Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with more than 100 years of inovation 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 more than 64,000 people in 80 offices around the world and markets products in 170 countries. As of July 2024, No Nordisk is the second most valuable pharmaceutical company in the world in terms of market capitalization.

Our history in Russia can be traced to 1924. With the latest completed expansion of our greenfield and wholly owned modern and new generation insulin analogues manufacturing facility in Kaluga, now we are proud more than ever of our commitment to Changing Diabetes® for more than 10 million people living with diabetes in Russia.

About the department

Supply Chain is a part of Finance & Operations function of Russia & Belarus affiliate of Novo Nordisk. You will report to Head of Supply Chain and FP&A.

The position

In the position of the Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for managing all Supply Chain activities for Russia & Belarus. Your main tasks will be:

Manage demand and supply planning to ensure optimum sales calendarization and stock levels according to targets and latest demand/supply assumptions;
Develop and lead a strong S&OP
Build strong collaboration among affiliate, production site in Kaluga and commercial, Business Unit Diabetes, LCQ (Legal, Compliance & Quality), Regulatory and Finance departments.
Supervise the warehouse operations and warehouse teams and capacities to support sales targets, quality, supply chain and serialization requirements.
Ensure compliance with the Good Distribution Practice
Proactively assess risks in the supply chain, identify and escalate issues, contribute to their resolution
Monitor the timely updating of Standard Operating Procedures, participate in audits at all levels.
Manage contracts with service providers to ensure the proper quality of services provided and cost effectiveness (warehouse, transportation, customs clearing agents etc)
Participate in tendering process for logistics service provides (warehousing, transportation, insurance, etc.).
Work on continuous improvement of Supply Chain function.

This position will be an individual contributor but has the potential to grow into managing a team of 5 supply chain professionals.

Qualifications

You have higher academic degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or Economics; and minimum 5 years' experience within Logistics or Supply Chain Management roles preferably in pharmaceutical industry. You have minimum 2 years of people management experience. You have processes optimisation, performance tracking and project management experiences as well as experience of working in cross-cultural teams and cross-organisational stakeholder management. You have proven process improvement & problem-solving skills.

Your written and spoken English and Russian is fluent.
From the technical perspective, you have competency in using Microsoft 365 (Office), SAP and/or other ERP systems.
On a personal level, you are capable of strategic thinking and bringing the organisation towards the defined goals. You are strong people and stakeholder manager. You demonstrate ability to work in stressful situations and handle multiple projects simultaneously. You are structured clear minded problem solver with positive attitude and fact base understanding.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. For more than 95 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. Help us bring quality to life. Our employees are passionate about what they do, knowing that their work makes a difference to millions of people who rely on our products every day. Are you ready to make a difference?