overall business objectives that will deliver value to Catalent.

This position is responsible for supporting the direct and indirect Procurement Managers on a project-by-project basis at the site. Although this position is within Global Procurement, they will work closely with the Site Procurement Managers to implement cost savings, support and drive all assigned project deliverables, as required.

Relationships

Reports to: Manager or Above

Direct Reports: N/A

Essential Functions

• Collaborate with the Site Procurement Managers and stakeholders to ensure proper alignment meeting expectations on a and monthly/yearly project coverage plan
• Support the Site Procurement Senior Manager to ensure that the spend report analysis is updated, drive cost reduction opportunities, conduct supply risk assessments, and assess supplier performance management
• Responsible for supplier onboarding and new vendor/supplier set up
• Support projects in close collaboration with local teams and Global Procurement for supplier selection, negotiation, and contract implementation
• Support supplier material escalations
• Support contract negotiations, ensuring compliance with contracts developed locally orglobally
• Follow local procurement processes and procedures
• Interact and communicate with stakeholders to ensure expectations are established, agreed to, and achieved
• Identifies and works with functional areas as appropriate

Physical Requirements

Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reading of written documents and use of computer monitor screen, reaching with hands and arms, talking, writing, listening. Working conditions will be heating ventilation and air condition controlled.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience:
  • High School/GED, required
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferred
  • 3-5 years of relevant experience
  • Quality, biologics, pharmaceutical, and technical background, preferred
  • Working knowledge of pharmaceutical industry and GMPs
  • Must be able to read and understand English-written job instructions and safety requirements
• Technical Requirements:
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with internal and external customers
  • Able to lead difficult discussions with customers and subordinates and drive the conversation to an acceptable resolution
  • Well organized with ability to handle and direct multiple activities within site or across sites simultaneously
  • Effectively communicates Procurement vision and expectations across site
  • Functions as a strong Procurement liaison to other functional department, providing meaningful quality support and ensuring productive cross-functional communication

• Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
  • Excellent proactive problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Well organized, detail-oriented, able to multi-task
  • Self-motivated, disciplined, focused, and able to prioritize work
  • Advanced PC skills (specifically Excel, Power Point & Word) including knowledge and hands-on experience with ERP/MRP systems
  • Must be able to manage multiple projects and assign the team as required
  • Must be able to bridge relationships with a variety of individuals and between various departments, sites, functions, and levels of the organization
  • Excellent command of the English language (oral & written)
  • Highly literate to terms relating to procurement
  • Willing to explore new possibilities and approach issues differently. Must focus on a desire to achieve a goal rather than a fear of failure
  • Demonstrates the effort and willingness to drive for results, establish clear goals with simple and actionable measures, holds self and others accountable, and takes action to ensure the delivery of results in accordance with quality, timelines, and expectations
  • Evaluates performance against goals and modify when necessary
• Behavioral Requirements:
  • Makes informed decisions without oversight
  • Shares own ideas in a compelling manner that gains commitment from organization
  • Inspires and persuades others to pursue and achieve goals
  • Negotiates skillfully and professionally and persuades others to approach complex organizational issues in the same manner
  • Wins concessions while building relationships or knowing when to yield to another's point of view. Teaches peers the art of persuasion
  • Anticipates reactions and positions of others and plans accordingly and mentor’s peers to do the same
  • Takes a proactive approach to shape and influence internal and external executive stakeholder expectations across the organization
  • Serves as a liaison between different sites and BU for strategic programs and cross function alignment
  • Requires adaptability, analyzing, 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

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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