Associate Manager - NNI Business Solutions Strategy & Execution

About the Department 

The Finance, Insights & Enterprise Solutions department brings insights and intelligence to inform decision making & drives digitalization and business solutions to attain NNI goals. Finance, Insights & Enterprise Solutions works closely 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. Our focus on innovation ensures we're constantly building future capabilities. We're responsible for regulating accounting, upholding workplace safety, managing our supply chain and sampling, supporting technological and data innovation, insights and analytics, delivering patient support solutions, maintaining our facilities and assuring 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 opportunities for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to maximize your potential with us?

 

The Position

This role provides strategic and tactical support to the Director, Strategic Advisor & Supplier Diversity Lead within NNI Business Solutions (NBS). At any time, this individual will support multiple high complexity projects within NBS. It is paramount to be able to remain nimble while driving key projects successfully, and providing the support needed to ensure strategic objectives and tight deadlines are met.

 

Relationships

This position reports to the Director, Strategic Advisor & Supplier Diversity Lead. Key stakeholders from within the department include VP, NNI Business Solutions and department leadership team members from Enterprise Procurement & Fleet, Commercial & Therapeutic Area Procurement, Real Estate & Workplace Solutions, and Meetings & Travel Solutions. Maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization will be equally as important.

 

Essential Functions

• Supplier Diversity
  • Drive adoption and expansion of the Novo Nordisk, Inc. Supplier Diversity Program
  • Execute/Support Supplier Diversity reporting and analysis (including Tier 2 data collection and data analysis for year-end reporting)
  • Attend live and virtual Supplier Diversity events and building relationship with suppliers
  • Coordinate matchmaking appointments between Procurement and Diverse suppliers
  • Update and maintain supplier documentation in support of Supplier Diversity and Subcontracting program
• Communications
  • Write engaging content and design professional presentations using storytelling skills in support of several strategic projects being led by the NNI Business Solutions department
  • Liaise with Corporate Communications team on behalf of NBS
  • Lead the development and execution of department updates throughout the organization in the form of newsletters, executive summaries to leaders, posting on internal communications channels, and other channels
  • Understands appropriate utilization of Ai in communications
  • Bring storytelling into communication tactics

• Department Budgets
  • Collaborate with departmental managers to identify budgetary needs, develop supporting business case to secure funds, and drive department budget management
• Projects
  • Manage department subscriptions and memberships- contracts/invoicing and maintaining relationships and adoption
  • Assist in coordinating and managing special projects, initiatives, and strategic planning efforts led by the Director, Strategic Advisor, ensuring projects are on track and deadlines are met
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