Logistics Coordinator (maternity cover)

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Do you want to be part of a great shipping team? Are you comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and want to combine your shipping and SAP expertise with managing internal and external stakeholders? Then you might be the Logistics Coordinator, we are looking for to join our Commercial Distribution team!

Your new role

As Logistics Coordinator you will be responsible for ensuring efficient execution of deliveries to Novo Nordisk production sites, affiliates and external customers. Our processes are highly automated, and we strive for hands off processes. However, you will work closely with our Fourth Party Logistics (4PL) in relation to urgent shipment planning and execution, as well as coordinate between warehouses and freight forwarders, when needed. This is a maternity cover for 12 months

Your key responsibilities will include to:

• Ensure efficient delivery execution in close collaboration with 4PL and internal stakeholders including monitoring our automated shipping processes 
• Collaborate closely with our 4PL & warehouse regarding urgent shipment planning and execution
• Proactively resolve potential issues in cooperation with relevant stakeholders and colleagues, always trying to find root cause and prevent reoccurrence of the issue
• Continuously align and collaborate with 4PL and our other internal or external stakeholders to improve our processes
• Generate shipping documents, as well as documents for the bank e.g. letter of credit and collections

Furthermore, you will participate in cLEAN® and other improvement activities and/or internal projects in relation to the shipping processes. The position requires a high level of independence. The logistics coordinator must proactively solve potential issues in cooperation with relevant stakeholders and colleagues. 

Your new department 

Global Logistics & Distribution (GL&D) is overall responsible for the global distribution of Novo Nordisk products between production sites and to our affiliates and regional offices across the globe, focusing on delivering a high service while balancing environmental footprint with financial impact. 
We are a department of about 80+ employees, divided in Global Distribution, Global GDP Compliance & Transport Control, Global Logistics and Global L&D Development & Sustainability, located at Novo Nordisk Supply Chain HQ in Taastrup. The open position is in Global Distribution.

Your skills and qualifications

• You have a relevant educational background within freight forwarding, supply chain, logistics or similar
• You have at least 3 years of experience with logistics and shipment coordination, preferably within pharma and GDP
• Ability to use technical tools to enhance logistics operations, profound experience with SAP and MS Office is an advantage
• Fluent in spoken and written English

As a person you are known for your positive and proactive approach. You have a strong drive, a sharp eye for details and good analytical skills as a foundation for making the right decisions. You maintain excellent relations with your stakeholders and can communicate clearly and concisely across cultures and organisational levels. The department constantly seeks to continuously improve performance and robustness, and the logistics coordinator is expected to contribute to this development by participating in cLEAN® and other improvement activities and/or projects.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We embrace the spirit of curiosity, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. Furthermore, 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.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind 

Contact

For further information, please contact Katrine Børre (Senior Manager) kcbe@novonordisk.com

Deadline

23rd January 

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