Director, Investment, Engineering & Sourcing

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.

In NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains.  Our legacy Injectable Finished Products (IFP) facility in Clayton, NC is a 457,000 square foot aseptic "fill and finish" site that is responsible for producing innovative, injectable diabetes and obesity treatments. At IFP, you’ll join a global network of manufacturing professionals who are passionate about what they do.

What we offer you:

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
• Family Focused Benefits including 12 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance
• Life & Disability Insurance
• 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 Position

Establish Investment, Engineering & Sourcing organization in US, leveraging foundations from global unit in Denmark to support the growing investment portfolio in the US related to sourcing and procurement of technical equipment, buildings, engineering services, & IT/Automation. Provide leadership and guidance to the IES US Hub to ensure efficient & reliable procurement processes.

Relationships

Vice President.

Essential Functions

• People management of Investment | Engineering & Sourcing (IES), to include people selection, expectation setting, career development, motivation & performance management
• Oversee & continuously optimize sourcing and procurement of technical equipment, buildings, engineering services, & IT/Automation to support expansion programs
• Oversee daily operations of the function by directing staff and adhering to company-wide policies, programs and procedures
• Overall responsible of procurement strategies to ensure compliance with corporate requirements & improvements of cost, quality & delivery of goods/ services purchased
• Ensure scalability of solutions and understand importance of involving various key stakeholders
• Leverage existing processes and practices from global IES unit, and adapt / tailor them to local market
• Ensure impeccable integrity within the sphere of global sourcing, and a balanced and right risk perspective incorporated in decision processes
• Ensure a coherent execution of sourcing strategies, ensure that right improvement projects are initiated and that our supplier management supports PSQIT’s (Product Supply Quality & IT) aspiration
• Ensure contract coverage for all goods & services in compliance with best practice standards
• Ensure procurement processes of supplier selection, development, monitoring & overall supplier management is in accordance with Novo Nordisk, PSQIT & IES
• Ensure high level of collaboration with corporate functions & direct customer/stakeholders from investment projects and line of business
• Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other accountabilities as assigned

Physical Requirements

Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time (“% can change on a case-by-case basis based on the role").

Development of People

Ensure that reporting personnel have individual development plans (IDP), with annual goals and measurements that are consistent with the priorities of the business, and that interim reviews are held so that their work is focused on those priorities, and they understand their level of accountability for results and the measurement process.

Ensure that the IDP forms include completed learning and aspiration plans and are in place for all reporting personnel to enable the achievement of goals and capability to assume increased levels of responsibility.

Manage the application and communication of all Novo Nordisk policies, procedures, and Novo Nordisk Way.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, engineering, IT, or related field from an accredited university required
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in finance, materials management, procurement or related functions required
• Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory/management experience leading other leaders required, preferably in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
• Strong leadership skills preferred
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills required
• Excellent presentation skills required
• Excellent process improvement & problem-solving skills preferred
• Strong computer skills including MS Office required
• Organization/Planning: Ability to develop & manage action plans to achieve targets
• Leadership: Builds strong working relationships, ability to lead task & /or project teams
• Participative/Supporting/Coaching: Actively participates in process/team activities, supports ideas/actions of others, uses appreciative feedback style to coach others in how to “make their idea even better”
• Agility: Quickly flexes to changes in responsibilities & business needs with grace & ease
• Teaming: Demonstrates behaviors consistent with “For me to win the Team must win” beliefs.  Looks for the win-win & ‘teaming’ in contract negotiations with service providers
• Appreciative: Demonstrate appreciative feedback style. Appreciates other team members & their contributions toward assuring the process team wins
• Customer/Results Driven: Understands who the customer (internal/external) is, understands the customers’ requirements, prioritizes work & develops processes that support the customers’ needs
• Fact Based Decision Making: Demonstrates a disciplined approach to problem solving that is based on data & facts & is consistent with vision/business goals & values
• Personally Accountable: Owns the results of individual actions & team’s activities. Models the Novo Nordisk way

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.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.