(Sr.) Supply Chain Manager

Are you an experienced Supply Chain professional with a passion for driving operational excellence? Do you thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment? We are looking for a Supply Chain Manager to join our team at Novo Nordisk. If you are ready for a new challenge and want to make a difference in the healthcare industry, read on and apply today for a life-changing career.

About the department

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with 100 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. This heritage has given us experience and capabilities that also enable us to help people defeat obesity, haemophilia, growth disorders and other serious chronic diseases. Headquartered in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs over 60,000 people in 80 countries, and markets its products in more than 170 countries.

The role will be part of the Supply Chain Management Business Unit and will be reporting to the Sr Director F&O (Finance & Operations).

The position

As a Supply Chain Manager, you will encompass establishing and executing the supply chain strategy to align with business objectives and regulatory standards. This entails offering leadership and expertise to the affiliate's supply chain operations and effectively managing the supply chain team to ensure alignment with strategic goals. Additionally, you must ensure that all team members comprehend their responsibilities, possess development plans, and adhere to the NNWay principles in their conduct.

Other role expectations are as follows but is not limited to:

• Collaborate with business partners to establish sales forecasts, drive the monthly S&OP review, and oversee the SOE model to address demand/supply imbalances. Lead Affiliate Task Forces to manage supply constraints and ensure optimal availability during planning constraints. Ensure timely collaboration for new product launches and discontinuations with Regulatory Affairs, Marketing, and Regulatory departments.
• Oversee inventory management, ensuring product availability while optimizing stock levels to prevent stockouts and meet local regulatory requirements, thus optimizing working capital. Regularly review inventory policies and key supply parameters. Manage stock expiration and minimize wastage, particularly for launch orders and slow-moving products. Additionally, manage relationships and operations with third-party logistic providers and other relevant vendors, ensuring agreed KPIs are met, and costs remain competitive.
• In charge of managing relationships and operations with wholesalers or designated customers to ensure agreed key performance indicators (KPIs) are met. Where necessary, ensure the existence of current and relevant agreements with all customers receiving supplied products.
• Responsible for continuously improving supply chain performance and strategy alignment, serving as the main contact for stakeholders and collaborating with internal teams to streamline operations. Additionally, drive or participate in projects and provide timely business updates to support decision-making.
• Ensure compliance by producing and storing documentation according to internal and external standards and executing relevant SOPs promptly. Contribute to internal and external audits as necessary, ensuring compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for both the affiliate and vendors. Maintain Novo Nordisk's quality and regulatory standards in line with company requirements.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum bachelor’s education in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Administration, Economics, or equivalent disciplines.
• More than +15 years’ experience with MNC pharma supply chain in the country is a requirement.
• Must have experience with Supply Chain processes. Internal and external senior stakeholder management, or experience working with pharma distributor.
• Must possess a positive mindset and attitude, adept at navigating complex scenarios like product recalls, supply shortages, and launches, while driving innovation and continuous improvement.
• Language fluency in both Korean and English is a requirement.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

Kindly upload your CV to our online career page (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline

Until the completion of recruitment

Applications will be screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

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.

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