Associate - Category Management - Novo Nordisk Inc. Business Services

About the Department 

At Novo Nordisk, our Finance and Operations team is the engine that elevates holistic commercialization of our products. The Finance and Operations team works closely with the business across the organization to guide enterprise wide resource allocations, investment choices, drive core operations and develop insights to drive growth and operational excellence across the value chain while innovating for future capabilities. We regulate accounting, uphold workplace safety, manage our supply chain and sampling, support technology, provide commercial operations, insights & analytics, maintain our facilities and assure the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a life-changing career in a global business environment. We encourage our employees to make the most of their talent. And we reward hard work and dedication with the opportunity for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to realize your potential?

 

The Position

Novo Nordisk Inc. (NNI) Business Solutions is the organization that provides procurement, travel, fleet and workplace operations to the North American Commercial Affiliate. We work on high impact projects that drive solutions for our lines of business the value chain, from business transformation to launch support. Projects can be strategic or operational in nature, but are always important to NNI, as every project is sponsored by a member of our Executive team. The team reports to NNI's CFO/COO. As a part of the team, you will work closely with business executives on high impact projects to rethink and reshape business priorities and collaborate across teams to understand complex business problems across the firm's value chain. The projects involve high visibility, steep learning, and contribution to highly impactful causes. They cut across strategy and operations and provide you an opportunity to gain insight into functional and therapeutic areas across the firm. Consulting services include business transformation, commercial operations, commercial strategy, market access, growth strategy, operating model optimization, technology implementation, crisis management, and enterprise transformation.

 

Relationships

Reports to the Associate Director of Category Leadership – Procurement.

Key stakeholders include:

• NNI Lines of Business (Marketing, IT, Finance, Legal, Market Access CMR)
• Project relevant key stakeholders

Categories responsible:

• Marketing, Meetings and Events, Print & Promotion

 

Essential Functions

• The Associate – Category Management handles a wide selection of sourcing related tasks and, over time, will build a deep understanding of the complex and differentiated customer landscape that Procurement is supporting across the value chain
• This position will ensure the acquisition of high-quality goods/services at the best possible prices by negotiating and monitoring contracts and relationships with selected suppliers
• In general, it is expected that the Associate works with the following main job tasks:
  • Project management and Sourcing Execution
  • Customer relationship management
  • Business Development (including data and analytics)

• Project Management and Sourcing Execution:
  • Supports a project lead by executing on tasks/ workstreams in line with project lead expectations
  • Prepares project plans with draft milestones and meets deadlines (high quality output) with support from NNI Consulting project lead
  • Creates project structure via minutes, scheduling necessary project meetings, ensures appropriate meeting cadence, etc.
  • Work with contract team to negotiate contracts with suppliers to ensure the best possible terms and conditions
  • Utilizes and enhances procurement and sourcing systems and tool
  • Ensure our suppliers are supporting our NN Circular4 Zero Strategy
  • Support the novo DSI Supplier Diversity program and promotes the inclusion of diverse suppliers in all sourcing initiatives
• Customer Relationship Development:
  • Facilitates meetings and discussions with stakeholders, and successfully manages output

• Business Development:
  • Actively seeks and shares external data and best practices, and with guidance from superior, translates data into insight
  • Identifies relevant sources of information and gathers useful data from these. (Sources incl.  desktop research, active use of NN resources such as library information services, Hackett, Procurement Leaders)
  • With some guidance, demonstrates an ability to structure and execute on quantitative and qualitative analyses and support development of recommendations