Manager, Finance & Indirect Procurement

About the Department

At Novo Nordisk, we are helping to improve the quality of life for millions of people worldwide. 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 newer Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) facility in Clayton, NC sits on 825,000 square-feet of state-of-the-art equipment, and houses the Fermentation, Recovery and Purification in the production of ingredients for Novo Nordisk’s innovative oral products.  At API, 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

Provide leadership & guidance to Finance and Indirect Procurement department. Maintain financial policies & procedures, financial reporting, budgeting, internal controls and audits. Define, lead & manage the indirect sourcing process at NNPILP. Manage efficient & reliable indirect procurement processes. Continuous improvement of standards to manage vendor performance, reduce risk, drive improvements & reduce overall costs for NNPILP.

Relationships

Director.

Essential Functions

• Provide leadership, guidance & development to the Finance & Indirect Procurement team in alignment with the NNWay
• Anchor all financial matters concerning analysis & reporting within the finance organization
• Stakeholder management within API M1-US, API-DK, Site Clayton, Corporate Procurement, GES, PS Finance & other corporate functions
• Ensure financial compliance including sufficient internal controls & adherence to Sarbanes-Oxley requirements
• Ensure accurate budgeting for API M1-US & compliance with internal & external financial audits
• Follow up on financial performance & financial KPIs
• Ad hoc reporting: Creating, developing, presenting & improving reports, as needed
• Responsible for NNPILP indirect sourcing strategies to ensure compliance with corporate requirements while improving cost, quality & delivery of goods & services purchased
• Create & drive processes for supplier selection, development, monitoring & overall supplier management in accordance with NN, PS, NNPILP, & generally accepted good practices (GAAP, SARBOX, etc.)
• Ensure contract coverage for all goods & services in compliance with best practice standards
• Ensure storage of contracts in the proper systems
• Direct & lead cross-functional teams in various sourcing categories to identify, select, negotiate, establish & source preferred supplier contracts, agreements, leases, supplies & services
• Represent NNPILP on global & local project teams for changes that affect business needs relating to sourcing activities
• Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties
• Other duties 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

Supervisory

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 finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Logistics, or relevant field of study from an accredited university required
• Master’s degree in finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Logistics, or relevant field of study from an accredited university preferred
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant financial, planning/purchasing, negotiations of contracts & contract management experience required
• Minimum of five (5) years of direct supervisory experience required
• Knowledge in Finance regulations (GAAP, IFRS, IRS) preferred
• SAP experience preferred
• Knowledge of business processes in manufacturing & operations preferred
• Excellent verbal & written communication and presentation skills preferred
• Strong process improvement, systematic troubleshooting & problem-solving skills preferred
• Knowledge in PO to pay process and financial internal controls required
• Able to plan, coordinate & prioritize activities in order to ensure optimal use of resources in the department required
• Able to develop & manage action plans to achieve targets & handle multiple task simultaneously required

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.